It was with interest this morning that I observed a CFA brigade attend a wash away in a supermarket car park.
What was of particular interest was observing them use absorbant material, sweep it around and then proceed to wash it away- down a storm water drain.
With increased focus on businesses to clean up their game in terms of how they handle product spills and disposal of contaminated material, should FD's do away with the wash away?
Most absorbant material can now be swept and removed from the roadway for collection/disposal. Washing it down the drain simply moves the problem from one area (car park in this instance) to another area, potentially increasing the pollution as oppossed to fixing a problem.
On a side note, what PPE requirements does your department have in palce for this call?
What about scene control issues?
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