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4 Steps to Finding the Right Spill Pallet

Current regulation stipulates that containers of oil and fuel cannot be stored outside unless used with 'secondary containment,' such as spill pallets and drip trays (Oil Storage Regulations 2001). The reason for this is if one of your containers leaks, then any escaped material will be contained within the spill pallet. Secondary containment items should be able to hold 110% of the maximum capacity of the largest tank or drum.

You are further required to use spill pallets when storing and transferring substances that are hazardous to water to reduce pollution risks to land, surface water, and groundwater.

Another important point about spill pallets is they allow you to meet your health and safety obligations as an employer by reducing slip and trip risks from leaks and spills. Our expert range of spill containment solutions helps to maintain safe and clean working environments that are in full compliance with Canada legislation.

DENIOS Know-How

As the manufacturer and supplier of the CA's largest range of spill pallets, we understand the importance of choosing the right storage and handling solutions for your business. To make the decision-making process easier for our customers. The experts at DENIOS have got together to create this useful guide for selecting spill pallets.

Read on and find out how to choose the right spill pallet for your business...

1. The materials you are storing

The materials you are working with will dictate the type of spill pallet that you need. Before making your purchase, ensure any spill pallets have the necessary level of resistance to whatever materials you are planning on using with the pallet.

For the storage of water-polluting, flammable substances such as oils and lacquers - steel spill pallets should be used. These are available in both galvanized and painted versions.

For the storage of aggressive chemicals such as acids and alkalis - stainless steel or plastic spill pallets should be used.

Plastic Spill Pallets

For water-polluting and aggressive substances such as acids and alkalis.

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Galvanized Steel Spill Pallets

Especially indicated for use outdoors and in humid or corrosive environments.

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Steel Spill Pallets

For particularly aggressive, Oil, flammable chemicals, and water-polluting liquids.

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Media Resistance List

When looking to identify which spill pallet type is suitable for the materials you are using, it's best practice to consult the safety data sheets for the materials. Within these, you will find all the relevant information regarding the safe storage and transport of your materials.

To help you figure out which spill pallet is most suitable for your needs, we've compiled a media resistance list - which covers a wide variety of storage media.

For many chemical substances, spill pallets made of steel (1.0038) can be used. For corrosive substances such as acids and alkalis, spill pallets made of polyethylene or stainless steel are required.

Chemical stored Concentration Steel 1), 4) S-Steel 2) Galvanized-Steel 3) Poly - PE / HDPE 4)
Acetaldehyde ≤ 40 % āœ“
Acetaldehyde max. poss āœ“
Acetic acid <5% āœ“ āœ“
Acetone āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Adhesives āœ“ āœ“
Aircraft turbine fuel āœ“ āœ“
Alcohol āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Ammonium hydroxide ≤ 30 % āœ“ āœ“
Ammonium hydroxide 1.8% āœ“
Ammonium nitrate saturated āœ“ Not recommended āœ“
Ammonium solution āœ“
Anti-freeze (car) āœ“ āœ“
Battery acid ≤ 78% āœ“
Benzene āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Benzoic acid āœ“ āœ“
Bio Diesel āœ“
Boric acid ≤ 10% āœ“ āœ“ Not recommended
Brake fluid āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Butanol max. poss. āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Calcium acetate aqueous āœ“ āœ“
Calcium chlorate, aqueous solution ≤ 65% āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Calcium hydroxide āœ“ āœ“ Not recommended āœ“
Calcium hypochlorite saturated Not recommended āœ“
Chlorbenzene āœ“ āœ“
Chloroacetic acid ≤ 50% āœ“
Chloric acid ≤ 20% Not recommended āœ“, 5)
Chromic acid ≤ 20% āœ“ āœ“, 5)
Citric acid āœ“, 5) Citric acid āœ“
Crude oil āœ“ āœ“
Dichlorethylene max. poss. āœ“
Diesel fuel āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Fuel āœ“ āœ“
Ferric (II) sulphate saturated āœ“ āœ“
Ferric (III) chloride saturated āœ“
Ferric (III) sulphate saturated āœ“ āœ“
Ethyl acetate āœ“ āœ“
Ether āœ“ āœ“
Ethyl chloride āœ“
Ethyl glycol āœ“ āœ“
Gearbox oil āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Glycerol āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Glycolic acid ≤ 70% āœ“
Heating oil āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Hydrazine ≤ 10% āœ“ āœ“
Hydrazine hydrate aqueous āœ“ āœ“
Hydrochloric acid > 37% āœ“, 5) āœ“, 5)
Hydrogen peroxide ≤ 95% āœ“ āœ“, 5)
Isobutyl ether āœ“ āœ“
Isobutanol āœ“ āœ“
Isobutyl acetate āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Isobutyl chloride āœ“
Iso-hexane āœ“ āœ“
Iso-pentane āœ“ āœ“
Chemical stored Concentration Steel 1), 4) S-Steel2) Galvanized-Steel2) Poly - PE / HDPE 3)
Isopropyl alcohol (Isopropanol) āœ“ āœ“
Kerosene āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Magnesium carbonate saturated āœ“ āœ“
Magnesium chloride aqueous āœ“ Not recommended āœ“
Magnesium nitrate saturated āœ“ āœ“
Magnesium sulfate āœ“ āœ“
Methanol āœ“ āœ“
Menthol solid āœ“
Methyl acetate āœ“ āœ“
Methyl acrylate āœ“
Methyl chloride āœ“
Motor fuel āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Nitric acid ≤ 10% āœ“ āœ“
Nitrobenzene āœ“ āœ“
Oil āœ“ āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Oleic acid max. poss. āœ“ āœ“
Penthanol āœ“ āœ“
Petroleum max. poss. āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Phenol 100% āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Phosphoric acid ≤ 95% Not recommended āœ“
Potassium carbonate āœ“ depth of corrosion ≤ 0.050 inches / year āœ“
Potassium chlorate āœ“
Potassium chloride aqueous 1.8% / 70˚F (21˚C) āœ“ depth of corrosion ≤ 0.050 inches / year āœ“
Potassium chloride ≤ saturated sol. / 70˚F (21˚C) depth of corrosion ≤ 0.050 inches / year āœ“
Potassium hydroxide, aqueous sol. 50% āœ“ āœ“ Not recommended āœ“
Potassium nitrate 50% āœ“ Not recommended āœ“
Potassium nitrate ≤ saturated sol. Not recommended āœ“
Potassium phosphate ≤ saturated sol. āœ“
Potassium sulphate ≤ saturated sol. āœ“
Propanol āœ“ āœ“
Salicylic acid saturated āœ“
Silicic acid āœ“ āœ“
Sodium acetate āœ“ āœ“
Sodium bisulphate āœ“
Sodium bisulphide aqueous āœ“ āœ“
Sodium carbonate āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Sodium chloride āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Sodium hydrogen sulphate ≤ GL āœ“
Sodium hydrogen sulphide ≤ GL āœ“
Sodium hydroxide āœ“ āœ“ āœ“
Sodium sulphate āœ“
Sodium sulphide ≤ GL āœ“
Sodium hypochlorite āœ“, 5) āœ“, 5)
Spirits of turpentine āœ“ āœ“
Sulphuric acid ≤ 80% āœ“ āœ“
Sulphuric acid 95% āœ“
Sulphurous acid saturated āœ“ āœ“
Toluene 70˚F (21˚C) āœ“ āœ“
Urea āœ“ āœ“
Uric acid āœ“ āœ“
Xylene āœ“ āœ“ āœ“

