Greener and more environmentally responsible working conditions and worksites are being prioritized across virtually every industry. Implementing environmentally responsible practices at isolated worksites, however, is often challenging. That makes affordable and effective environmental protection solutions at those isolated sites invaluable for businesses and for the environment.
Focus on Recycling Both Personal and Worksite Waste
Even for businesses with robust recycling policies and practices in place, those standards can slip at an isolated worksite. Ensure that recycling guidelines are established for both the waste produced by personnel and worksite waste. A strong recycling and responsible waste disposal policy also makes for a cleaner and, therefore, often safer and more efficient site.
Promote Education, Provide Access, Post Signage
For environmentally friendly worksite initiatives to be successful, they need to be successfully communicated. Some of the on-site personnel, particularly if that includes subcontractors, may be accustomed to throwing everything in a single dumpster, for instance. Provide and promote education and information about green policies, access to the appropriate receptacles, and informative signage.
Reduce Water Related Waste with Reusable Solutions
Keeping an isolated workforce hydrated can quickly produce a great deal of waste. The result is often hundreds or even thousands of empty water bottles and all the accompanying packaging. Instead, implement a reusable hydration solution to reduce that water waste. Install a potable water storage bladder on-site and encourage or issue reusable water bottles. It’s a sustainable and convenient choice that’s popular among farmers, hazmat cleanup operations, wildland firefighters and support crews, the energy and mining industry, and many more.
Make Use of Spill Containment Berms
Isolated worksites commonly require the use of large trucks and other vehicles, machinery, and other equipment, while lacking the infrastructure that would otherwise store and support them. Vehicles, equipment, and machinery can drip, leak, and spill noxious and environmentally destructive fluids. In addition to the ecological and environmental cost, spills can result in expensive fines and cleanup fees. Invest in a variety of easy-to-use spill containment berms. Specifically, opt for the Quick Protector Berms that can be set up by a single person and provide quick, convenient entry and exit for vehicles and equipment. Plus, there are berms ranging in size from models that can accommodate semi-trucks to those a couple of feet across for catching drips and leaks from pipes and machinery.
Be Sure to Turn Vehicles and Equipment Off When Not in Use
It can be easy to get into the habit of leaving equipment and vehicles running between uses on an isolated worksite. Doing so, however, results in wasted power and fuel and the unnecessary emissions and pollutants. Advise on-site personnel to, when possible, turn any equipment, machinery, or vehicles off when not in use. Doing so also reduces fuel and power expenditure—a win-win situation for the planet and the business’s bottom line.
About AIRE Environmental
Committed to providing environmentally friendly and innovative solutions, AIRE Environmental, formerly known as AIRE Industrial, has been manufacturing affordable, reliable, and American-made spill and containment products since 2001. From flexible spill containment berms to flood and erosion protection, a water bladder tank selection, and disaster response equipment, AIRE Environmental offers containment you can count on and compliance you can trust. Fabricated using state-of-the-art CAD software, automated cutting tables, and industrial-grade stitching, all products are engineered to be safe, cost-effective, and customer-focused, ready to move from concept, to prototype, to completion quickly and efficiently. Whether flood-proofing your new home or managing a commercial or industrial job site, look to AIRE Environmental to supply your next project with dependable and EPA-compliant solutions.
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