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Marine & Industrial Pollution Response
(Anti-pollution)

The marine pollution by hazardous and noxious substances may be caused by an incident or accident, such as fire, explosion, shipwreck, etc., May be a threat to the marine environment or the coastline and requires urgent action and immediate response.

To deal with such incidents, stakeholders must have established an action plan, with basic rules:

  1. Prevention which concerns the efficient organization and preparation to prevent pollution, with actions such as: safe management of cargo, appropriate information of the ships and of port facilities, modern equipment, technology and infrastructure of companies operating in the port, etc. .
  2. Preparedness with regular expert training and information for staff of all stakeholders in order to be able to respond adequately and effectively to any incident of pollution at sea.
  3. The timely response, fast and effectively, within a framework of harmonious cooperation with all stakeholders.
  4. Restoration, meaning to ensure the necessary equipment to reduce the environmental impact or the restoration of the marine environment from pollution by hazardous substances, as well as the collection and management of hazardous waste in accordance with environmental legislation.

 

In Hellenic Waste Management we are able to provide complete solutions for the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of marine pollution by oil and other hazardous substances.

The services we provide includes:

  1. Emergency Spill Responce
  2. Collection and transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from the incident site
  3. Planning and supply of specialized anti-pollution vessels and equipment
  4. Provide education and conduct training exercises to prevent and respond to pollution incidents

 

Our services are provided in accordance with national and international legislation and relevant conventions such as MARPOL 73/78.

In Industry sometimes appear extraordinary pollution incidents, which require immediate and effective response with minimum disruption or interruption of the production operation.

In Hellenic Waste Management we are always at the ready, with the necessary equipment and expertise for emergency pollution incidents arising from damage, accidents, natural disasters and any other incident that disrupts the proper waste management process.

Furthermore we take care to restore industrial operation after any such incident, as far involved the waste management process, while we can support the important part of prevention, participating in planning of premises and procedures to avoid and minimize, as far as possible, the damage and accidents.

 

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