1) Painted (WN 1.0038) or galvanized (1.0242) steel
2) Stainless steel 1.4301 (V2A)
3) Polyethylene (PE)
4) Galvanized sump pallets are not suitable for the storage of the following liquids: organic and inorganic acids, sodium bicarbonate, caustic potassium carbonate solution as well as other alkali hydroxides, chlorinated hydrocarbons, amine, nitro compounds, acid chlorides, and other chlorides, phenol, aqueous alkaline solutions, nitrile.

2. The importance of collection volume

As we previously mentioned, spill pallets must be able to hold 110% of the maximum capacity of the largest tank or drum in use. This is a legal requirement when storing certain hazardous substances outside, and good practice in general when dealing with hazardous substances in any industrial setting.

Please bear in mind that the weight of the materials you are using will affect which spill pallet is appropriate for your needs. Spill pallets have a maximum load capacity that should not be exceeded.

There is a wide range of storage solutions available for the safe containment of spills and leaks. You may also want to consider spill decking and containment racking if you are looking to bundle whole areas, or it may be more suitable to use spill trays and pallets if you only need to bundle individual 60 and 205-litre drums and IBCs.

Storing large quantities?

If you need to store large quantities of hazardous substances, you may also need a specially designed hazardous materials store. We offer a wide range of both standard and advanced solutions, tailor-made to customers' budgets and requirements.

Contact us now to discuss how we can help you with your storage requirements.

3. Additional functions should be fulfilled

Spill pallets must be able to meet different requirements - depending on the intended use. Spill pallets for easy storage are often already equipped with a foot construction or integrated fork pockets that facilitate transport by a forklift on the factory premises. If the spill pallet is to be transported particularly frequently, mobile spill pallets specially developed for this application are recommended. Filling work on stored goods can be carried out particularly effectively with a dispensing station. Spillage deckings protect larger areas from the penetration of hazardous liquids into the groundwater. These floor elements (flat trays) are ideal for safely lining entire rooms thanks to a wide range of accessories from edge fixings to drive-on ramps.

4. Spill Pallets can be equipped with these practical features

DENIOS offers a wide range of accessories with which you can make the handling of hazardous substances and equipment in the event of leakage in your spill pallet even more comfortable and safe. To be able to react quickly in the event of a leak, we recommend additionally equipping your spill pallet with the SpillGuardĀ® hazardous substance leakage warning system. The compact SpillGuardĀ®, which is suitable for any spill pallet, can be activated simply by pressing a button and warns in the event of a leak for at least 24 hours with an acoustic and an optical signal. In the area of handling, we recommend practical drum lifters or drive-on ramps. Get an overview here.

We are happy to advise you!

Whether on the phone, via e-mail or in person at your premises - we are happy to help and advise you. Get in touch with us.

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