EXHIBIT 31.1

  CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS, INC. AS
 REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(l) OR RULE 15d-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
   1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, James S. Percell, certify that:

1.   I  have  reviewed  this  annual  report  on  Form  10-KSB  of Environmental
     Safeguards,  Inc.;
2.   Based  on  my  knowledge,  this  annual  report does not contain any untrue
     statement  of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
     make  the  statements  made, in light of the circumstances under which such
     statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this  annual  report;
3.   Based  on  my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and other financial
     information  included in this annual report, fairly present in all material
     respects  the  financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
     the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
4.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and  I  are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in  Exchange  Act  Rules  13a-14  and  15d-14) for the registrant and have:
     a)   designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to  ensure that
          material  information  relating  to  the  registrant,  including  its
          consolidated  subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
          entities,  particularly  during the period in which this annual report
          is  being  prepared;
     b)   evaluated  the  effectiveness  of the registrant's disclosure controls
          and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
          this  annual  report  (the  "Evaluation  Date");  and
     c)   presented  in  this  annual  report  our  conclusions  about  the
          effectiveness  of  the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
          evaluation  as  of  the  Evaluation  Date;
5.   The  registrant's  other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
     our  most  recent  evaluation,  to  the registrant's auditors and the audit
     committee  of  registrant's  board  of directors (or persons performing the
     equivalent  functions):
     a)   all  significant  deficiencies  in the design or operation of internal
          controls  which  could  adversely  affect  the registrant's ability to
          record,  process,  summarize  and  report  financial  data  and  have
          identified  for  the  registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
          internal  controls;  and
     b)   any  fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
          employees  who  have  a  significant role in the registrant's internal
          controls;  and
6.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I have indicated in this
     annual  report  whether there were significant changes in internal controls
     or  in  other  factors  that  could  significantly affect internal controls
     subsequent  to  the  date  of  our  most  recent  evaluation, including any
     corrective  actions  with  regard  to significant deficiencies and material
     weaknesses.

Date:  March  29,  2004                          By:  /s/  James  S.  Percell
                                                    James  S.  Percell
                                                    Chief  Executive  Officer


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