Accidents can leave slippery surfaces which can lead to more hazardous conditions. Oil absorbent was designed to soak up any oils or lubricants to return the driving surface to more drivable conditions. It has always been argued one way or another that the absorbent should or should not be picked up after applied. Some will say that the tow truck is not permitted to carry reclaimed fluids from a damaged vehicles, especially if that fluid is fuel. Then there are those who will say that it is hazardous to leave spent absorbent on the roadway as traffic resumes over those surfaces.
The operator should check his or her companies policy regarding the use of oil absorbent and what if anything needs to be done after it is applied to an affected roadway. Traditionally, the oil absorbent is carefully and evenly laid out over the affected spill and spread about with the help of a broom. Used absorbent can be collected with the broom and shovel, then placed into stow buckets or heavy duty trash bags. This of course depends on your companies policies regarding the use of this product.
