Posted on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 @ 03:04 PM
By Gregory Rosinski, Chemist II
1 Field Service Crew
1 Tanker Truck
30 Bags of Speedy Dry
25 Spill Pigs
5 Bags of Oil Spill Pads
15 x 55 gallon Steel Drums
165 Total Hours of Remediation
1 Truck for Transportation of Waste
11 Hours of Pouring Rain
1 Delivery truck with a bad gas cap causing the spill -------- “Priceless”
At Life Science accounts supply trucks constantly come in and out of loading docks and accidents can happen. The greatest amount of planning against spills still eventually will result in a leak from an automotive vehicle causing gas or oil spills. A tool that will help to contain and prevent massive spills of oil mixing with rain is to always have a fully supplied spill kit at every loading dock. It only takes a minimal amount of oil or gas mixed with rain water to encompass a big area costing a lot more than if there was someone ready with supplies to prevent the spread of material. A spill kit containing the following should be a minimum at every loading dock or parking garage to contain and clean spills from vehicles:
Oil Spill Pads
Speedy Dry
Small Broom
Small Dustpan
Hazardous Waste Collection Bags
Oil Spill Booms
Drain Covers
Safety Gloves
This list of supplies is the minimum, but if kept in a DOT shippable drum allows for the collected material to be ready for shipping.