Containment solutions

If your company works with potentially hazardous or toxic materials, then this will put you at risk. Perhaps you deal with radioactive substances, maybe flammable substances, or maybe just things that can damage the ecosystem such as oil. In any of these situations you have more responsibility than other companies to make sure that you work carefully with your materials and substances and avoid damaging the environment. This will mean taking precautions now and spending a significant amount of money as an investment.

To fully contain these materials you will need to have containment tanks that can store them e.g. oil containment tanks, fuel tank containment solutions, polyethylene tanks and fluid containment tanks. Any of these can help to store your materials and fluids and prevent them from leaking.

Your first duty is to make sure that you choose the very best fluid tanks and container tanks. You need to spend time and effort in selecting tanks that will be able to store your fluids without leaking or rupturing and this will prevent the materials from contaminating local surroundings or finding their way into the local wildlife.

Another important consideration is maintenance. While you might have chosen the best fuel tank or the best fluid containment tanks, this does not necessarily mean that the tank will be impervious to decay forever. Things as simple as condensation in a water bag can over time cause damage as condensate is acidic, while if you are using chemical storage tanks then of course there are many ways that the tanks might degrade over time depending on the chemicals you are using.

You need to make sure to regularly check your containment tanks for damage and make regular inspections. From time to time you need to empty them out of all that they contain, and then you need to clean out the insides to keep them as clean as possible and to give them a new lease of life. During this process if you do notice any damage to the tanks then you should act pro-actively to get it fixed or to replace the containment tank altogether - it is crucial that you do so before the tank becomes a problem rather than waiting until it is too late. You might be able to get repair kits for containment tanks in some cases, and if you want to be extra secure and safe then you can use professional services to handle your containment tank inspections.

However from time to time you are still likely to get problems even if you try to stay ahead of them, and in these cases you might find yourself having to deal with a spill or a leak. Another precaution then is to use environmental emergency services and to make sure that you know their number and call them clean up your spills with vacuum trucks etc should anything go wrong.

For Environmental advice or Health and Safety Consultants in Dartford contact SEE Improvements.