SecondaryContainmentinAlberta
A secondary containment system is a measure that prevents hazardous discharge from leaving an area. Secondary containment is critical when storing hazardous materials and wastes. If the primary container — like a storage tank, drum or barrel — fails and leaks the product, the secondary containment prevents the spill from spreading. Spill prevention protects the environment, personnel and wildlife in the area.
Halo Environmental helps industrial, and oil & gas companies navigate concrete and steel secondary containment systems and requirements. We'll help your team ensure your prevention measures are effective and compliant with Canada's secondary containment system requirements.
Features of Secondary Containment Walls
When combined with our other services, such as our polyurethane spray, tank farm & storage area containment creates a tough, long-lasting barrier that resists even the strongest of chemicals used on the market today. Crossover stair packages can be included and built for operations access.
Characteristics of environmental containment systems include:
- Durable materials: Secondary containment walls are made from weather-resistant
galvanized steel. - Various wall heights: Walls are available between 12 and 55inches tall.
- Simple installation: Secondary containment walls are easy and quick to install.
- Zero Ground Disturbance: Halo will provide and installs engineered zero ground disturbance secondary containment walls. Zero ground disturbance walls are easy and safe to install because there is no digging of post holes or support braces.
- Many configurations: Secondary containment can be designed and installed for any type of configuration system.
- Meets and exceeds D55: Our secondary containment systems meet Alberta’s stringent D55 requirements.
Tank Farm Containment
Tank farms, new and existing, pose several logistical containment issues when dealing with multiple tanks, pipe and pile protrusions, tank pads, surface activity, and the ability to integrity check the coatings for Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) regulation adherence.
We use a spray-applied coating for existing tank farms to spray in place with no need to implement costly tank moving or lifting operations in order to contain under tanks. As long as your facility has a few inches of room, Halo can apply and seal our coatings under any existing tank installation.
New tank farms allow Halo to significantly reduce project costs by pre-spraying factory-manufactured sheets in our controlled environment and deploying on-site to chemically bond the pre-spray sheets together. This technique reduces our on-site install time and crew size compared to other types of secondary containment liner systems.
Halo uses the latest technology in spray-applied polyurethane coatings and equipment to apply our secondary containment systems. These coatings are completely seamless and require no additional hardware to attach to surfaces, around piping and pillings, and onto concrete or metal surfaces.
Halo custom-fits all our spray coatings to any new or existing containment area and matches the topography of the environment. We make pipe and pile protrusions or three-dimensional obstacles an easy task to contain around compared to traditional forms of sheet lining membranes.
Apply to any clean and dry surface for excellent product adhesion to any substrate for maximum effectiveness.
Other Secondary Containment Applications
Secondary containment is required for any material that is regulated or considered reactive, corrosive, combustible, flammable or toxic. Even if the materials you store are not regulated or mandated, we recommend using a secondary containment system to protect the environment and human health.
Industries that use secondary containment systems include:
- Liquid petroleum
- Oil and gas drilling
- Electrical power
- Railroad
- Farming and agriculture
- Hydraulic fracturing
- Municipality and utility plants
- Military and government
- Construction and building
Gas Compressor Case Studies
Below are case studies demonstrating how gas compressors can affect the integrity of your well sites. Halo offers solutions for such situations:
Halo’s Containment Solution
The simple solution to this problem is to install flexible, vibration-resistant, elastomeric coatings in your belly pan that encompass all the cross beams, corners and conduits under your gas compressor. This impervious membrane traps and holds onto the leaking contaminants coming out of the compressor engine, preventing them from entering the ground under the building. Leaving it to be safely and easily removed on the regular maintenance clean-ups of the building.
Halo’s Containment Solution
Our experts chose to remove the existing sump coating that was no longer providing proper containment and replace it with a new spray-in coating. Doing so provided a reliable, cost-effective solution for the compressor building to minimize the cold penetration. This coating is a reliable, cost-effective, environmentally safe method to deal with the groundwater and eliminate the negative effect it has on the sump coating.
Get a Quote or Learn More About Our Secondary Containment Systems
Halo Environmental is Alberta’s trusted company for secondary containment solutions for industrial and commercial businesses. We’ll help you protect your assets, comply with industry standards and develop custom solutions for your application and containment needs. Contact our team today to learn Halo can meet your secondary containment requirements.
