Spills are a part of everyone’s life, and when it is something like a glass of water or even milk it is nothing to get upset about, but when you’re working with dangerous chemicals and other products at a factory or manufacturing facility these spills need to be cleaned up quickly. Finding the right spill control supplies is an important part of ensuring the safety of any location for both the employees working there and the facility itself.
Unlike regular spills, you can’t just throw a towel on industrial spills and wipe them up. There are times when a spill is several gallons or even more of a particular product or when the product is acidic or otherwise dangerous. Keeping the safety of everyone in mind it is best to have supplies which were specifically designed to help clean this type of mess up on hand and ready for these types of situations.
Purchasing Spill Control Supplies
You can get your spill control supplies as individual pieces or you can choose to buy an entire spill kit which will have everything you need in it to clean up an area. These are both good options depending on the type of area where they will be used. If you’ve got frequent spills or leaks of small amounts then it may be best to choose to buy individual supplies which can be quickly used, discarded and replaced. For larger spills a full kit is the way to go.
Spill kits will contain everything you need to quickly respond to almost any type of spill and have the facility returned to normal in no time. Choosing the type of kit can be a bit complicated at first, but once you understand the options it is much easier. Some kits, for example, are made to clean up petroleum based products like oil and gasoline. The products in this type of kit are made from special materials which can absorb and hold these types of products.
You can also get kits made to soak up acidic materials and general kits which will clean up just about anything. The best thing you can do is look at which types of products you use in a given area and find the right spill control supplies to respond to any sort of accident.
Using the Spill Control Supplies
In a perfect world nobody would ever have to use any of the spill control supplies, and for many facilities it is very rare when they are needed. This is a good thing, except for the fact that it often means the products are misplaced or nobody knows how to use them. With this in mind it is important to train people on how to use the spill control supplies and keep them stored in an area which everyone knows about. This will help ensure that in the event of a spill people can respond quickly and safely without any additional risk being put on those in the area. Spill control supplies are an important part of any facilities safety plan.
Additional Resources
- Emergency Spill Cleanup & Containment– creativesafetysupply.com
- Oil and Fuel Spill Kits– blog.creativesafetysupply.com
- A Guide to Facility Spill Kits– realsafety.org
- Spill Prevention and Cleanup– creativesafetypublishing.com
- Hazardous Chemical Cleanup: Steps for Dealing with a Spill– safetyblognews.com
- 5S Supplies for Auto Shop– lean-news.com
- What You Can do With LabelTac Supplies– babelplex.com
- Warehouse Traffic Control to Improve Forklift Safety– floor-tape.com
- Safety Supplies And Products– bridge-to-safety.com