Pop-Up Flood and Spill Barriers
Are concerns about potential damage to your facility from spills, floods, or sprinkler releases on your mind? Look no further – DENIOS, the pioneers of spill control, offers the perfect solution for Spill Barriers or Flood Barriers. Introducing our Pop-Up Barriers – these self-contained, passively powered, and self-closing innovations could be the difference between protecting your facility and endangering it. The best part? No external power sources, human intervention, or additional sensors are necessary; it's a fully automatic system.
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Why choose a DENIOS Pop-Up Barrier?
For Spills...
For enterprises engaged in chemical storage, the constant risk of leaks and spills remains a concern. The implementation of a Pop-Up Spill Barrier presents a viable solution. This barrier can be set up either to segregate incompatible substances within a sizable facility or to effectively confine potential spills and sprinkler discharges at every entrance point around the facility's perimeter.
For Floods...
The occurrence of floods can lead to harm, affecting storage spaces, machinery, and merchandise. Surprisingly, more than 80% of flood-related losses arise from water levels under 15 inches. By opting for an FM-Approved Pop-Up Flood Barrier, you can establish a safeguard mechanism for exterior entrances. This measure effectively shields the lower-level entryways of your facility or accommodates adaptations in its design and usage to counter flood threats.
What are the benefits?
Requires no electricity or human intervention
Activates instantly
Provides a seamless, obstruction-free doorway opening
Occupies no space as it's recessed inground and flush with the floor
Complies with codes and regulations
It helps prevent substantial insurance claims
Proven standard worldwide
DENIOS has over 37 years of engineering experience and is represented in over 20 countries in America, Europe, and Asia.
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- Maintenance Part 1
- Inspection and Cleaning Part 1
- Testing and Installations Part 2 - 4
- Replacements Part 5
- FM Flood Checklist Part 6
- Flood Barrier Installation Part 7
Transform Your Spill Control: Meet the DENIOS Pop-Up Spill Barrier
Industrial spills present significant hazards, resulting in expensive damages, potential injuries, and severe environmental consequences. Implementing robust spill containment protocols for chemicals, warehouses, and hazardous materials is crucial to ensure safety and adherence to regulations in industrial environments. The demand for effective, dependable, and easily deployable spill control solutions is more pressing than ever.
DENIOS introduces our state-of-the-art Pop-Up Spill Barriers. These self-activating barriers operate without electricity and are crafted for rapid and straightforward installation, offering instant compliance with spill protection regulations. Incorporating DENIOS Pop-Up Spill Barriers into your infrastructure guarantees improved safety and seamless operations, effortlessly protecting your investments and the environment. Please view our video to discover how this advanced solution can revolutionize your spill management approach.
Stay Protected from Floods: Discover the DENIOS Pop-Up Flood Barrier
Traditional methods often fail to protect industrial facilities from floods, exposing businesses to costly damages and operational disruptions. A reliable and efficient flood control solution is crucial for safeguarding assets, ensuring business continuity, and protecting personnel.
Introducing DENIOS's revolutionary Pop-Up Flood Barriers. Designed to provide automatic flood protection, these barriers eliminate the need for manual deployment, conserving valuable time and resources during critical flood events. When rising floodwaters are detected, the barriers deploy rapidly, creating a watertight seal that protects equipment, inventory, and personnel from damage. Please view our video demonstration to see how DENIOS Pop-Up Flood Barriers can transform your flood preparedness strategy.
Effortless Flood & Spill Protection: How Pop-Up Barriers Work
DENIOS' Pop-Up Flood and Spill control barrier provides an uncomplicated and automated solution for industrial facilities. Let's delve into their functionality:
Passive Design: Employing a self-contained and passive design, these barriers are crafted from robust stainless steel. Their weighted base enables them to remain flat when not in use, eliminating the requirement for extra floor space and ensuring unhindered traffic flow.
Automatic Deployment: The barrier's integrated mechanism operates on a float system. As liquids, whether floodwater or spills, enter the barrier's collection sump, the float displaces them, activating the automatic deployment of the wall.
Swift Action: This automatic process occurs immediately upon contact with liquids, ensuring a rapid response to spills and floods. The barrier wall efficiently prevents liquids from infiltrating your facility, reducing potential damage and downtime.
Watertight Seal: When floodwater makes contact, the barrier forms a watertight seal for flood control. This prevents floodwater from infiltrating, thus safeguarding your valuable equipment, inventory, and personnel.
Easy Reset: After the flood or spill has receded, resetting the barrier to its original flat position is effortless, readying it for any future potential events.
In summary, DENIOS Pop-Up Flood and Spill Barriers provide a convenient and trustworthy solution for industrial facilities. With their automated design and rapid response time, they mitigate damage and guarantee the safety of both your personnel and property.
UNOBSTRUCTED DOORWAYS: MAINTAINING NORMAL OPERATIONS
Downtime is a significant expense for industrial facilities. That's why DENIOS Pop-Up Flood and Spill Barriers are tailored to fit seamlessly into your daily operations. When inactive, these barriers lay flat in doorways, facilitating unimpeded movement of personnel and vehicles. This eliminates the necessity for ramps or berms, ensuring a streamlined workflow and minimal disruption to your activities.
