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SPILL KIT USAGE Spill control kits were made available at several of our plants and shops . Since then, we have been able to put them to use, and gain some experience with them. One important thing that we have learned about using the kits, and that we want everyone to know, is that the best circumstance in which to use them is WHEN THERE IS A SPILL ONTO WATER. The absorbant flakes and booms are best used to pick up spilled materials that float . Otherwise, use sand, gravel or soils to form dams to stop a flow of spilled material, or to soak up pools of contaminants . As a reminder, here is what each spill kit contains, and where the kits may be located: • Several ten-foot long "socks" filled with an oil-absorbant stuffing. These socks will float on water and can be strung out , end to end, using the built-in clips . They can be used on water, as a boom to contain an oil slick, or on land, as a dam to stop the spread of a spill . • A bag of oil-absorbant flakes . These can be scattered on water, to absorb floating oil . • Several garbage bags . The bags can be used to hold and transport the oil-soaked booms and flakes to the Busse shop for disposal or recycling, after you have cleaned up the spill . Contact Peter Tolsma at (414) 524-1849 for proper disposal guidelines . These items are stored in a large yellow overpack drum with a screw-on lid. This overpack drum is sized to hold a conventional 55-gallon drum. Use the overpack drum in case you have to deal with a leaking 55-gallon drum that contains a solvent or some other hazardous material . If you have a spill situation where you need a kit, contact Nan Hoepfl at (414) 524-1828, and she will make the kit available to you. Afterwards, let her know how much of the kit' s contents you used, so that the materials can be replenished. Sp'1kcs2.mpc