Are You Ready To Respond To A Hazardous Spill?

If you handle industrial liquids like oils, lubricants, fuels, and chemicals, dealing with spills just goes with the territory. When your forklift driver has dropped or punctured a drum and the goo is headed for the floor drain, it’s too late to plan. Get ready for it NOW.


Spills Happen Frequently. More than 40,000 spill incidents are reported each year. No one knows how many more go unreported. Don’t think it won’t happen in your plant.


Spills Happen Nearly Anywhere. Leaks come from trucks, storage tanks, drums and pails in storage and in use, even machinery. Watch out for them at docks, storage yards, even forklift battery charging stations. In short, anywhere liquids are used or contained, there’s a potential spill.


Even Small Spills Can Be Dangerous. More than half the reported spill incidents involved less than 10 gallons. Even a small spill in an enclosed area can be hazardous to workers, and any spill that reaches your sewer system or groundwater can be very expensive to clean up.


The Feds Are Watching. DOT regulation 49 CFR 117 and many local ordinances require you to have a Spill Response Plan. In part, it states that “U.S. Department of Transportation salvage drums or containers and suitable quantities of proper absorbent shall be kept available and used in areas where spills, leaks, or ruptures might occur.”


Where are the accident-prone spots in you plant? Any gutters or floor drains? Our Model 8DP2115 Drain Plug or Model DS2123 Ultra Drainseal seal off those drains and prevent a little problem from getting big.

What kinds of liquids? We offer three different absorbent types: UniSorbTM for almost any type of spill, including acids, caustics, solvents, oils AND water-based liquids; Oil SorbTM for oils, fuels, lubricants and other petroleum-based products; and CleanSorbTM for non-aggressive oils, coolants and other water-based liquids.

How big a spill might occur in each place? Our Model 8SK5USP UniSorbTM kit comes with universal absorbents, disposal bags, gloves, even goggles, all inside a UN/DOT approved disposal pail. It handles more tha 5 gallons, and there are other models to respond to up to 80 gallon spills.

How will you dispose of the used response materials? To handle leaking drums, you'll want our Model 82616P Steel Salvage Drum or Model 89550 All-Plastic Salvage Drum. You might want other UN/DOT type packages to dispose of used sorbents.

Hey, Spill Response Is Serious! Let’s Get Started Right Now.


You can save yourself a lot of grief by planning ahead, and compliance with those regulations isn’t hard. We can help. No matter what your product or package, BAYTEC will help you get what you need to get your job done right. We have 59+ years of experience, from the best trained and most knowledgeable customer service people in the industry.


When you need Spill Response Supplies, get them Right... get 'em from BAYTEC!