CTSP Episode 145 - Secondary Containment Design and Coating Systems

Jack Walker and Paul Atzemis discuss the many factors of secondary containment design and the construction of coating systems for secondary containment.

 

  • 0:00 – Intro and the AER Podcast
  • https://air-equipment.com/podcast
  • 2:38 – Secondary containment coating systems
  • 3:15 – EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Guidance for Regional Inspectors – Chapter 4
  • https://www.epa.gov/oil-spills-prevention-and-preparedness-regulations/spill-prevention-control-and-countermeasure-6
  • 4:48 – Goal of Secondary containment systems
  • 4:56 – Secondary containment design considerations
  • 5:16 – Treatment of expansion joints, cold joints, cracks, pipe penetrations, and more with elastomeric coatings
  • 6:12 – Vehicular traffic in secondary containment areas
  • 7:40 – Slope away from primary containment
  • 8:31 – How big does the secondary containment area have to be?
  • 10:11 – The secondary design has to account for rainfall
  • 11:07 – The 72-hour rule
  • 12:40 – Coating system design for secondary containment
  • 15:05 – Neat coating systems for secondary containment
  • 16:41 – Aggregate-filled coating systems for secondary containment
  • 18:08 – Aggregate-reinforced coating systems for secondary containment
  • 20:00 – Wrap up

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