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

• 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

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