PRATT Safety Systems Catalogue - Flipbook - Page 61
AT SOME POINT IN TIME, NEARLY EVERY INDUSTRIAL FACILITY MUST DEAL WITH LEAKS AND SPILLS OF LIQUIDS.
IN ORDER TO MINIMISE THE IMPACT THESE SPILLS HAVE ON EQUIPMENT, PERSONNEL, YOUR FACILITY AND
THE ENVIRONMENT, YOU MUST HAVE AN ACTION PLAN THAT WILL PREVENT SPILLS FROM POLLUTING SOILS,
GROUNDWATER, STORM WATER DRAINS AND WATERWAYS.
Part of that action plan should include a clearly labelled spill kit, located in an easily accessible location. The spill kit
should contain items such as absorbent pads, booms, pillows, gloves and disposal bags.
PRATT SAFETY SYSTEMS
HOW TO SELECT
A SPILL KIT
CHOOSING A SPILL KIT:
When choosing a spill kit there are a few questions you
need to consider.
THE SIZE AND CAPACITY OF THE SPILL KIT:
Choose a spill kit that enables you to absorb the maximum
likely spill, not the total amount of liquid you have. Spill
kit absorbency rates quoted by manufacturers are often
based on maximum absorbency of very viscous liquids.
Allow for this in your calculations - it’s possible that you
may need to halve the capacity of a spill kit given if you are
absorbing a less viscous liquid, like diesel as an example.
THE MATERIALS FROM WHICH THE COMPONENTS
ARE MADE FROM:
Manufacturers produce standard kits, however
all components can be altered to suit different job
requirements. There are generally two types of
absorbents - one type absorbs all liquids such as
degreasers, coolant, acids, hydrocarbons and water.
The other will only absorb hydrocarbons. Determine
which liquids may be spilled and then which type of
absorbent you require. It may be that you need two
types of spill kits.
GENERAL PURPOSE SPILL KITS:
Colour-coded grey and contain grey absorbents. They are
ideal for all liquid spills, with the exception of aggressive
acids or alkalis.
Colour-coded white and contain white absorbents. They
are designed to recover oils and fuels only, in and around
water without absorbing the water. If the spill kit will
be used for spills on soil rather than hard surfaces or
concrete surfaces, choose a kit which includes ground
and floor absorbents.
HAZCHEM SPILL KITS:
Colour-coded yellow and contain yellow absorbents.
They are designed for acids, alkalis, coolants, paints and
oils and fuels and are made from inert material which will
not react with any absorbed liquids.
P R AT T S A F E T Y. C O M
SPILL KITS
OIL & FUEL ONLY SPILL KITS:
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