Trends in…Spill Containment
by Mandy Marxen
Trends in...Spill Containment
Are you putting together a spill containment solution for your workplace? In a June 2026 article by the National Safety Council’s (NSC) publication “Safey+Health” two experts in the industry weigh in on the most common questions they get and the main safety items surrounding spill containment and secondary containment sumps.
Chemical storage requires spill containment to guard against environmental damage to foliage, wildlife, soil, and groundwater systems. The proper solution depends on the type of chemical being stored and then volume of the chemical being stored.
Some of the common questions they answer are:
- What should be included in a spill containment management process?
- Do my sumps actually hold worst-case volume?
- What role does inspection play?
- How do spill kits mitigate risk?
