What is bunded pallet?

What is bunded pallet?

Bunded pallets are an essential part of good chemical and hazardous liquid storage. Any time you are storing potentially dangerous liquids in storage tanks, drums or smaller containers, these should be kept on top of a bunded pallet.

Do IBC need to be bunded?

Hard cover and IBC bunding provides safe liquid storage outdoors. A 44 gallon drum is 205 litres; no small amount by any means. Some form of bunding is essential for the safe storage and transport of liquid storage drums.

What is a bunded area?

A bund is an embankment or wall of brick, stone, concrete or other impervious material, which forms the perimeter and floor of a compound and provides a barrier to retain liquid. Since the bund is the main part of a spill containment system, the whole system (or bunded area) is colloquially referred to as the ‘bund’.

What is a bunded container?

A bund is a secondary containment area in a tank or a drum where spilled liquid can collect if the original storage area fails. For example, a bunded liquid storage tank may have a bund capacity of 110%.

What are the main types of spill kit?

The three most common types of spill kits are:

  • General purpose spill kits. These kits are perfect to keep at the ready in case any type of hazardous liquid is spilled.
  • Oil spill kits. Oil spill kits are designed to control and absorb oil spills whilst repelling any water.
  • Chemical spill kits.

What are the most common causes of liquid spills at storage tanks?

Common causes of UST leaks

  • Steel product lines and fittings.
  • Tank overfills.
  • Leaks from dispensers.
  • Steel tanks.
  • STP sumps.
  • Fuel delivery errors.
  • Leaking overfill and dispenser protection devices.
  • Leaking fiberglass product lines and tanks.

How big should a bund be?

Bunds should be sized to hold 110% of the maximum capacity of the largest tank or drum in the chemical store.

What is the minimum capacity of a bund?

The 110% rule is applicable where there is only 1 container stored inside the bund, in this situation the calculation is simple, the bund needs to have a capacity of at least 110% of the primary containment volume. For example if a tank has a capacity of 10,000 litres the bund needs to have a capacity of 11,000 litres.