The applications for collapsible berms are endless. They prevent oil and grease from leaving a vehicle wash down. Emergency services decontaminate response personnel in decon berms. Laboratories use berms to store hazardous chemicals. Industrial warehouses set up storage locations using collapsible berms.
After weighing the options, the utility decided to rebuild it. This meant taking the substation offline during a year or more of construction. But how could they ensure all customers in the area would have power, without increasing the demands on the grid? The best solution was to reroute power through a temporary mobile substation.
The oil and gas industry processes large volumes of flammable and hazardous materials. This industrial sector has stringent safety and environmental controls. But, incidents still occur. Refineries, drilling rigs, pipeline networks and dispensers must all be equipped and prepared to handle spills and releases.
A hazardous material release poses many environmental threats. It’s important to capture, contain and cleanup any contamination. Hazmat decon berms play a critical role in emergency response clean-up operations.
Fertilizers are an essential ingredient to successful agriculture. In soil, the right amount of fertilizer is healthy. But, too much fertilizer contaminates the environment. It has the potential to migrate into surface water damaging aquatic life. Water containing spilled fertilizer is unfit for human consumption.
Portable and versatile, the QuickBerm Lite is a perfect on-the-go spill containment berm. It folds down to a compact size for transporting in vehicles or storing with spill kits.
Standing equipment like generators and compressors are another source of spills. Place the equipment inside a secondary containment area to contain small drips or major leaks. Due to its heavy-duty design, the Rigid-Lock QuickBerm is also recommended for this application.
The U.S. Armed Forces operate in extreme conditions like the remote landscapes of Afghanistan and the Middle East. They also respond to local threats, such as an anthrax scare in Washington D.C. As a federally-funded entity, the military is under constant public scrutiny. They cannot afford an environmental incident or injury to soldiers in the course of responding to an emergency.
Secondary containment requirements are regulated by Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) rules. SPCC applies to facilities with a total aboveground oil storage capacity of greater than 1,320 U.S. gallons or 42,000 U.S. gallons of buried storage capacity. When making a site capacity assessment, include every container of 55 U.S. gallons or more.
This information is also critical for emergency response. Responders need to know the site layout and the materials they will encounter. Include the contact details of key spill management personnel on the plot plan.
