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What is Industrial Spill Control?

Knowledge Bank

What is Industrial Spill Control?

There are number of basic methods industry can use to control a spillage. If the spill is small a simple spill kit can be used to soak up the spill. It is essential that the materials used are disposed of correctly and not allowed to leach from bins or skips which could allow flow into a surface water drain.

For larger significant spills basic spill kits will offer little defence. Ultimately a spillage or fire comes from an unforeseen event which immediately identifies how prepared a business is to manage a disaster. The aim for a business it to prevent any spillage or fire as these pose the greatest risk to pollute the environment. A pollution event that reaches the environment is a crime and may result in large fines based on the UK Environmental offence guidelines published in 2014.

It is industries responsibility to have carried out a risk assessment of the pollution risk and base its control process on what is reasonably practice. Ultimately a business needs to be able to contain any spillage or fire fighting water within its own boundary. To build a wall high enough around a site is not practical or reasonable. Vehicles need to get in and out of a site and the cost to build such a structure in not viable for any business, in fact many large sites would need a concrete structure over 2mtrs high and many miles long.

To allow business to implement industrial spill control we have developed several products from: –

  • Toggleblok™
  • Drainblok™
  • Doorblok™
  • Toggleblok™ monitoring
  • Spill mapping™

These products allow the site drainage pathway to be controlled and isolated preventing the flow off site. By then modelling the sites above ground area the business can design the right solution to contain the spillage event in a reasonably practical manor.

If spill containment and CIRIA736 compliance is currently a consideration for you please do not hesitate to call 0330 223 4372 or email us, we will be very happy to discuss our solutions with you.

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