6 fuel oil to the respective aboveground and underground storage tanks. Tank truck unloading is performed by outside local oil delivery contractors. The loading and unloading procedures implemented by these carriers meet the minimum requirements and regulations established by the Department of Transportation. As a condition of their contract with MIT, each contractor must have a tanker truck SPCC or spill response plan and must submit this plan to MIT for review. Truck drivers are trained to implement appropriate safety measures and spill prevention procedures prior to, during, and following fuel unloading activities.
Drivers also receive training related to spill response and notification procedures.
A supply of absorbent materials is maintained on every tanker truck. Except for fill port catchment basins installed at the Sailing Pavilion and Pierce Boathouse, secondary containment is generally not provided in most campus fuel unloading areas. The unloading procedures implemented by the outside oil delivery contractors meet the minimum requirements and regulations established by the Department of Transportation. Absorbent materials and spill containment materials are present on each oil delivery truck and would be utilized in the event of a spill event. At the Central Utility Plant, secondary containment is provided in the no. 2 fuel oil unloading area both by means of fill port overfill catchment basins and a local drainage system designed to capture minor spills.