Spill Kit UAE

The Spill kit should be ready with us always. Nobody is having any plans about an accident with hazardous waste, but if it happens you need to know how to respond immediately in the event of a hazardous waste spill. Being unprepared puts you, your company, and your employees at risk.

By having an emergency response in place with your spill kit, it will reduce the risk of losing time, money, and injuries. It can make a change in whether you receive fines in the incident of an accident or hazardous waste release. A certified hazardous waste disposal company may alleviate most of your concerns.

What Plans Do You Have In Place if you don't have a proper spill kit? As you think about the dangerous material your employees dealing with, here are some questions to ask for self clarification: Do you have a hazardous waste contingency plan in place if an accident does happen? Are these plans in plain sight to review? Are your employees trained and drilled for emergency scenarios?

Do you have the necessary spill kit readily available? If you do have to perform an emergency cleanup, do you have the proper materials or enough spaces to hold the contaminated material? Are you planning to waste money during a long, unplanned outage? Do you know whom to report your spill too?

Reporting A Spill

In the event of a hazardous spill or threatened release of significant materials, quick reporting is required. Notification to the proper authorities should be made immediately by telephone. The following individuals have a legal responsibility to report a significant spill to the appropriate authorities: Owners, Operators, Licensees, Persons in Charge, and Employers.

Notification should be given to the following authorities: The Local Emergency Response Agency: 9-1-1 or the local Fire Department. The Local Unified Program Agency (UPA):  If different from local fire. The California Highway Patrol (if appropriate):  Must be notified for spills occurring on highways in the State of California.