McKinney Hazmat Cleanup Service
Whether it happens as a result of a gas can overturning or it’s because the delivery guy wasn’t paying attention while filling your underground gas tanks, fuel spills can be difficult to deal with. But, what can be even more inconvenient when a gas spill occurs is the trouble of dealing with the regulatory bodies that oversee cleanup when you make a mistake.
Fuel spills, regardless if they’re a result of human error or a mechanical malfunction, can quickly spill and pose hazardous conditions to people and their surroundings. This is why, when a spill occurs, you’ll want to have a plan in place for how it is dealt with.
So, how do you quickly clean up gas spills at a gas station?
At North Texas Spill Response, we like to take a proactive approach to spills. What that means to you as a gas station owner is that once you contact us, we’ll come to your facility and provide a detailed inspection where we notice any potential spill problem areas. We then provide you with a report that points out these problem areas so that you can create a plan of action to address them and prevent a spill from occurring.
That being said, as Mike Tyson once said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.” In other words, regardless of the preventative measures you take, spills can still occur. That’s why we’re available for spill cleanup 24/7.
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When you have a gas station spill, the last thing you want to do when cleaning up the spill is to use any substance or cleanup technique that negatively impacts the environment. Our crews at North Texas Spill Response use a virtually non-hazardous, non-toxic, environmentally safe solution to treat hydrocarbon contamination resulting in a gas station spill. These cleanup methods for hazardous material releases allow us to clean up the spill quickly while avoiding any potential environmental contamination.
Why Choose Us For Your McKinney Fuel Spill?
If you’re looking to get connected with an environmental services company in the McKinney area, you probably have a lot of questions. You want to protect your business, your people, and the surrounding environment in the instance that a spill may occur, but you’re also concerned about the expense of environmental consulting. Well, at North Texas Spill Response, we give you more than a couple of reasons why you should choose us when you experience a gas spill in McKinney, Texas.
The first reason you’ll want to call us is that we can provide you with assistance in setting up your SPCC plan. Your Spill prevention, control, and countermeasure plan (SPCC) are required to help you determine what to do when a spill occurs. This, of course, is done prior to experiencing any loss in the form of a spill. In other words, we help you avoid having to call us in the middle of the night.
Another reason you’ll want to choose North Texas Spill Response for your fuel spill company is that we respond to fuel and oil spills in the middle of the night. We work with law enforcement, fire protection, and all regulatory bodies to ensure your property is clean and decontaminated after a spill.
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Car Accident Spills
We provide collision spill cleanup services after an accident.
If you’ve been involved in a motor vehicle collision there’s a good chance that fluids from the automobiles were released. During an accident, oil pans can be punctured, radiators can burst, brake fluid can leak, and gasoline can spill onto many surfaces. We provide quick response times to motor vehicle collisions to ensure that whatever hazardous material that is released is quickly cleaned from the surrounding environment.
Tractor Trailer Spills
Tractor trailer rollovers are particularly troublesome for fuel spills.
Regardless of what they’re hauling, tractor trailers carry a large quantity of diesel in their tanks. As much as 300 gallons or more can be spilled onto the roadway during a tractor trailer collision. And, if the truck is a tanker, it can carry more than 8000 gallons of gas or diesel. Whenever you find yourself in a situation where you need an environmental services cleanup company to respond fast, call us.
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When traffic is at a standstill due to an accident on the road, call us.
The last thing you want to concern yourself with if you’ve been involved in a collision on the road is cleaning up spilled diesel from the roadway. Not only can diesel spread very rapidly and make its way into groundwater, but it can also seep into the pavement and concrete roads. The faster the majority of the contaminants are removed from the surface, the less likely it is to permeate through. Call NTSR for a fast response to spills.
Preparing For A Fuel Spill
Whether you own or operate a convenience store or are in charge of a facility where large quantities of gas or diesel are stored, you should take fuel spills very seriously. Most gas stations experience small spills quite frequently as customers make mistakes with gas nozzles and gas cans due to inattention. Of course, other larger, more catastrophic spills occur. Thankfully, these spills occur much less often. But when they do happen, they’re much harder to deal with.
Preparing for a fuel spill is the key to effectively responding to any fuel spill. Below are some items to consider in order to be prepared for a fuel spill.
- Have a fuel spill kit that includes absorbent material, PPE, collection bags, and other materials.
- Know the location of your fuel spill kit. Having a spill kit does no good if you don’t know where it’s located.
- Locate emergency shut-offs and designate individuals or those in specific positions who will be responsible for switching the emergency shut-off button during an emergency.
- If your preparation only includes notifying your staff that emergency shut-offs exist but not who is responsible for engaging them during an emergency, this countermeasure may never get used.
The Four Cs of Responding to Fuel Spills
Control- Controlling a spill simply means stopping the release from occurring at the source. Whether it’s using the emergency shut-off switch for a large fuel release or flipping the handle down on a gas pump, controlling the spill is the first step for responding to fuel spills.
Contain- Once the source of the fuel release has been found and no more gas is being spilled, the next step is to ensure that the hazardous material causes the least amount of harm to people and the environment as possible. This is done through various strategies, including placing absorbent booms in front of drains and using other absorbent materials to stop the spill from spreading.
Clean up- With the spill contained, the next step is to clean up the hazardous material from the area. While this may sound like an easy task, this step can be the most tedious and arduous part of responding to fuel spills. Not only must you ensure that no fuel remains on the surface, but you must also ensure that it does not seep into the pavement or find its way into nearby waterways. We suggest that you call North Texas Spill Replacement to clean up the fuel spill for you.
Communicate- The last step when responding to fuel spills is to communicate what happened to all concerned parties. This step includes documenting what went wrong as well as what went right in order to learn from the experience and prepare a better response for the next spill.
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