Top 6 Tips For Containment
Retailers offer insight into product containment and monitoring, including emergency drills.
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"We have electronic tank level monitors on all our bulk tanks." — Darrel Mertens, president/manager, Aero Applicators, Sterling, CO© 2011 -
"The liquid fertilizer containment area consists of a sunken earthen dike, covered with an impervious liner and lined with gravel to protect the liner." — Brent Kagy, CPS, Attica, OH© 2011 -
"The facility has tank containment which far exceeds 110% of the largest tank. The area outside the tank containment is also a contained area." — Scott Butler, CPS, Orangeburg, SC© 2011 -
"All dry bulk fertilizer materials are handled through a totally enclosed facility." — Alan Lee, location manager, CPS, Snow Hill, NC© 2011 -
"Safety requirements/guidelines are essential to protect employees and plant visitors." — Greg Whitesell, manager, CPS, Eaton, OH© 2011 -
"We have a few employees do a mock HAZMAT dress up for recertification of our eight member HAZMAT team." — David Lintzenich, St. Clair Service Co., Belleville, IL© 2011
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For 10 years now, CropLife® magazine and its sponsorship partners have covered all aspects of retailer security and safety with a monthly spotlight on the ways U.S. retailers protect their products and employees. Here we look at all aspects of product containment and monitoring, including emergency drills. Pictured you will find several photographs taken at various dealerships around the country that illustrate a thorough understanding of dealership security and safety. Tied to these pictures are some brief quotes from ag retailers that are leaders in the fields of product containment and monitoring.
