Safety guides · 8 guides on spill control
Spill control guides
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Drain covers and spill response for storm drainsA storm drain does not go to a treatment plant.40 CFR 122.26 (current e-CFR); 40 CFR 110.3 and 110.6; EPA 2021 Multi-Sector General PermiHow to clean up a chemical spill: the steps and the PPEFirst decide whether this is a spill you are allowed to clean up.29 CFR 1910.120 (current e-CFR); 29 CFR 1910.1200; 29 CFR 1910.132, 1910.133, 1910.138, 19How to clean up an oil or diesel spill in a shop, a yard or on a jobsiteStop the flow first, keep it out of the drain second, soak it up third.40 CFR 112 (SPCC); 40 CFR 110; 29 CFR 1910.120(q); 40 CFR 279 (used oil)Spill pallets and drum containment: sizing to the 10 percent ruleThe rule is one sentence: the containment under your containers must hold 10 percent of the total volume of all of them, or the full volume of the largest one, whichever is greater.40 CFR 264.175 (current e-CFR); 40 CFR 112.8(c)(11)What are sorbents, and how do absorbent pads, socks and booms differ?A sorbent is a material made to soak up a spilled liquid so it can be picked up and carried away.ASTM F726-17 (reapproved 2024); ASTM F716-18; 29 CFR 1910.120 and 1910.22; 40 CFR 112.7 (cWhat is a spill berm, and when is one used?A spill berm is a portable, flexible-walled tray, usually a coated fabric floor with walls a few inches to a foot high, that you park a tank, a tote, a drum rack or a fuel truck inside so that a leak stays in the berm in40 CFR 112.1, 112.7 and 112.8 (current e-CFR); 29 CFR 1910.120(j)What is a spill kit, and what should be in one?A spill kit is a container, a bucket, a bag, a drum or a wheeled bin, packed with everything one person needs to contain and clean up a spill of a known size: sorbent socks to ring it, pads or loose sorbent to soak it up29 CFR 1910.120 (current e-CFR); 29 CFR 1910.1200, 1910.132 and 1910.22; 40 CFR 112.7What is secondary containment, and when does the EPA require it?Secondary containment is a second barrier around the first one.40 CFR 264.175 (current e-CFR); 40 CFR 112.1, 112.7 and 112.8 (current e-CFR); 29 CFR 1910