Just because you’ve been ordered to “shelter-in-place” doesn’t mean that emergency spills stop. But, it does make your job harder.

Transformers are still blowing up. Vehicles are still running over pad mounts. In wet spring weather dielectric fluids spread faster than a fart in a car and working from home compounds your response challenges.

Responding to Emergency Spills during COVID-19

In the past few weeks Environmental Coordinators in several electric utilities have called us basically saying, “It’s crazy. Seems like we’re responding to more spills than normal. And, we need help with spill control supply logistics. We basically need every EC to be a ‘rolling mini spill truck’.”

As you know, every second counts when it comes to responding to a spill and you can’t afford to be caught short-handed….especially in rainy weather. Many times ECs beat the spill contractor to the scene of the incident.

With space at a premium, our line of compact Spilltration oil and fuel control and cleanup products can help. Thanks to our “Smoosh Technology,” Spilltration products are engineered to take up 1/4th the space of old-fashioned white spill sheets and booms.

Our Top Requests from Environmental Coordinators

The top six top requests we’ve gotten from ECs in electric utilities are:

1. SpillStorm Rolling Spill Boxes filled with Smooshed Spilltration products for beds of trucks
2. SmooshKits® with Husky Pads and Oil Shammy towels
3. Spilltration^® Emergency BuckKit with SpillBoas, Husky Pads & Rugs & Oil Shammy towels
4. Environmental Coordinator (EC) Cubby Kit designed specifically for electric utility ECs
5. SpillBoa^® Rapid Response Booms that deploy 40x faster than traditional white booms
6. Instant UnderFlow Dams to prevent oil spills from spreading in streams and ditches

With no clear end in site for getting “back to the service center” for work, you need to consider how to carry the most amount of spill control products in the least amount of space. We can help.

Rapid-Response Spilltration^® Categories

The following information shows the top six compact, lightweight rapid-response Spilltration^® categories that can help you:

• Carry 400% more spill cleanup materials in your truck
• Roll up to the incident quickly and confidently
• Deploy Spilltration^® products up to 40x faster than old-fashioned ones
• Contain the spill in record time
• Prevent the spill from spreading
• Absorb oil & fuel while allowing clean rainwater to filter through. Nobody else can do this.
• Have peace of mind, knowing you’re equipped to stop spills in their tracks.

No telling how long we’ll be required to work from home. In many ways, all electric utility ECs are at a crossroad. To the left is the established way of doing things. Lots of storage space at service centers to keep the old spill materials. Easy dispatch from your office. All the tools of your trade at your fingertips. But, that road is blocked for the foreseeable future.

To the right is the road less traveled. This road looks very different. Not necessarily harder, but certainly distinct. You have little choice. The old road is barricaded for now. To navigate the different road, you need a new mindset. New strategies and tactics. New tools.

New Tools and Strategies for Emergency Spill Response

We’ve been working on the very tools you need for the last five years. Did we see a pandemic coming? Did we think we’d all be working from home? No. But we did see a family of products that would help you control spills faster and better. We hope we can help you navigate through this incredible time. Please read on to learn more.

1. Spillstorm Rolling Spill Boxes

SPL036 SpillStorm 2.0

With 84.6 gallons of Spilltration spill-control power in just a 24”x24”x37” space, the weatherproof SpillStorm 2.0 is like having a mini spill trailer in the bed of your truck.  

Unload the SPL036 SpillStorm 2.0 from your pickup and rapidly roll up to the spill.

Smooshed Spilltration Husky Rugs, Pads and Oil Shammies PLUS 25-foot SpillBoas

Each SPL036 SpillStorm 2.0 Kit absorbs up to 84.6 gallons of dielectric fluid and contains:

• (4) each - 32”x 48” Spilltration^® Husky Rugs to cover spills and protect storm drains
• (4) each - 5”x 25′ Spilltration SpillBoa^® rapid response booms to quickly surround spills
• (50) each - 16”x 16” Spilltration^® Husky Pads for quickly sopping up spills
• (200) each - 10”x 16” Spilltration^® Oil Shammy towels for wipedowns
• (5) Pairs of Disposable Nitrile Gloves
• (9) each - 30-gallon Disposal Bags
• (1) each - 23″x23″x37″ Weatherproof SpillStorm Tactical Box

The SPL012 SpillStorm 1.0

Maximum spill control in minimum space - the 125.6 gallon Spilltration SpillStorm 1.0.

The SPL012 SpillStorm 1.0 packs more spill control products in 400% less space

Each SPL012 SpillStorm 1.0 Kit absorbs up to 125.6 gallons of dielectric fluid and contains:

• (13) each - 32”x 48” Spilltration Husky Rugs to cover spills and protect storm drains
• (24) each - 8” x 16” Spilltration Husky Strips to quickly surround spills
• (30) each - 16”x 16” Spilltration Husky Pads for quickly sopping up spills
• (500) each - 10”x 16” Spilltration Oil Shammy towels for wipedowns
• (5) Pairs of Disposable Nitrile Gloves
• (9) each - 30-gallon Disposal Bags
• (1) each - 23″x23″x37″ Weatherproof SpillStorm Tactical Box

One of our Environmental Coordinator clients recently said:

“We just realized we can get more than 200 gallons of transformer oil spill control power in a 23” x 37” x 46” space inside the bed of each EC’s truck. Plus, all the Spilltration products are neatly organized inside the SpillStorm boxes…..so we don’t have absorbents scattered all around. And there’s still plenty of room for all our other critical EC supplies.”

2. SmooshKit® Compact Rapid Response Spill Kits

SmooshKit® compact rapid response spill kits pack 400% more oil-spill control & cleanup power in 1/4th the space of traditional spill kits.

