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Spill Containment & Retention

Spill pallets, IBC funnels, and dumping hoppers sized to what you're storing and how much of it can hit the floor before it matters.

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Spill Containment & Retention

Spill Containment & Retention Equipment

Spill containment covers everything between your stored material and the floor: spill pallets and decks that sit under drums and totes, IBC funnels that keep a transfer from becoming a puddle, self-dumping steel hoppers for scrap and waste that still needs to be contained, and mobile spill control cabinets you can roll wherever the risk is that day. One manufacturer builds most of what's in this category, from low-profile parts hoppers to gas-powered all-terrain units for sites without dock access.

What you actually need comes down to three questions: how much has to be contained (drum count or gallon rating), whether the unit stays put or needs to move and dump, and what you're containing, a slow leak under stored drums is a different problem than bulk scrap that has to be hauled and emptied. Send us those three answers and we'll spec the right unit and quote it.

Stationary Retention vs. Mobile & Dumping Units

How to Size It

Stationary Retention vs. Mobile & Dumping Units

Two families cover this category. Stationary units, spill pallets, decks, and retention basins, sit under drums, totes, or IBCs and hold whatever leaks or drips, sized to a rated gallon capacity that has to exceed what's stored above it. Mobile units, self-dumping steel hoppers, rotator box hoppers, and gas-powered all-terrain hoppers, are built to be filled, moved, and dumped, so the spec is less about gallons held and more about load capacity, dump mechanism, and how the unit gets around your site.

Dumping hoppers come with different release mechanisms, bumper release trips the dump automatically against a wall or hopper edge, others dump on a fork tilt or cable pull, and the right one depends on how your crew already handles scrap or bulk material. Tell us the drum or gallon count you're containing, or the load you're dumping and how often, and we'll match the unit and confirm it before you commit to anything.

Applications

Where Spill Containment Fits

Drum & Tote Storage Areas

Spill pallets and decks sit under stored drums and totes as ongoing secondary containment, catching drips and slow leaks before they reach the floor or a drain.

IBC Transfer & Staging

IBC funnels give a controlled point to pour or transfer from an intermediate bulk container, keeping the splash and drips of a manual transfer off the floor.

Scrap, Waste & Bulk Material

Self-dumping steel hoppers and rotator box hoppers collect scrap, chips, or bulk waste on the floor and dump it at a central point instead of hand-carrying it out.

Why It Matters

Catch it before it spreads

Capacity Rated, Not Guessed

Every unit carries a documented capacity (gallons held for spill pallets and basins, load rating for dumping hoppers), so what you install matches what you're actually storing or moving.

Stationary or Mobile, Your Call

Choose a fixed spill pallet or retention basin for a permanent drum storage area, or a self-dumping or gas-powered hopper for material that has to move around the site.

Steel Built for the Material

Welded and formed steel construction stands up to drum weight, forklift traffic, and repeated dumping cycles: not a stopgap, a piece of equipment that stays in service.

Tell us what you're containing and how much.

Send us drum count or gallon capacity, whether the unit needs to move or dump, and the material involved, and we'll spec the right containment and send a written quote.

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Sized to What's Above It

Sized to What's Above It

A spill pallet or deck only does its job if its rated capacity exceeds what's stored on it: a handful of 55-gallon drums calls for a different unit than a row of totes. That capacity is documented, not estimated, so it holds up if anyone checks it against your safety file.

Layout matters as much as capacity. Compact modular pallets fit a defined drum count in a tight footprint; open decks cover a wider storage area under multiple totes or IBCs. Tell us your drum count and floor plan and we'll match the footprint to the space you actually have.

Built to Move and Dump

Built to Move and Dump

Self-dumping steel hoppers, rotator box hoppers, and gas-powered all-terrain units are built for material that doesn't stay in one place: scrap, chips, bulk waste collected on the floor and dumped at a central point instead of hand-carried out. The dump mechanism, whether bumper-release or another release style, is matched to how your crew already moves material.

Where dock access or forklift traffic is limited, gas-powered all-terrain hoppers cover ground a standard forklift-tow unit can't. Tell us how material gets collected on your floor today and we'll spec a hopper that fits into that flow instead of forcing a new one.

Spill Containment & Retention

Key Features

  • Spill pallets and decks sized by drum count and gallon capacity
  • IBC funnels for controlled transfer and staging
  • Self-dumping steel hoppers with bumper-release and other dump mechanisms
  • Rotator box hoppers and low-profile parts hoppers for scrap and floor-level collection
  • Gas-powered all-terrain hoppers for sites without dock or forklift access
  • Mobile spill control cabinets for on-the-move containment supplies
  • Retention basins and containers for stationary secondary containment
  • Capacity documented in gallons or load rating for every unit

Frequently Asked Questions

Start with what's stored above the unit (drum count or gallon volume) since a spill pallet or basin has to hold more than what's sitting on it. Tell us the drum count, tote size, or gallon rating you're working with and we'll spec a unit rated above it.
Both provide secondary containment under stored drums or totes. Pallets are typically a compact modular unit sized for a set number of drums; decks are larger open platforms that cover a wider storage area under multiple totes or IBCs. Which one fits depends on your footprint and drum count: send us your layout and we'll match it.
This equipment is built to hold and retain material that would otherwise reach the floor or a drain, which is the general purpose behind most secondary containment rules. The specific capacity your facility needs to meet depends on what you store and your own regulatory requirements: confirm that number with your EHS team, and we'll build the unit to whatever capacity you give us.
This category is quote-only. Capacity, dump mechanism, and the material you're containing all change what a unit costs, so we spec and price it after you tell us what you need rather than posting a number that may not match your application.

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