Effective oil spill management

Oil spills are considered to be one of the worst hazards that have the potential of causing serious man- made and environmental damages. The hazards include chemical fumes, ignition, burns, water contamination, fires or soil contamination. Oil spills are a common phenomenon along the sea shores where huge shipments carry oil vessels that are sometimes spilled in the water body causing damage to the marine life and ecosystem. Due to such frequent occurrences it is important that we have effective  measures in place to prevent further damage and contamination. There are different  marine agencies that are constantly monitoring different coasts and ports preparing  spill response  and contingency plans which must be carried out if the statutory harbor authority has an annual turnover of more than one million pounds. 

Oil spills can be difficult to handle as there is a lot of confusion and chaos that accompanies it. But an effective management of the disaster completely depends on how the clean up authority in charge controls the entire situation, prevents the oil from spreading to other neighborhood areas and finally carrying out the clean up activity to remove the contaminants or the oil itself from the affected areas. Clean up usually takes days or even months for completion as  chemical storage  is a tedious activity that requires proper planning and execution to ensure complete restoration of the chemical without causing any further damage to property. It is therefore, always advisable to all industries and harbor port authorities to keep  oil spill response training  in place so that immediate action can be taken in case of chemical contamination to prevent personal injury and environmental damage.