Mobile Refueler - Fuel Pad Containment
What exactly is a mobile refueler and why does it need fuel pad containment?
A mobile refueler is a bulk storage container onboard a vehicle that is designed or used solely to store and transport fuel for transfer into or from an aircraft, motor vehicle, locomotive, vessel, ground service equipment, or other oil storage container. Mobile refuelers may be found at the following non-transportation-related locations: industrial sites, airports, military bases, construction sites, chemical complexes, mining sites, seaport terminals, and tank truck home bases, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Certain mobile refuelers are excluded from secondary containment requirements. The following mobile refuelers currently do not apply:
- Sections 112.8(c)(2) and (11) for petroleum oils
- Sections 112.12(c)(2) and (11) for animal fats and vegetable oils
However, other bulk storage and mobile refueler systems still apply to SPCC Compliance regulations and are required to meet the government terms on or before the July, 2009 deadline.
The SPCC regulations suggest that general secondary containment requirements in §112.7(c) still apply to mobile refuelers at SPCC-regulated facilities. General secondary containment should be designed to address the most likely discharge from the container and from oil transfers into or from the mobile refueler.
The EPA explains that general secondary containment requirements:
- Do not prescribe a size for a secondary containment structure but require that the containment system prevent the spilled oil from escaping the system prior to clean up occurring
- Require appropriate containment and/or diversionary structures or equipment to prevent a discharge to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines
Polystar’s product lines offer a variety of options for mobile refuelers. Fuel pad containment products in our Containment Pad™ line can help your company become SPCC compliant.
Containment Pad™
The Containment Pad is a system that can contain incidental fuel spills that occur during transfer or fuel fill-up operations. This durable fuel containment pad is made out of flexible fiberglass composite materials and can be installed on a variety of solid substrates and applications.
Polystar's hazardous material secondary containment systems are often custom-made and designed to meet SPCC compliance regulations. Special filter drain systems are available to pull out hydro-carbons while allowing removal of rainwater from the Containment Pad system.
Experience The Containment Pad Advantages:
- Limited site preparation
- No excavation
- Fast and clean installation
- Superior chemical resistance
- Portable
- And more
Become SPCC compliant today. For more information about Polystar’s fuel pad containment, call 800.275.3453
Polystar proudly manufactures custom products for containing hazardous materials such as biofuel, chemicals, ethanol, oil, gas, diesel fuel and petroleum. Our quality products include fiberglass containment berms, truck containment fuel bladders, dike walls, pallets, curb-style and track collector pan systems. We help achieve SPCC compliance for refineries, class one rail and railcar companies, general industry, well services, hydraulic fracking and drilling companies, military and government entities. We also have 17 years of experience providing quality spill containment and break out tank containment for above ground storage tanks, fuel pads, liquid terminals, substations, pipeline delivery and mobile refulers.