Killarney Metals drain pans protect against wet spills that damage materials and equipment. A drip pan helps with avoiding the spread of flammable spills that cause fires, acid and caustic spills eat into surfaces or burn people. Killarney safety pans prevent volatile or toxic spills that spread hazardous pollutants into the air or surface waters. Organic waste spills contaminate and stink. With any liquid spill, people can slip and fall, injuring themselves.
From a practical standpoint, spill containment protects personnel and property, ease tasks and workflow, saves time and money. From a social standpoint, spill containment and cleanup reduces the negative impact on your community. From a legal standpoint, spill containment and cleanup are required by government safety and environmental regulations, which can impose severe and costly penalties for noncompliance.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that the floor of every workroom be maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition. Where wet processes are used, drainage must be maintained and gratings, mats or raised platforms provided.
Major Spill Types
Flammable such as gasoline, solvents, oils
Acid such as pickling liquid, battery acid, acid drain cleaner
Caustic such as liquid lye, caustic drain cleaner
Oxidizing such as bleach
Water-based such as food products, machining coolants, rinse water
Contaminating such as sewage, vomit, urine, animal waste, blood
Petroleum-based (often the same as flammable spills) such as oils and greases
These categories can overlap. Cooking oil would be a flammable spill only, but lubricating oil might be both flammable and petroleum-based. Any spill can cause slip-and-fall risks.
Choice of a containment and cleanup method must consider all factors.
Where to look for drips, leaks and spills
There are probably no facilities without some type of drips, leaks, or spills. Anywhere liquids are manufactured, refined, transported, stored, or used, the possibility exists.
Let Killarney Metals help you with your spill containment requirement. With the ability to manufacture custom shaped, large and even assembly drip pans, drain pans and catch pans, Killarney Metals is your comprehensive solution to assist with spill containment.