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Oil & Hazardous Materials Release Response

  1. GEC provided Emergency Response oversight services when tons of cement dust spewed over a five-acre parking lot covering hundreds of school buses and their drivers, many of whom were rushed to neighborhood hospitals.  GEC directed a 48-hour non-stop remediation effort involving hundreds of emergency response personnel. GEC coordinated emergency efforts with the City of Boston’s Fire, Police, Inspections, School and Health Departments as well as the Massachusetts State Police and Department of Environmental Protection. Quickly earning the confidence of these organizations GEC was given great latitude and flexibility to make time-critical decisions.
  2. GEC responded to a catastrophic release of fuel oil from a storage tank adjacent to a wetland.  GEC coordinated the cleanup of the release with the home owner, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and emergency response contractors.  With clean-up done, GEC completed assessment to characterize risk to soil, groundwater and wetland sediments and surface water and to assure completion of required response actions.
  3. For the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection GEC provided Licensed Site Professional services for emergency responses related to sudden releases of gasoline lubricating oil, waste oil, and fuel oil across eastern Massachusetts.  On call 24/7/365 GEC’s response team was ready to provide services immediately.  Releases occurred on roadways, public and private properties and ranged in size from small spills to massive clean-ups.  GEC worked with an emergency responder to ensure requirements of the Massachusetts Contingency Plan were met.