Wednesday, 8 April 2015

Introduction To Containment Berms For Industries

By Joanna Walsh


Should your industrial facility be faced with spills, you could face challenges in seeking a solution. Your management has a number of options to pick from. How long it will take to get you one, the costs you will incur and how long your fixture will last are factors you will have to consider. Concrete fluid containment berms are probably what come first to your mind.

Good berms for fluid containment provide a facility with versatile solutions for containing spillage. Spills from drums, franc tanks, vehicles and totes as well as numerous other vessels and containers are covered. A management would otherwise be presented with challenges as far as containment options go. Numerous sizes of containment solutions can be accessed. There are also numerous types to choose from. All the management has to do is have one put up depending specifications and requirements.

In most situations, containment solutions are made up of earthen materials or concrete. They are usually engineered and designed for fuel area containment. They provide a nice solution although concrete spill berms do not allow ready access to storage areas and tanks. They can be quite expensive and hard to remove should the facilities containment needs or design require changes.

Your firm may need a solution that meets a secondary or impending situation such as an SPCC. You would need a flexible kind of berm in such a situation. Your consideration for such a fixture could be based on how cheap it is. You will get easy and speedy access to a liquid containment section of individual facility. You can also move the fixture easily should you need to.

This flexible fixture is relatively easy to put up. It is available in heights of 1.5, 2, 4 and 6 inches. All that is required is for them to be sealed onto the facility using the proper sealant. Next, they require connection to the corners and the top sections using vinyl cement. This kind of fixture can be put up anywhere. It takes relatively little time for an engineering firm to give management a working first draft design.

A flexible spill berm contains a form core. This means it remains flexible. This flexibility allows forklifts, delivery trucks and carts to roll over them easily. As a result, there shall be no need for the big bump and ramps.

Should your firm need one, heavy duty versions are available. These versions are useable in the heavy traffic area of individual facility. One will get this fixture accompanied by special draining plugs. The plugs drain fluids away from your containment section. Other add-ons include facilities that allow you to sample the liquids such as snowmelt or rainwater, ascertaining their harmlessness, before you have them drained.

The industry could require passive secondary liquid containment. For this, polyurethane berms are available. They are easily erected in preparation for a routine liquid delivery. They can be quite easily and quickly erected should an accidental or emergency spillage take place. These kinds of berms are ultra flexible which enables fluids to be channeled to any place. They also make firm seals instantly upon smooth surfaces. This way, fluid spilling is diverted away from sensitive environments like storm drains.




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