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Spill Containment for Chemical Delivery Vehicle Areas - Help Please!

Spill Containment for Chemical Delivery Vehicle Areas - Help Please!

Spill Containment for Chemical Delivery Vehicle Areas - Help Please!

(OP)
Hello,

We have Outdoor storage of Hydrochloric Acid (10m3) and Sodium Hydroxide (10m3) on our project site for a water treatment process.

The delivery vehicle for both chemicals has volume of 25m3.

We have provided spill containment for the storage tanks themselves, but what I'm trying to establish is whether the vehicle unloading area should also have spill containment? I have checked the NFPA codes and there is no requirements.

Does anyone have any experience or know of any other codes and standards that I should be looking at?

Thanks,
Tom

RE: Spill Containment for Chemical Delivery Vehicle Areas - Help Please!

Assuming you're in the US, and the governmental jurisdiction has adopted the International Fire code, no requirements exist for secondary containment or spill control for unloading of corrosive materials.

RE: Spill Containment for Chemical Delivery Vehicle Areas - Help Please!

Of course, just because something isn't required by code doesn't mean it's not a good idea.

Your insurance provider might even cut you a discount for having containment.

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