We have a long history of responding to industrial and domestic spills of all liquids and have experience in liaising with Regulators (e.g. the Environment Agency) and the insurance industry.

Our spill response clients range from SME’s to large companies, they operate in all areas including local authorities, manufacturers, distributors, utility companies, building companies, loss adjusters, insurance companies and oil refineries. No matter what size you are we can offer you professional spill clean-up.

Safety First

Always consider your personal safety whilst responding to a spill. Think about the nature of the spilled material and the environment in which it has occurred (for example, is it a volatile flammable chemical in an internal confined area). Only attempt to deal with a spill directly, if safe to do so. If in doubt, withdraw, contact nominated personnel within your organisation and, if required, contact the Emergency Services.

Containment

The first principle of spill response is containment. In summary, this is immediate action to prevent or mitigate the impact of the spillage. Where safe to do so, this containment action could be to stem the source of the leak. Even where it is not safe to directly stem the source of the spill, works to limit the spread and impact of the spill by the use of absorbent materials and clay drain covers are valuable containment actions. On larger sites, containment could be extended to sealing the site drainage system to prevent off-site migration and/or impact to controlled waters.

Recovery

Once effective containment action has been implemented, works to recover the spilled material should commence. This could comprise recovery using absorbent materials (granules, pads or rolls) or via pumping and storage. In each case, care should be taken to avoid any further cross contamination and recovered product should be stored in specially designated areas and in suitable and appropriately marked containers. Disposal of recovered product should take place in accordance with the Waste Management Regulations, using a suitably licensed contractor, with the required duty of care documentation and at an appropriately licensed facility.