FRA LAUNCHES SPILL PREVENTION AND CONTROL INITIATIVE

RELEASE: May 23, 2005

CONTACT: Neil Ward (301/838-9385)
nward@forestresources.org

Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association has launched a new initiative to sharpen forest operators’ response to accidental spills of hazardous substances in the woods or at the landing, through an orientation workshop and a partnership with Breg Environmental to make “spill kits” and related supplies available to loggers and forest management contractors.

FRA’s video-based workshop, available for presentation at members’ own locations, can help logging contractors and other forest operators develop Spill Prevention and Control plans, orient their crews on implementing such plans, and introduce products now available to enable a rapid and effective response to a spill or leak at a remote location.

A slide show on FRA’s home page at www.forestresources.org provides an overview of Spill Prevention and Control, with ordering information for spill kits and related products available from Breg Environmental and Forestry Suppliers Inc.

Stronger federal enforcement of existing spill regulations is anticipated within months, as disputes over regulatory provisions are settled. “We think this issue, of all issues, would be a good one on which to lead, rather than follow,” comments FRA Director of Forestry Programs, Steve Jarvis, the organization’s point-man on Spill Prevention and Control.

Visit www.forestresources.org, or contact Steve at sjarvis@forestresources.org (301/838-9385) for information on how FRA can help get you where you need to be.

The Forest Resources Association Inc., which serves as the secretariat of THATS, is a nonprofit trade association concerned with the safe, efficient, and sustainable harvest of forest products and their transport from woods to mill. FRA represents wood consumers, independent logging contractors, and wood dealers, as well as businesses providing products and services to the forest resource-based industries.

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