Oil spill management and containment service is a feat that has to be tackled deftly and efficiently, or you might face dire legal consequences. Oil spill containment, fuel spill containment and secondary spill containment are all environmental issues that have immediate impact on the surfaces that they contaminate.

Having the proper oil spill management procedures and products in place prior to an issue help you in time of emergency, but also show your preparedness and dedication to environmental responsibility.

To find the latest and greatest on oil spill containment:

1. Look to oil spill management companies that offer consultation and training services.

2. Seek out oil spill containment companies that sell products for oil spill cleanup.

3. Consider vendors that are more of a one-stop-shop for all of your fuel spill containment needs instead of piecing together your kits from various vendors.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Look at the variety of oil spill management and containment vendors

Take a look at the large number of oil spill response management vendors there are available to choose from.

I recommend: Check out the spill containment products including secondary oil containment linings from Royal Liner. Look at the lining and containment solutions from Unit Liner Company. Basic Concepts sells spill and secondary containment products. Safe Drain sells a product that offers ground containment of the hazardous material spills.

Go with a company that sells a variety of oil spill containment devices

Seek the one-stop shops for multiple oil spill containment devices.

I recommend: Look at the wide selection of items including berms, spill containment pallets, filters, bladder tanks, drums and more from Interstate Products. Check out the oil spill correction/ inland oil spill management products from Elastec/American Marine. Their products include skimmers, booms, dispersant equipment, portable tanks, vacuum equipment, boats, pumps and more. Haz Mat Response Technologies. Rubberizer Manufacturer sells booms, pillows, particulate, socks, water filter media and stormwater filter media. Check out the variety of spill response kits from New Pig.

Take advantage of oil spill response management consulting and training

Use oil spill response management companies to put you up to speed on the necessary spill containment systems, training and consultation in the case of an emergency.

I recommend: Look at the Alaskan contingency plans from the Alaska Regional Response Team. Hawaii's Clean Islands Council offers oil spill training such as First Responder Oil Spill Response Training, HAZWOPER Training, Incident Command System Training, Hotel Employee Awareness Training, Oil Spill Response Management Training and more. Look to Cutter Consortium for consultation and training. Check out the California Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR).

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  When dealing with oil spill management, confer with the proper authorities even if you think it is a minor spill. Taking a small infraction now can be less costly than the authorities finding out that you knew about it and did not report it later.