Daily thousands of tones of oil, gas and hazardous materials are reported spilled into our oceans, land and air environments. The global trend is for this volume and number of spill incidents to decrease.
What is Spill Response?
Spill response is the term for the actions taken to reduce the harmful effects of a spilled product and its receiving environment. Regardless of whether the spill is the result of human error, mechanical failure, or environmental conditions, the clean up needs to be an immediate priority for the organization responsible for the incident.
24 hour National Response Network
Spilltech has a 24 hour NATIONAL spill response network of associated companies to respond to any incident. just call 083 253 6618 or 0861 000 366 to engage a response team.
In KwaZulu-Natal, Spilltech is prepared for any spill on land and water. We have:
- HAZMAT technicians, trained to NFPA standards
- HAZMAT operations trained responders
- HAZMAT response vehicles for oil and chemical spills on 24hr standby
- Large stocks of oil and chemical absorbents
- Pneumatic chemical and acid pumps and compressors
- Pneumatic hydrocarbon and solvent pumps
- Full range of PPE from level A to level D
- Decontamination units
- Emergency lighting and generators
- High volume diesel driven pumps
What Happens When A Call Comes In?
On receiving the call, Spilltech will immediately dispatch a first responder whose duty is to correctly identify the goods and hazards and communicate with the relevant emergency services. The first responder will mobilize the Spill response team who will respond with the necessary equipment to deal with the spill.
Prepared for All Types of Emergency Situations
The Spilltech team is prepared for all types of emergency situations, utilizing experienced and professional personnel, equipment and vehicles to respond to:
- Over-turned chemical tankers
- Abandoned unknown chemical drums
- Illegal drug lab clean-ups
- Industrial factory floods
- Chemical fires
- Ruptured chemical process lines
- Chemical tank failure
- Dangerous reacting chemicals
- Unstable chemicals
At Spilltech, we pride ourselves on being fast, fair and professional. We want our customers to be 100% satisfied with our service.
Asbestos Removal * Bioremediation of Polluted Sites * Oil Stain Removal * Pumping/ Upliftments
