I would not want the EPA to find out that I spilled fuel and then just walked away. I would contact your local office to see what they have to say on the matter. Be very careful.


Gravely_Man

 

Being a licensed pesticide company I have to carry a spill kit with me at all times, I have never had a gas spill but I have the means to soak up 50 gallons if needed. Do a search for spill kits on the internet you can get one fairly cheap. Mine came in a bucket so if I ever have a spill I will have a container to put it in after soaking it up.

If not get a small bag of oil dry that works just as good.

Seems every one worries about pesticide spills but we never mention gas and oil which are probably just as bad for the enviroment.

 

Well.....

If its big, maybe throw some "oil-dri" on it (what body shops use to soak up oil spills)

Just a little....OOPS, hope no onw saw that

 

Lots of bounty.

 

how will oil dry help? if i am correct is is the gasoline vapors that will catch on fire now the liquid it self. what do you do with the bounty towels after you soak it up? once again its the vapor coming of the towels that burns not the actual liquid. i just finished a 2 weekend hazmat class.

 

I am not talking about a big spill

I am talking about your dumb a** employee that over fills the weedwacker by double.

a small 1-10oz spill

 

yes i know what you mean, in hazmat they teach us that a small drip can be just as bad as a huge spill.

 

STSLawn,
I am interested in your answer to the question, given your recent education, of which you have twice referred.

 

Small spills less than 12oz....Let it evaporate. Its GAS it WILL evaporate!

If its OIL, wipe it, or soak it up and dispose of it properly....The BURN BARREL!

 

A) Rain washes the Hydrocarbons down the Storm Drain and it ends up in our Rivers, Lakes and Oceans.

B) Some may put dish detergent on the spill, which temporarily encapsulates some of the Hydrocarbons, and it is carried, by the detergent and water down the Storm Drain. The detergent bio-degrades and the Hydrocarbons end up in our Rivers, Lakes and Oceans.

C) Others may put kitty litter on the spill and some of the Hydrocarbons are absorbed. Kitty litter is then washed down a Storm Drain, biodegrades and the Hydrocarbons end up in our Rivers, Lakes and Oceans. If the kitty litter is swept up, it should be disposed of in a Landfill specifically suited for hazrdous materials, otherwise it goes to a regular Landfill and pollutes our soil and may be carried by rain, ground water to our Rivers, Lakes and Oceans.

D) If a Spill Kit is used correctly, the contents, again, should end up in a Landfill suited for the contaminates.

E) Call us: We will clean the contaminated surface and recover the effluent and clarify the wastewater for safe discharge into the environment.

 

just dont smoke or strike a match near a small spill and you will be fine. just let it evaporate. if ure dumb enough to have an open flame around spilled gas then you dont need to be around it.

 

Or save some money soak it up and burn it, like TLS said.

 

You can buy one of the very nifty spring loaded auto shut-off cans for $20! Works like a gas pump, when it's full it clicks off and stops the flow.

 

We have spill kits in each truck that are available from Lab Safety

 

Since we run mostly larger units, all our operator carry a spill kit we designed which is packed in a 35gal trash can. Normally our spills consist of hydraulic oil from blown lines. However we have had a few hydraulic tanks fail and dump about 7 gallons in a few seconds. Major components of the spill kit consist of universal sock & pads, hydrophobic pads, and Tiger Sorb. Gasoline can be cleaned up with this kit, however caution must be taken since the used absorbents will be highly flammable.
Used absorbents are then stored in a open top 55 gallon drum in our shop until disposed of properly(Clean Harbors-vendor for Hazmat waste). Also our operators receive yearly training on spill response. You also must realize that we are inspected yearly by a county inspector that checks all hazmat related items we use and the processes to control spills.
In California, anything that is left in a roadway that could eventually in up in a storm drain can result in huge fines, including grass clippings.