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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 08:19
 Incident On the night of March 23rd 2010, a double axel truck’s brakes caught on fire whilst travelling on the M7 east bound to Durban. When the driver was decreased his speed, the load shifted causing a large amount to spill onto the road. The truck was carrying a load of glass bottles. Response On receipt of the emergency response call, Spill Tech immediately dispatched a response team to attend to the clean up. The Clean UP Our managers met on site with the insurance brokers to ensure all the correct procedures were being followed. On completion of the site assessment, it was established that approximately 16 pallets of glass bottles were burned. Once a work plan was put into place, our Hazmat Operations Manager took over on the management the site. Under his leadership, a quick and efficient clean up was executed. The Spill Tech response team worked right through the night into the following day. All the waste gathered from the roadside was loaded into the Spill Tech skips and taken off site for disposal at an authorized landfill.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 06:19
 On the night of 3 March 2010, Spilltech was called to respond to a spillage of bunker oil in the Durban harbor.
A Spilltech hazmat spill response team was immediately deployed to site. On arrival, polypropylene based retention booms as well as BIOZORB booms were placed at both the stern and the bow. This was done to prevent any further contamination to the harbor. Once all containment measures were in place, the team began applying BIOZORB loose fibre to the surface of the water. BIOZORB Ideal for Marine Spillage BIOZORB is an ideal absorbent to use for marine spillages, as it is a hydrophobic product. It will absorb and encapsulate any hydrocarbon product and at the same time, repel water. The internal structure of the fibre will also prevent any leaching of product once absorbed. Spilt Product Absorbed The hazmat spill response team worked right through the night and well into the following day to ensure all the spilt product was absorbed and the contaminated absorbent removed from the water and placed into heavy-duty bags for disposal. Once work was complete, the site supervisor had the clean up signed off by an authorized person and all Spilltech team members left site.
Thursday, 25 February 2010 06:27
 On Saturday 20 February 2010, Spilltech Hazmat Response Team was called out at 04h00 to respond to a vehicle accident on Edwin Swales in Durban, South Africa.
The truck had attempted to perform a u-turn. During this maneuver, the load shifted which left the vehicle at a 45-degree angle. This vehicle was carrying 500 kg bags of fertilizer, which after the incident were strewn over the road.
Recovery Began The Spilltech response team immediately began with recovery of the loose product, while a specialized tow truck vehicle recovered the truck. Once the truck was recovered, a receiving vehicle was delivered to site.
Forklifts were used to lift the bulk bags onto the second vehicle. Broken fertilizer bags were placed into bigger bulk bags to ensure no further product was lost or damaged.
Once the work was completed and the road was clear, it was re-opened to the public and Spilltech Hazmat response team left site.
Sunday, 21 February 2010 04:46
 On the evening of 26 February 2010, Durban was hit by a violent electric storm and 33mm of rain fell in only three hours.
According to IOL.com, a Durban weather forecaster, Ntobeko Nkangane, said that 40,8mm of rain lashed central Durban, but he described it as a "slow, but normal rain.” A slow rain generally leads to flooding, especially when the drainage system can't cope," he said. Flooding in Many Areas or Durban This extreme level rain in such a short period of time caused flooding in many areas all over Durban. The damage could be seen the morning after as there was debris strewn all over the streets. Flood Water Extraction The Spilltech response team members were out all day doing floodwater extraction at various companies around Durban. Skimmers and spate pumps were used to ensure a quick and effective pump-out of the storm water. Although the rain has calmed, it is expected that many millimeters will fall over the next few days.
Thursday, 11 February 2010 13:35
 On 8 February 2010, a truck transporting 1.25 litre soft drink bottles as well as 340ml cans got into trouble and came off the road and went down an embankment in the Shongweni Valley, Durban in Kwa Zulu-Natal.
A part of the load was lost and then some 300m further down the road, the vehicle went off the road and into a nature reserve. The Spilltech response team worked until the early hours of the morning recovering all the crates, broken bottles, and cans. BIOZORB was Used to Absorb the Oil Spill BIOZORB was used to absorb the spilt oil and diesel on site. BIOZORB is a revolutionary oil and hydrocarbon absorbent made from premium Canadian sphagnum peat moss. BIOZORB is 100% organic and non-carcinogenic. BIOZORB has a remarkable ability to suppress vapours from volatile, flammable hydrocarbons such as petrol. By reducing petrol and similar vapours by up to 90%, risk of explosion is reduced and a hazardous spill becomes more manageable
BIOZORB itself is already in a biodegraded state and it will enhance biodegrading of the hydrocarbon encapsulated.
All contaminated absorbent and vegetation was bagged and removed from site for safe disposal at the required landfill site.
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