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EPA's SPCC: Active vs. Passive Containment for Oil Spill Prevention

SPCC's Active vs. Passive containment: deploy devices on the spot or use pre-emptive, permanent containment.

Both are essential for complying with SPCC general secondary containment requirements, but what is passive vs. active containment? Active containment is on-the-spot spill containment, deployed by a person; passive containment is a device put in place to contain spills before they happen. Click below to shop products that can help you comply!

Active Containment

Active Containment

18 PRODUCTS Deploy drain covers, absorbents or other active devices in the event of a spill.

Passive Containment

Passive Containment

20 PRODUCTS Put berms, pallets and other passive containment in place to contain spills before they happen.

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