Avoid the harm and downtime of chemical spills with practical Enpac spill pallets and workstations from Enware

Major chemical spills have been in the news a lot lately and are a reminder that even on a smaller scale, all hazardous chemicals must be stored according to EPA regulations to prevent harm to workers, the community or to the environment – and to avoid downtime.

Environmental Protection Agencies in Australia require that all drums and other primary containers containing hazardous liquids are stored in a bunded area that must be able to contain 110 per cent of the capacity of the largest drum or 25 per cent of the total, whichever is the greater.

To help companies comply, Enware Australia has introduced tough spill equipment that complies with some of the world’s most demanding packaging and environmental standards for handling, storage and transporting of hazardous materials.

The two and four-drum polyethylene spill pallets – and two, four, six and eight drum workstations – are part of a range of spill containment, environmental and worker protection products from Enware. Included are:

• Two-drum forkliftable Poly-Spillpallet™ 2000 with a 900kg load bearing capacity UDL and a sump capacity of 220.4 litres with drain hole and plug. With non-skid removable grates, it weighs only 28.35kg.

• Four-drum Poly Slim-Line 6000™, forkliftable from all four sides and with a load bearing capacity of 2700kg UDL in four 205-litre drums. This low (30cm) profile product features a raised edge on back and sides to help secure barrels.

• Space-saving, four-drum Poly-Spillpallet™ 3000, which permits drum storage near walls and between columns and other obstacles. This low (30cm) profile pallet with raised edge has a load bearing capacity of 1350kg and 250.8 litre sump.

• Drums Workstations™ in 2, 4, 6 and 8-drum capacities are designed to integrate into factory and workshop floors, optimising space, safety and efficiency. Constructed in tough, one-piece polyethylene, they are easy to load with low-profile design, optional ramp and large sump capacity. They are ideal as a dispensing station or work centre.

• Multiple Drums Workstations can be combined by a Link-lock™ feature, combining the workstations into a tough, stable surface that won’t rust or corrode. Workstations feature rolled edge design to help resist crack and warpage and have strong, structural foam, grates that remove for easy cleaning.

The Enpac range of spill pallets and workstations is intelligently designed to enable workers to boost site productivity by moving liquid chemicals about the site more quickly.

Enware Australian Pty Ltd Managing Director Mr Paul Degnan says that the pallets and workstations limit worker, community and environmental exposure to hazardous chemicals.

"In these days of media attention being focused on chemical spillages, companies can be assured that they are complying with the law and don’t run the risk of adverse publicity, or even in the worst case being closed down altogether, because of breaches of the environmental regulations."

"A further benefit is that onsite costs are minimised by reclaiming liquid spillage and reducing the clean-up and disposal costs of spills." Mr Degnan says the Enpac range (info@enware.com.au) is unique in Australasia because it brings together in one system a complete range of solutions to materials handling issues commonly arising across a broad spectrum of industrial applications.