Compact Design: Effortless Incorporation into Your Facility
Industrial facilities frequently contend with limited floor space. DENIOS Pop-Up Flood and Spill Barriers tackle this challenge with their space-efficient design. When not in use, they seamlessly blend into existing doorways, demanding no extra floor space. This enables you to prioritize critical production or storage areas without sacrificing flood and spill protection.
How a DENIOS Spill Barrier Could Have Prevented Environmental Damage
In 2023, a major fire erupted at a chemical distribution facility in North America, resulting in significant damage and a subsequent chemical spill that contaminated nearby water bodies. The discharge of water from the fire sprinklers, when mixed with flammable chemicals, generated what fire experts term "fire water." This ignited fire water led to the rapid spread of a floating fire, causing extensive destruction to the facility and posing challenges in containment. The specific chemicals involved were not disclosed, but they inflicted substantial harm on wildlife in the affected region. The cleanup operation lasted several months, sparking concerns regarding public health and environmental safety. Additionally, hefty fines loomed over the company, casting doubt on its financial recovery..
How the Implementation of a DENIOS Spill Barrier Could Have Averted Environmental Harm
A DENIOS Pop-Up Spill Barrier installed within a containment room could have greatly mitigated environmental damage in a chemical plant fire scenario similar to the one depicted. Here's how:
Automatic Deployment: In contrast to conventional approaches that rely on manual intervention, the DENIOS barrier triggers automatically upon liquid contact, including firewater. This rapid reaction could have confined both the water and burning materials within the containment room.
Watertight Seal: The barrier's structure establishes a waterproof seal, halting the spread of contaminated firewater and averting its leakage into adjacent water bodies. This measure would have notably restricted the extent of the area impacted by hazardous chemicals.
Reduced Environmental Impact: By confining the firewater and burning materials, the barrier had the potential to avert a significant release of hazardous chemicals into the river. Consequently, this action would have safeguarded the fragile ecosystem from severe damage.
Although DENIOS barriers cannot prevent fires directly, their automated and efficient containment features could have greatly reduced the environmental repercussions of this incident.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pop-up flood and Spill Barriers are automatic flood control and spill containment systems designed for industrial facilities. They deploy instantly upon contact with liquids. A Spill Barrier prevents harmful chemicals or fire water from spilling out of a specific area of your facility or into the environment. A flood barrier keeps flood waters from entering your facility and causing significant issues.
How does a Pop-Up Flood barrier differ from a Pop-Up Spill barrier?
A Spill Barrier prevents harmful chemicals or fire water from spilling out of a specific area of your facility or into the environment. A flood barrier keeps flood waters from entering your facility and causing significant issues. Structurally, these barriers are the same; the difference is how and where they are installed.
The barrier's weighted base allows it to lie flat in doorways. When floodwater or spilled liquids enter a built-in collection sump, a float triggers a mechanism that automatically deploys the barrier to create a watertight seal.
Are Pop-up barriers reusable?
Yes, our barriers can easily be reset by hand after the mechanism has been activated.
Yes, every barrier we build is tested using water before we ship them out.
What are the Benefits of Pop-Up Barriers?
Automatic Deployment: Eliminates the need for manual activation, ensuring a swift response.
Reduced Flood Damage: Protects equipment, inventory, and personnel.
Minimized Downtime: Quick response minimizes disruption to operations.
Improved Safety: Mitigates flood damage for a safer work environment.
Peace of Mind: Reliable flood control solution.
Unobstructed Doorways: Lies flat when not deployed for easy passage.
Space-Saving Design: Integrates seamlessly into existing doorways.
Flood Barriers: Exterior doorways, loading docks, building access points, and flood-prone areas.
Spill Barriers: Chemical storage areas, manufacturing facilities, around machinery, and spill-prone work areas.
Can Pop-Up Barriers handle vehicular traffic?
Yes, Pop-Up Barriers are designed to withstand vehicular traffic. They can support a weight capacity of up to 6.5 tons (3.25 tons per wheel).
Yes, Pop-Up Barriers can be installed on the same side of the wall as a roll-up door track. However, this requires using extensions for the barriers.
What are the available sizes for the popup barriers?
You can find a complete list of available sizes at the links below:
The popup barriers are available with 12”, 18” or 24” retention heights. (except for the 16’ comprehensive model. This model is available with 12” or 18” heights)
Is the popup barrier equipped with sensors for remote monitoring?
No power source is provided or needed with our popup barrier.
The popup barrier is not recommended for outdoor use.
What type of material is the popup barrier constructed of?
The popup barrier is constructed using 304 Stainless Steel, and the gasket is made of Teflon.
Yes, DENIOS Pop-Up Barriers are built to last. They are constructed from sturdy, solid-welded stainless steel, making them resistant to harsh chemicals and ensuring long-lasting performance.
Do Pop-Up Barriers require any maintenance?
To ensure optimal performance of your DENIOS Pop-Up Barriers, periodic maintenance is recommended. We offer resources and guides to assist you with maintaining your barriers and keeping them in top condition.
Do Pop-Up Flood Barriers require an external power source?
No, these barriers are self-contained and operate independently, requiring no external power source. This means in the event of a fire where your facility's power may be compromised, the barriers will still activate.
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