Site essentials

Spill absorbent kit

You want to be able to contain an oil or fuel leak on your site.
Three points decide:
the liquids present and their compatibility with the absorbent, the capacity of the machines, the place where the kit waits.
A photo of the machines and their surroundings is enough to start.

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Responder in a white coverall and a red helmet, seen from behind, laying a long absorbent sock at the edge of murky water; white absorbent pads cover the road. — Laying an absorbent sock and absorbent pads at the edge of a polluted area.
The sock contains, the pads absorb; on water, a longer boom is needed.
Photo:
USFWS Mountain Prairie, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

A stock of absorbents kept on site.
An oil or fuel leak is surrounded and covered,
and everything goes away in a closed bag.

Other names for this product: anti-pollution kit, spill response kit, clean-up kit, oil absorbent kit, site absorbents, leak kit.

The essentials

Family: Site essentials
Contents: Socks, pads, granules, recovery bag and gloves, depending on the kit
Liquids absorbed: Depending on the absorbent family, hydrocarbons, non-aggressive liquids or chemicals; compatibility checked before any proposal
Carrier machine: None, it is stored on site or in the vehicle

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01 Use

What it is for

On the left, an oil leak under the excavator is surrounded by an absorbent sock and covered with pads, the puddle stays contained around the excavator. On the right, without a kit, the oil puddle spreads under the excavator and runs to the drain grating. Computer-generated image. — **Left:** an oil leak under the excavator is surrounded by an absorbent sock and covered with pads, the puddle stays contained around the excavator.
**Right:** without a kit, the oil puddle spreads under the excavator and runs to the drain grating.
What sets it apart:
it holds what has already spread, while the leak is stopped at its source.
Then everything goes back into a bag, before the liquid reaches the ground or the drain.
Computer-generated image.

**Left:** an oil leak under the excavator is surrounded by an absorbent sock and covered with pads, the puddle stays contained around the excavator.
**Right:** without a kit, the oil puddle spreads under the excavator and runs to the drain grating.
What sets it apart:
it holds what has already spread, while the leak is stopped at its source.
Then everything goes back into a bag, before the liquid reaches the ground or the drain.
Computer-generated image.

An absorbent kit brings together, in a portable bag or bin, what is needed to hold what a leak spreads on site, while it is stopped at its source.
A hose that bursts, a punctured tank, a refuelling that overflows:
hydraulic oil or fuel falls on the ground, and action is needed before it soaks in or reaches a drain grating.

The socks surround the leak and stop it spreading.
The pads and granules absorb the liquid inside.
Once soiled, everything goes back into the recovery bag supplied with the kit.

Absorbents fall into three families.
Oil-only absorbents hold oil and fuel, and are designed to repel water, which is checked on their product sheet.
Universal absorbents also take up water and non-aggressive liquids, such as coolant.
Special absorbents are reserved for aggressive chemicals, acids or bases.
Before any proposal, we check the compatibility of the absorbent with each liquid present, on its product sheet and on the safety data sheet of the liquid.

A soiled absorbent is waste. Socks, pads and granules soaked with oil or fuel do not go out with the rubble:
they follow the hazardous waste route.
The quantity a kit absorbs depends on the model and the liquid, not on a generic figure.

02 What we check with you

On which machine?

A spill absorbent kit does not fit on any machine: it is kept on site or in the vehicle.
The number of machines, the capacity of their tanks and circuits, the fluids and the surroundings: we calculate them with you for your machine.

What the tool does

It contains socks, pads, granules, a recovery bag and gloves, depending on the kit.
Depending on the absorbent, it retains hydrocarbons, non-aggressive liquids or chemicals.
The container can be a bag, a wheeled bin or a chest.
The absorption capacity, the type of absorbent, its compatibility liquid by liquid and the container: we calculate them with you for your machine.

What is needed on the hydraulic side

It needs no hydraulic connection.

Your study sets the exact value for your machine.

Don't have these figures?
A photo of the machine is enough to start.

03 Your study

Have your site checked.

Describe the site machines and the liquids they carry.
State whether a drain grating, a ditch or a watercourse runs nearby.

What we need to answer you

The machines Their type and number, from the mini-excavator to the crawler excavator.
The liquids Hydraulic oil, diesel, engine oil, coolant.
The place Asphalt, soil, factory yard, riverbank, public highway.
Storage In the cab, in the workshop vehicle or at the site base.

Without these details, the study still begins: we will ask you for them.

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Book an appointment with the specialist

Or call 01 84 16 55 49 · our lines are open 7 days a week, from 7h to 22h.

Written study within 3 working days, once the file is complete.

04 Choice

What determines the choice

Each point says what changes the choice.
The values, we check them in your carrier's instructions and in the tool's.

01 — The liquid to absorb Hydrocarbons, non-aggressive liquids or chemicals:
the absorbent family is chosen with what the machines carry, and its compatibility is checked liquid by liquid.
02 — The size of the kit Depending on the number of machines and their tanks:
a bag for the cab or the vehicle, a wheeled bin for the site base.
03 — The container Bag, wheeled bin or closed chest:
it is chosen with the place where the kit waits, under cover or outdoors.
04 — Complete kit or refills A complete kit to equip a site:
refills of socks, pads or granules to top up one that has been used.

05 Check

What is checked before ordering

Capacity It is checked against the capacity of the tanks and circuits of the machines on site, not against a figure read on its own.
The type of absorbent Its compatibility is checked against each liquid present on the site, on the product sheet and on the safety data sheet of the liquid, before any proposal.
Location The kit is stored within reach of the machines, where a leak can occur.
Disposal The disposal route for soiled absorbents is planned with the kit, before the first leak.

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