 Original SmooshKit™ fits in the tightest spaces.
Pack 400% more spill control power behind & under your truck seats.

SPL046 Original SmooshKit®

SPL046 Original SmooshKit® absorbs 6.8 gallons each (16”L x 16”L x 1”D) 10 SmooshKits per case.

• (30) each 16″ x 16″ Spilltration Oil Shammy Towels
• (5) each 16″ x 16″ Spilltration Husky Pads
• (1) each 30 gallon Disposal Bag
• (1) Pair of Gloves

SPL054 Seat Pocket SmooshKit®

SPL054 Seat Pocket SmooshKit absorbs 4.2 gallons each (10”L x 16”L x 1”D) 10 Kits per case.

• (30) each 10″ x 16″ Spilltration Oil Shammy Towels
• (5) each 10″ x 16″ Spilltration Husky Pads
• (1) each 30 gallon Disposal Bag
• (1) Pair of Gloves

3. Spilltration^® Emergency BuckKit

SPL052 BuckKit 1.0 

How the heck do they do it? 39.6 Gallons of Oil Spill Control Power in a 20-Gallon OverPack BuckKit.

Pap Beaver used to say, “You can’t shove 10 pounds of crap in a 5-pound sack”.  Well, thanks to Smoosh technology, we got 39.6 gallons of Spilltration in a 20-gallon pack.

Each SPL052 BuckKit 1.0 absorbs up to 39.6 gallons of dielectric fluid and contains:

• (2) each - 32”x 48” Spilltration Husky Rugs to cover spills and protect storm drains
• (2) each - 5”x 25′ Spilltration SpillBoa rapid response booms to quickly surround spills
• (20) each - 16”x 16” Spilltration Husky Pads for quickly sopping up spills
• (100) each - 10”x 16” Spilltration Oil Shammy towels for wipedowns
• (3) Pairs of Disposable Nitrile Gloves
• (3) each - 30-gallon Disposal Bags
• (1) each - 20-gallon Poly LabPack Container with Screw-On Lid

4. Environmental Coordinator (EC) Cubby Kit

SPL020 EC Spilltration^® Cubby Kit

Designed Specifically for Electric Utility ECs.  17.1 gallons of spill cleanup power in a 19” x 19” x 9” rapid response duffel.

Each SPL020 EC Cubby Kit absorbs up to 17.1 gallons of dielectric fluid and contains:

• (4) each - 8”x 64” Spilltration Husky Strip to rapidly surround and contain the spill
• (10) each - 16”x 16” Spilltration Husky Pads for quickly sopping up spills
• (50) each - 10”x 16” Spilltration Oil Shammy towels for wipedowns
• (1) each - 32” x 48” Spilltration Husky Rug to help prevent oil from going down storm drains
• (2) Pair of Disposable Nitrile Gloves
• (2) each - 30-gallon Disposal Bags
• (1) each - Easy-to-carry duffel pack maximum spill cleanup power in the tightest possible spaces and it weighs just 8-½ pounds.

5. SpillBoa^® Rapid Response Booms

Patented SpillBoa  Rapid Response Booms take up 400% less space and deploy 40x faster than traditional spill booms.

Patented SpillBoa flat-boom technology lets you pack more
spill response power in 400% less space

 Traditional overstuffed spill boom vs SpillBoa

50 feet of 5” SpillBoa fits neatly in your hand.

SpillBoa Compact Rapid Response Booms Come in 2 Convenient Sizes.

SPL033 SpillBoa^® Rapid Response Boom
5” x 25 feet 4 booms per bale

It’s easy to carry 100-feet of SpillBoa rapid booms in each hand to quickly contain oil spills on land and water. Uses 400% less space than old-fashioned, overstuffed booms and deploys 40x faster.

SPL043 SpillBoa^® Rapid Response Boom
5” x 10 feet 8 booms per bale

The “baby brother” of the 25-foot SpillBoa flat boom. Perfect for surrounding smaller spills.

6. Instant UnderFlow Dams

An Electric Utility EC Manager Exclaimed:

“All our ECs need Instant UnderFlow Spill Dams in each of their trucks. And our spill contractor has Instant Dams on every one of their spill trailers. They’ve saved our skin on many occasions.”

Prevent oil spills from spreading down a stream. A 25-foot long x 28” high Instant UnderFlow Dam can be carried by one person AND deployed in steam by two workers in less than 10 minutes.

Prevent oil spills from spreading down a stream. A 25-foot long x 28” high Instant UnderFlow Dam can be carried by one person and deployed in steam by two workers in less than 10 minutes.

Compact, affordable and reusable more than 100 times, the Rapid Deployment Instant UnderFlow dam is a must-have for every EC team and their spill cleanup contractors.

“The Instant Underflow Dams work so well that even our State’s regional spill coordinators are starting to carry them on their trucks.” - Donny Beaver, partner at HalenHardy

We stock Instant UnderFlow Dams in 2 Convenient Sizes

DAM2125 Instant UnderFlow Dam is 21” tall x 25 feet long

Perfect for small streams and wet ditches. Industrial hook & loop to connect multiple dams

• Product Weight: 37.4 lbs.
• Rolled Up Dimensions: 16”W x 16”L x 20”H
• Underflow Holes: 13

DAM2825 Instant UnderFlow Dam is 28” tall x 25 feet long

Big Dam Brother for larger streams. Industrial hook & loop to connect multiple dams

• Product Weight: 59.5 lbs.
• Rolled Up Dimensions: 16.5”W x 16.5”L x 25”H
• Underflow Holes: 14

Have a Question?

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Troy Beaver 814-937-6906 or Terry McCall 814-571-0084