Wednesday, 23 June 2010 16:27
On the night of June 14th 2010, Spill Tech, a SASOL approved emergency spill response service provider, responded to a call for an overturned tanker in the Durban South Coast region. A fully equipped Hazmat Team was dispatched to site immediately.
A site assessment was carried out upon arrival at the scene, drains in the vicinity were blocked off using BIOZORB peat fibre Booms. Since some parts of the tanker remained undamaged, product transfer was required to another storage unit. Before the Diesel, ULP and LRP were transferred bonding cables were set up to securely ground the tanker and pump, ensuring safe and efficient product transfer. The Hazmat Team was also properly dressed in the correct PPE and Bunker Gear.
The incident site was in the vicinity of construction work and trenches were dug to monitor product migration. Spill Tech was onsite for the full duration of the clean-up until the next day to ensure that all necessary steps were taken to enable the full rehabilitation of the accident scene.
