If you own property along the Gulf of Mexico, be prepared in case there is an oil spill. There are several rigs out in the Gulf and at any time one of them could explode and cause an oil disaster. Oil spills clean up in the aftermath of such an event can be expensive and time consuming unless you have the right equipment. A row of HESCO® Concertainer® units can act as a beach barrier against oil spills and if an agent is added, they can even turn the oil into a solid. The units are made to be in a cellular structure and have a wire mesh framework and lined with geotextiles. This makes them heavy duty, permeable, non-woven and they can blend in with the landscape because they come in sand color or green. No one will tell if they are there during normal times. This makes them flexible and they can be filled with materials that make them solid. You can put sand in them, rock that is crushed, granular materials and more. With joining pins, you can connect the individual units together and they can form miles and miles of protection for your beach.

Also, they can be assembled in no time flat. All it takes is two people and 20 minutes and you can have a 30-foot tier installed. This is equivalent to 1,500 sandbags, which take seven hours to install and usually require 10 people. Having something that can be placed in quickly when you need fast oil spills clean up is great especially for emergency situations. It is also cost effective and the units can be applied for multiple uses such as storm protection and beach erosion.

In addition, agents like Enviro Armour™ can be added to the HESCO units and then any oil that washes up to the units will be transformed into a solid. The agents are a proprietary blend of food grade polymers that are approved by the USDA. They are:

· Non-carcinogenic

· Non-corrosive

· Non-toxic

· Non-hazardous

The Environmental Protection Agency has listed Enviro Armour™ on its National Contingency Plan Product Schedule as a solidifier that can be used in U.S. waters for hydrocarbon spills. It is the perfect solution for oil spills clean up. Beach cleanup after a spill is made easier because when you can pick up a solid rather than liquid, the job is a whole lot easier and there is less chance of messing up the ecology of the beach. Sterling Building Specialists and Integrated Protection Systems are working together to provide HESCO units and the Enviro Armour to those in need. For more, log on to http://www.sterlingbuildingspec.com.