Spill Containment Berms

Spills can be a big problem. If you’re well prepared with the right equipment, however, you can contain most of them quite easily. And spill containment berms are highly effective when it comes to stop them from spreading.

How do spill containment berms work? They’re basically a barrier that is arranged around the spill to make sure it stays where it is and doesn’t spread to other areas. This is all the more crucial when there’s machinery or possibly merchandise in the area that must be protected.

Drains also need to be protected from the spilled liquid so that none of that material can escape and contaminate the water supply. The way to handle that is by placing a drain cover over the drain, in addition to surrounding the spill itself with a spill berm. It’s just a second layer of protection, and when it comes to protecting the ground water, having that extra safeguard in place is important.

Those berms, also called spill dikes or spill blockers, are ideally suited for the job. They can be arranged around the area of the spill and will effectively prevent it from spreading. In part that’s because they come in interlocking modular units and therefore can provide a flexible option to protect an area as large or as small as may be required.

The material that spill containment berm are made out of is 100% polyurethane. It is both flexible and non-absorbent, as well as resistant to a great variety of fluids and chemicals.

While they’re sturdy enough for the job they’ve been designed to do, be sure not to drive over them lest you flatten them and make them useless.

And that would be a shame, since they can be reused many times if treated properly. Just clean them with plain soap and water and they’re ready for another job.

Please note that traditional spill containment berms are designed to simply surround the spill. However, there are also varieties that have a floor. Those are especially handy if you want to prevent any liquid from getting on the floor, and they make for much easier clean-up.

You may also want to double-check that any spill containment berms you plan to get will be able to handle the chemicals you’ll need them for. Any reputable vendor for safety equipment will be able to give you that information.