Remedies to Control Oil Spills
- If there’s a leak, find it and fix it.
- Put on your protective gear (PPE) and make sure the area is safe. Look out for slippery spots, and mark them with cones and barricades.
- To stop the spill from spreading, use things like booms and spill berms.
- Make sure the oil doesn’t go into drains. Seal up floor drains, drain inlets, and curb inlets.
- Clean up the spill using spill kits, absorbent pads, and special granular stuff for oil.
- When cleaning, use the granular oil sorbents – they work better than sand.
- Put the dirty granular stuff or sand in containers and mark them as “contaminated with used oil.” Get rid of these containers using a company that handles environmental disposal.
- When storing large amounts of stuff (Bulk Stg), make sure to use spill pallets. These can contain 110% of the biggest container, so even if there’s a spill, it’s all caught. This helps keep things safe.
- For safety, buy equipment and tanks that have two walls (double-walled).
- When transferring oil, use drum funnels.
- Be really careful when dealing with barrels, especially those with chemicals. If a freight company brings barrels, let them handle the unloading. They should use their lift to put the barrels down and move them with a hand dolly. Never use forklift blades to unload barrels – it’s not allowed.
What is Oil Spill?
Oil Spills occur when petroleum leaks onto the surface of a large body of water, like the ocean. In the 1960s, it got worse because people were looking for more oil, doing things on the edges of continents, and using really big ships that could carry tons of oil. These ships got even bigger and older over time. Even though there are fewer spills now, about 706 million gallons of oil have spilled into the ocean.
In this article, we will take a look at the Effects, Causes, and Examples of various oil spills that have occurred throughout history.
Oil Spill