An accidental oil, fuel or chemical spill can happen in seconds, but the consequences can be expensive and potentially dangerous. Damaged machinery, contaminated stock, slippery floors, environmental pollution and disruption to normal operations can turn a relatively small incident into a problem costing a business thousands of pounds.
Having the right emergency spill kit immediately available enables staff to respond quickly, contain the spill and help prevent it from spreading.
Spilltek Emergency Spill Kits provide a convenient, ready-to-use solution, with absorbents for chemical, oil & fuel, general-purpose and universal spills, including our Evo range of recycled universal absorbents.
Why Every Workplace Should Be Prepared for Spills
Businesses that store, transport or use liquids should be prepared for accidental leaks and spills. Workshops, warehouses, factories, distribution centres, construction sites and commercial premises can all experience incidents involving oils, fuels, coolants, chemicals and other liquids.
Without the correct spill-response equipment, liquids can quickly spread across floors, underneath machinery or towards drains and environmentally sensitive areas.
The faster a spill is controlled, the greater the opportunity to minimise its impact.
Strategically positioned Spilltek Emergency Spill Kits give employees access to absorbents when they need them, helping them respond quickly in accordance with their workplace procedures.
Help Prevent Thousands of Pounds of Damage
A spill doesn’t have to be large to become expensive.
Oil, fuel and chemicals can damage machinery, electrical equipment, flooring, stored goods and other valuable assets. If a spill spreads into other areas of a building, the clean-up and resulting disruption can become considerably more costly.
Production may need to stop while an affected area is made safe, while damaged stock or equipment may need to be repaired or replaced.
Having suitable spill kits nearby can help employees contain and absorb liquids before they spread further.
A relatively small investment in spill-response equipment could therefore help prevent thousands of pounds in damage, clean-up costs and lost productivity.
Protect Your Staff
Spills can also present an immediate risk to employees and visitors.
Liquids on floors can create serious slip hazards, while certain substances may introduce additional chemical or environmental hazards.
Rapid containment helps isolate the affected area and reduces the opportunity for liquids to spread across walkways and working areas.
Spill kits should form part of a wider workplace spill-response procedure, supported by appropriate staff training, risk assessments and suitable personal protective equipment where required.
Support Workplace Compliance
Businesses have responsibilities relating to workplace safety and, depending on the substances and quantities involved, the storage and control of potentially polluting or hazardous liquids.
Having appropriate spill-response products available can form an important part of a company’s wider environmental and workplace safety measures.
The correct equipment also demonstrates that foreseeable spill risks have been considered and that practical measures are available to help employees respond.
Spill kits should be positioned according to the risks within the workplace, inspected regularly and replenished immediately after use.
Quick and Easy to Deploy
When a spill happens, response time matters. Spilltek Emergency Spill Kits are designed to make the necessary absorbents readily accessible.
Depending on the size and application, Spilltek kits are available in shoulder bags, mobile wheelie bins and static bins.
Shoulder bag spill kits provide a compact and highly portable solution that can be carried directly to an incident. They are particularly useful for vehicles, workshops, maintenance teams and smaller spills.
Wheelie bin spill kits combine higher absorbent capacity with mobility, allowing a complete kit to be quickly moved to the affected area.
Static bin spill kits provide an easily identifiable, dedicated spill-response point and are ideal for positioning close to higher-risk areas.
Absorbents for Different Types of Spills
Choosing the correct absorbent is essential. Spilltek offers emergency spill kits designed around different workplace applications and liquids.
Chemical Spill Kits contain absorbents designed for dealing with chemical spills and are easily identified for emergency response.
Oil & Fuel Spill Kits use oil-selective absorbents suitable for hydrocarbons such as oils and fuels, making them particularly useful around machinery, workshops, fuel storage and outdoor applications.
General Purpose Spill Kits provide a versatile solution for everyday workplace spills involving common industrial liquids.
Spilltek also offers the Evo range of recycled universal absorbents, providing businesses with a practical alternative manufactured using recycled absorbent materials. Evo products can be used across a wide range of general industrial and maintenance applications.
Everything Ready When You Need It
One of the major advantages of a dedicated emergency spill kit is convenience.
Instead of searching around the workplace for individual absorbent products during an incident, the necessary spill-response materials are kept together in one clearly designated location.
Depending on the kit, this can include products such as absorbent pads, socks, cushions and disposal bags, providing the essential materials required to surround, contain and absorb a spill.
Absorbent socks can be used to help stop liquids spreading, while pads and other absorbents can then be used to recover the spilled liquid.
Once used, contaminated absorbents should be handled and disposed of appropriately for the substance they have absorbed and in accordance with applicable requirements.
Position Spill Kits Where They Are Needed Most
Simply owning a spill kit isn’t enough. It needs to be accessible when an incident happens.
Businesses should consider positioning emergency spill kits near areas such as drum and IBC storage, chemical stores, machinery, workshops, loading bays, fuel storage areas and production facilities.
Larger sites may require multiple kits so employees don’t have to travel significant distances to retrieve spill-response equipment.
Regular inspections are also important. Used or missing absorbents should be replaced so the kit remains ready for the next emergency.
Spilltek – Spill Control & Containment
At Spilltek, spill control and containment is what we do.
Our comprehensive range of emergency spill kits helps businesses prepare for unexpected oil, fuel, chemical and general workplace spills.
Available in convenient shoulder bags, mobile wheelie bins and static bins, our spill kits provide practical solutions for everything from smaller workplace incidents to larger spill-response requirements.
Choose from Chemical, Oil & Fuel, General Purpose and Evo recycled universal absorbents to create the right spill-response provision for your workplace.
Don’t wait until a spill happens to discover that you aren’t prepared.
Protect your staff, property, equipment and the environment with Spilltek Emergency Spill Kits – quick to deploy and ready when you need them most.