Secondary Containment Pallet

Basics

• A Pallet, often made of a plastic such as HDPE that 55 Gallon Drums or other containers can be placed upon such that if they leak it is contained (re Secondary Containment )
• Along with HAZCOM and Flammable Safety Lockers + Following Proper Storage Guidance (Not storing Oxidizers/Reactive Mixes with Fuels, watching out for Organic Peroxide Formation in relevant substances etc) their use makes up a core part of Safe Fuel Storage / Site Safety

Sourcing

ULINE

Modular System

• Uline’s Page on their Modular Spill Pallet System
• For Home Use/Small Storage etc their Single or Double Drum Units COULD work
• ( User: Eric Here) I have also seen for all the usual Automotive Fluids, as a part of Fleet Management , by the Breakroom / Where people stop to grab paperwork, having drums for Power Steering Fluid , Automatic Transmission Fluid , Motor Oil and the like
  • Typically also DEF although getting that from the Pump may be better
    • SUPPOSEDLY this is due to how poorly maintained DEF tanks can loose water and the Urea will start to crystallize MAJORLY messing up the SCR system etc
      • BUT reputable truck stops etc should be good, and worse case scenario would a System Flushout with DI Water then fill with fresh fluid be all that is needed, or does more problematic stuff happen like Corrosion etc?
  • Windshield Wash is also typically stored here but doesn’t NECESSARILY need as intense of spill containment etc (although it can’t hurt, especially for larger volumes)
  • ANYWHO i have seen this done with one “ramp module” and a ton of those “2x1 Modules”
  • The bonus room + “forkliftability” of the 2x2 Modules is worth it though.
  • Also another thing to consider with [[Seccondary Containment is how much of a leak can you contain before it overflows
    • Low Profile units tend to store less
    • Ideally you would be able to contain everything, regulation is for a percentage of the largest tank if i remember correctly, and if you inspect stuff regularly you CAN get away with less
      • Main thing is Murphy’s Law and all that
• ANYWHO
• ULINE - Spill Containment Workstation - 4 Drum ( ‘’’280 USD as of this Edit’’’ )
• ULINE - Ramp for Spill Containment Workstations ( ‘’’265 USD as of this Edit’’’ )
• ULINE - Connectors for Spill Containment Workstations ( ‘’’2 for 16 USD as of this Edit’’’ )

“Normal” Pallets

• The ULINE Page on their Spill Containment Pallets
  • The yellow ones are probably easier to clean (for most oily substances) as you can easily see what is dirty vs what isn’t etc
  • The Black ones will probably last longer due to UV Resistance from the Carbon Black etc and also will look “nicer” even when heavily scratched up/aged+stained etc

Specialty

• ULINE IBC Tote Spill Containment Pallet
  • Pricey, and probably not needed due to the rugged nature of IBC totes, but having ONE on hand in case one begins to leak may be nice
    • User: Eric here again. I responded to at least one spill of an IBC tote that leaked all over the place
    • They didn’t have much of a good onsite Spill Response Kit or anything so it really did get all over the place
    • It was some milky anti-mildew spray i think. If it was contained (ESPECIALLY if in a pallet with a camlock fitting) it could have probably been a 30 Minute to 1 Hour Job with little disruption to ongoing warehouse work
    • Instead it was an Emergency Response job and we had to squeegee + spread Spill Adsorbent all over the place and made numerous drums of material etc
      • Took a couple hours, and other products got coated in the stuff
    • So YES it’s expensive, but moving a “leaker” onto an area where it will make far less of a mess etc makes it into a couple of rags and a vac truck, rather than a whole crew and a ton of drums/bags etc
      • To be fair though those Flexible Spill Berms / having your workers trained enough (and not rushing to meet quotas enough) ‘’’’to NOT stab the forks into the plastic of an IBC Tote’’’ ) also would have worked

Potential OSE Benefits

• Using large format FDM 3D Printers such as the Cubic Meter 3D Printer etc, they can be produced at a far lower cost
• Also adding Industry Standard Connectors such as a 2in Cam-Lock Stainless Steel Fitting etc (and integrated drain features rather than it being a “flat pool” would make emptying + decontamination of the pallet far easier
• Having Wood or Metal “Skid Plates”, and Metal Forklift Slots, as well as other Design for Lifting features etc could also set OSE’s designs apart
• FINALLY the cost reduction alone (Multi-Hundred's of USD for most Off The Shelf options) is a reason for development of this