Dedicated Oil Spill Cleaning Services

We use only the latest, industry-leading tools and equipment to carry out our event cleaning services in Maidstone.

Our professionals will show up fully equipped to perform a survey per health and safety. We always put the well-being of our clients first, ensuring that all potential risks, including hazardous waste, are eliminated before we leave.

All hazardous materials will be taken off-site and properly disposed of by our cleaners. They will stay on site until the task is done to your satisfaction. The extent of the spill and the findings from our site survey may affect the procedure and cost of the job.

As part of our treatments, we use industrial-grade technology to extract all the oil from the location and utilise chemical treatments to eliminate all remnants. Afterwards, our professionals shall properly disinfect the affected area using the TORIK Cleaning system.

Who is responsible for cleaning an oil spill?

Whether the incident is related to a domestic oil tank or a workplace accident, the responsibility falls onto the individual responsible for poor maintenance or health and safety.

If you own a heating oil tank, any repair costs and oil decontamination fall to you. You will also be legally obligated to inform your local council, water services, and oil cleaning specialists. If your heating tank is insured, you must contact your insurance company about the incident.

However, if the spill occurred in the workplace, the employer may be responsible. A spillage in the workplace could have happened due to poor health and safety practices or a lack of maintenance on storage tanks, transportation devices, or manufacturing machines. Depending on the situation and your negligence, you could receive a fine from the council or any neighbours affected by it.

What should you do when oil spills?

If you suspect that you have a spill, you should inform the local authority, water services, and your insurance company immediately. Your council can provide details on whom to contact to contain the spill, but you are ultimately responsible. In the meantime, you must follow these steps:

• Ventilate the area if the oil tank is in a contained area within your home.
• Avoid touching the oil with your skin or clothing
• Ensure your hands are clean if you touched the oil — do not smoke, eat, or drink.
• Switch off the oil supply
• Identify the source of the leak
• Place a bucket under the dripping oil if possible
• Contain the oil spill with absorbent materials if you are qualified and it is safe
• Check the levels of oil to understand how much may have been lost
• Do not try to clean the spill yourself, either with water or chemicals
• Quarantine any soiled items or fabrics
• Keep a record of any damages or payments you may be required to make for your insurance company

We cover all areas in the Maidstone borough of Kent, including:

• Allington
• Bearsted
• Benover
• Bexon
• Bicknor
• Chainhurst
• Detling
• Frinsted
• Harrietsham
• Hollingbourne
• Horden
• Langley
• Leeds
• Lenham
• Marden
• Nettlestead
• Sutton Valence
• Teston
• Ulcombe

How to prevent an oil spill

There are some things you can do to prevent an oil spill from occurring at home or in the workplace. You must always prioritise your safety, and help vulnerable people leave the area to avoid sickness.