What is Spill Mapping?
Historically spill risk has largely been conducted based on assumptions, relying on the intuitive ability of the assessor to predict what may happen during a pollution event. This most often provides the justification for businesses to invest in spill containment, ranging from reactive, low cost clean up products at one end of the scale to […]
What is Tertiary Containment?
At a basic level spill containment can be thought of in three containment policies or areas; primary, secondary and tertiary. Primary containment refers to the main means of preventing leaks and spills, the equipment that directly contains the materials being stored or transported. Secondary containment is the area immediately around those containers which could include […]
What is the cost of a spill?
What is the cost of a spill? With environmental pollution highlighted in the BBC’s Blue Planet and an increasing number of high-profile water pollution events reported, environmental damage is no longer something that the public or regulator are prepared to accept. Things are changing, especially in the UK, and the cost of a pollution event […]
What is CIRIA 736?
CIRIA stands for Construction Industry Research and Information Association. This is a neutral, not for profit organisation actively involved in helping to improve the construction industry. CIRIA as an organisation is often commissioned to deliver best practice guidance by the regulator or responsible authorities, bringing together all manner of industry experts to deliver practice guidance […]
