PRATT Safety Systems Catalogue - Flipbook - Page 60
PRATT SAFETY SYSTEMS
SPILL KIT IDENTIFICATION
STRUCTURE
PRATT SAFETY SYSTEMS GOAL IS TO SOLVE KEY ISSUES CREATED BY THE LACK OF AN INDUSTRY SPILL STANDARD.
THESE INCLUDE:
• On a site where there are coloured bins and/or packs
similar to the spill kit (often used for waste or other
storage) the recognition of a spill kit would be by reading
the label only. This presents difficulty in cases where
the labelling is not easily visibly, or English is not easily
understood
• Where a spill kit has not been correctly identified,
its use on an incompatible fluid can cause safety and
environmental risks or non-performance.
• Current spill kit label terminology can vary and be
confusing for the user. For example the terms ‘General
Purpose’ and ‘Universal’ are both used to describe a
similar type of spill kit and users often misunderstand
when and how these spill kits should be used.
TO OVERCOME THESE PROBLEMS, OUR WHEELIE BIN SPILL KITS WILL HAVE A LIME GREEN BASE WITH INDIVIDUAL
BIN APPLICATIONS BEING IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING NEW LID COLOURS:
GENERAL PURPOSE
OIL & FUEL ONLY
HAZCHEM
THE BENEFITS OF THE IDENTIFICATION STRUCTURE INCLUDE:
• COLOUR CODING: Having a recognisable colour for a spill kit with standard labelling enables the user to have
more confidence that the right kit had been selected.
• IMPROVED IDENTIFICATION: This structure for identifying the purpose or type of a spill kit so that
the fluids for which the kit is suitable, are more easily understood by the user, thus removing much of the
existing confusion while increasing safety.
SPILL KITS
• STANDARDISATION: By standardising our Pratt Spill Kit range, this brings important emergency response
equipment into line with similar standardisation that has been created for Fire Extinguishers, which also have
a colour standard for recognition and type.
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THE LID COLOURS HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO MATCH THE
ABSORBENT COLOURS USED BY MOST SUPPLIERS FOR
THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED.
Absorbent materials such as Booms, Pillows and Pads have
also been coloured to suit the type of spill application that
suits each kit.
P R AT T S A F E T Y. C O M
BOOMS
PILLOWS
PADS
