Spill Control Kits

What Spill Control Equipment Covers and Why It Matters

Spill control is the response half of your liquid program. Containment is the prevention half: bunded pallets, decks and berms stop a leak becoming a spill.

Under the WHS Regulations 2011 a PCBU must manage risks from hazardous chemicals, which includes a clean up capability appropriate to the quantities held. AS 1940-2017 governs flammable and combustible liquids, AS 3780 covers corrosives and AS/NZS 1596 applies to LP Gas.

The test an auditor applies is simple: can the site contain the largest credible release, with materials close enough to reach in minutes and records proving inspection. A 205 litre drum of waste oil needs a response rated to 205 litres.

Our Range of Spill Kits, Absorbents and Spill Mats

Spill kits come in oil and fuel, chemical, universal and marine chemistries, in workplace and vehicle formats, with refills so you restock rather than rebuy.

Workplace kits come in wheelie bin formats including 140 litre and 240 litre capacities, with floor sweep versions where granular absorbent suits the surface, and larger chemical kits run to around 55 kg to 60 kg fully stocked. Spill mats and wash mats sit under the point of transfer.

Absorbent Pads, Rolls, Booms, Pillows and Floor Sweep

Loose absorbents do the work of the kit, and format matters more than brand.

• Pads for drips, benchtops and small pooled liquid
• Rolls for long runs under pipe racks and conveyor lines
• Socks to ring a spill and dam a doorway or kerb
• Booms for larger volumes and for use on water
• Pillows for residue at low points, sumps and drip trays
• Floor sweep and wipes for rough surfaces and final clean down

Absorbed waste stays classified as the liquid it took up, so decide the disposal path before the spill.

RelatedAbsorbents →

Emergency Eye Wash, Safety Showers and PPE

Where a site handles corrosives or solvents, spill control equipment protects the person, not just the ground. We supply emergency shower and eye wash units, including portable eye wash test kit wheelie bins with a water sight gauge, so the level is verifiable on an inspection walk.

PPE belongs here because an auditor checks it is present and sized for the people who would use it. Gloves, eye protection, coveralls and respiratory protection should match the safety data sheets for the liquids held. Fixed units need documented inspection, which we offer onsite.

RelatedEye Wash and Safety Shower Inspection →

Spill Control Equipment by Industry

• Civil and construction: fuel and hydraulic oil at the laydown, with a council or principal contractor asking for the sediment control plan
• Industrial: mixed chemistries and hard stand draining to stormwater
• Mining and exploration: remote sites, large diesel volumes, long resupply times
• Logistics and transport: vehicle kits in every prime mover, kits at the dock
• Utilities: transformer oil and dosing chemicals sitting over drainage
• Local government and defence: depots, works yards and wharf work

Setting Up Spill Control Across Yards, Sheds and Vehicles

Build the layout around travel time. A worker should reach a kit within roughly 30 seconds of noticing a release, which means one within about 20 to 30 metres of every liquid handling point, and a vehicle kit in every mobile asset carrying liquids.

1. 1Map the liquids. Every location holding more than about 20 litres, with volume and SDS chemistry.
2. 2Size the response. Match absorbent capacity to the largest container there, then hold refills centrally.
3. 3Place and sign it. Visible, unobstructed, never used as storage.
4. 4Protect the drains. Pair each outdoor kit with a drain cover or seal.
5. 5Train the people. A kit on the wall is not capability until someone has opened it.

RelatedDrain Covers →

Matching Absorbent Type to the Liquids on Site

Get this wrong and the absorbent either fails or reacts. Oil and fuel absorbent is hydrophobic, taking hydrocarbons and rejecting water, which is right at a wharf and wrong in a caustic dosing room. Chemical absorbent copes with acids and alkalis that degrade standard polypropylene, and universal suits areas where staff may meet an unknown liquid.

Work the volumes.

RelatedBunded Pallets →

One Australian Supplier for Your Whole Spill Program

Buying spill control, containment, stormwater and sediment control from one supplier removes the gaps that appear when vendors each assume somebody else covered the drain. We stock Chatoyer, SpilMax, DrainSAFE, Ecocoast, Ultratech and Accumax Global, and are a direct distributor of Ecocoast and a supporter of The Ocean Cleanup Project.

• Australian owned and operated, based at Pendle Hill NSW 2145
• Same day dispatch before 11 am, delivered Australia wide
• Data sheets, SDS and catalogues, and one paper trail for procurement and audit

Servicing, Restocking and Inspection Support

A kit stocked three years ago and opened twice since is a finding waiting to happen. Our spill kit servicing and maintenance program covers supply, auditing and management across a whole site, so the register stays current without your team walking the yard.

We also deliver environmental risk assessment, eye wash and safety shower inspection, and stormwater product installation. These onsite services are primarily New South Wales based, with limited coverage into Queensland and Victoria through contractors and partners.

Spill response training runs as a 60 to 90 minute practical workshop aimed at ISO 14001 compliance requirements, at Sydney metro locations on weekdays.

RelatedSpill Response Training →

Building a Spill Control Setup From the Ground Up

Start with a walk and a list: every liquid, every volume, every drain near it. That document drives kit sizing, the containment decision and the training plan, and an auditor will ask to see it.

From there the build is straightforward: containment under the storage, spill control equipment beside it, drain protection downstream, PPE and eye wash for the people, and a servicing schedule that keeps it verifiable. Where the setup is thin, fix the highest consequence gap first, usually the unprotected drain beside the largest container.

FAQs