Most things that we enjoy require the use of substances that may be dangerous if leaked into the surrounding land. Too many news stories are about a truck leaking oil or some chemical onto the road while being transported. This can make the road dangerous and also damage the environment along the side of it. If properly installed, secondary containment systems will provide a better chance of it not getting out there at all.
There are as many differing systems as there are primary containment systems. These are based on a couple of considerations. When designing a system whose primary purpose is to catch something that escaped its primary containment, the material it is fabricated from is important. It must be able to withstand whatever effects would damage something else. In other words, it must be immune from any deteriorating action the substance generates.
One example of this type of system, and the particular material is used can be found in your home. The large trash container you have, probably in your kitchen, has to be removed from time to time to take outside. You are going to make it safer by placing the full bag into another plastic liner so that nothing will break through and fall on the floor. Plastic works for the primary and plastic works for the secondary.
That decision was easy to make as to what should be used for this purpose. In industrial or transportation systems, that decision has many more facets. You will need to decide on permanent or temporary systems and whether they should be flexible or rigid installations.
Some of the most often heard about accidents, resulting in spills or leaks that clog up traffic is gas and oil transported by truck. The tank is damaged and the leak, if not captured by a bladder system that most of these vehicles should have installed gets all over the road. This bladder is a flexible containment system and is required by laws and regulations in every area of the country.
That bladder is made from a material that will not react with the substance. Whether oil or gas, there is no problems because of that. This saves the environment and prevents anyone close by to get drenched by something they really do not want on them for a host of reasons.
On the other side of things, a rigid containment system would look like a retaining wall erected around a tank of chemical. Occasionally this is simply a curb height fabrication of concrete or cement. This will ensure that, if something happens to the tank that causes a leak, it will turn into an actual spill that gets all over. There will still need to be a cleanup, within the walls or curb, however, it will be confined to that area alone.
The Environmental Protection Agency, The Food and Drug Administration, depending on the industry, and OSHA mandates special cleaning for any leaks. These are detailed, exacting and time consuming and are followed by certified inspections for recovery from any spills. No matter where they are used, having a secondary system for containment is absolutely necessary.
There are as many differing systems as there are primary containment systems. These are based on a couple of considerations. When designing a system whose primary purpose is to catch something that escaped its primary containment, the material it is fabricated from is important. It must be able to withstand whatever effects would damage something else. In other words, it must be immune from any deteriorating action the substance generates.
One example of this type of system, and the particular material is used can be found in your home. The large trash container you have, probably in your kitchen, has to be removed from time to time to take outside. You are going to make it safer by placing the full bag into another plastic liner so that nothing will break through and fall on the floor. Plastic works for the primary and plastic works for the secondary.
That decision was easy to make as to what should be used for this purpose. In industrial or transportation systems, that decision has many more facets. You will need to decide on permanent or temporary systems and whether they should be flexible or rigid installations.
Some of the most often heard about accidents, resulting in spills or leaks that clog up traffic is gas and oil transported by truck. The tank is damaged and the leak, if not captured by a bladder system that most of these vehicles should have installed gets all over the road. This bladder is a flexible containment system and is required by laws and regulations in every area of the country.
That bladder is made from a material that will not react with the substance. Whether oil or gas, there is no problems because of that. This saves the environment and prevents anyone close by to get drenched by something they really do not want on them for a host of reasons.
On the other side of things, a rigid containment system would look like a retaining wall erected around a tank of chemical. Occasionally this is simply a curb height fabrication of concrete or cement. This will ensure that, if something happens to the tank that causes a leak, it will turn into an actual spill that gets all over. There will still need to be a cleanup, within the walls or curb, however, it will be confined to that area alone.
The Environmental Protection Agency, The Food and Drug Administration, depending on the industry, and OSHA mandates special cleaning for any leaks. These are detailed, exacting and time consuming and are followed by certified inspections for recovery from any spills. No matter where they are used, having a secondary system for containment is absolutely necessary.
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