| Oil spill kits should be available to employees wherever | | | | the starting point. |
| an oil spill is a reasonable hazard. The kits can be | | | | For example, if you have barrels of hazardous |
| customized to the workplace. The employees need to | | | | materials that are transported via forklift in your facility, |
| be instructed in the use of the various items in these | | | | you should buy spill kits that are capable of handling |
| kits and when they need to be broken out. In most | | | | the spill of the material from one of the barrels, not the |
| cases, these are the emergency response to an oil | | | | forklift's engine. Because this will be the larger of the |
| spill. There needs to be a more specific set of | | | | disasters that you're likely to be faced with, you need |
| processes in place for dealing with the spill, and the | | | | to be prepared for it specifically. You'll also want to |
| contaminated materials used to clean it up, after the | | | | make sure that you know what's going into those |
| event has passed. | | | | absorbent materials. Most of them repel water and |
| Oil spill kits contain all the most necessary items for | | | | other materials, but some are universal and absorb all |
| dealing with any oil spills. Generally, this will include a mix | | | | types of material including water. If this is the case, |
| of equipment designed to remove or at least control | | | | hazmat disposal will have to be in accordance with |
| the oil in the environment and some basic personal | | | | what's actually in the pads and pillows. |
| protective equipment. The personal protective | | | | Oil spill kits usually contain bags for the disposal of the |
| equipment usually consists of a pair of oil-resistant | | | | pads and pillows, as well as all the other materials. |
| gloves and some goggles. The bulk of the kit, | | | | Make sure that employees know to put a saturated |
| however, will be directed toward taking up and safely | | | | pillow or pad into the appropriate bag. Having the bag |
| disposing of the oil that has been spilled.Spill kits are | | | | included in the kit makes it obvious that this is what is |
| available in various sizes and for various types of spills, | | | | to be done and, in an emergency situation, the less |
| and you have to take into account just how much and | | | | guesswork the first responders have to do the better. |
| what sort of hazardous material may end up spilled in | | | | These kits come in high-visibility containers with clear |
| your workplace. The worst case scenario should be | | | | labels. |