ISLES of CAPRI WATER SYSTEM

This blog will follow daily the progress of the installation of our new water pipes. The company will be working 4-10 hour days with friday open for surveying and cleaning up on the previous weeks work. The company and the county request that all people that are watching the progress to maintain a safe distance from working personal and equiptment. This blog hopefully will show you the progress daily in order to keep you as informed as possible.













My Blog List

Blog Archive

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

6" ASBESTOS OLD WATER PIPE REMOVAL PROCEDURE

THE PROCEDURE BEGAN WITH THE MARKING OF THE BAGS THAT WILL CONTAIN THE ASBESTOS MATERIAL..

DOUBLE LINING WAS REQUIRED, SO THE TRASH CONTAINER WAS LINED ALSO..


AN AIR MONITOR WAS SET UP NEAR THE SITE..


THE WARNING SIGNS WERE PLACED AT EACH OF THE APPROACHES..


THE WORK SITE WAS STAKED AND MARKED WITH RED TAPE..


THE ROAD WAS MARKED TO ALLOW TRAFFIC TO MOVE NORMALLY WHILE KEEPING THE OBSERVERS SAFE..


A MEETING WAS HELD TO REVIEW THE PROCEDURES.
"JACK SNIDER" (LEFT) AND "ERIC GOELLER" (RIGHT)
WERE HIRED AS "ASBESTOS CONSULTANTS" TO DIRECT THE
OPERATION AND INSURE THAT ALL REGULATIONS WERE FOLLOWED..


THEN THE SAFETY MASK WERE OPENED ..


EACH PERSON THAT ENTERED THE WORK SITE, HAS TO WEAR THE MASK..


THE PEOPLE WEARING THE MASK ARE CERTIFIED TO DO SO..


THE WORKERS TAKE THEIR PLACES AND BEGIN TO DIG UP THE ASBESTOS WATER PIPE..


OBSERVERS KEPT A CONSTANT WATCH OVER THE PROCEDURES..


THE FIRST PIECE OF ASBESTOS IS REMOVED..


IT IS IMMEDIATELY INSERTED INTO THE MARKED BAG AND SEALED..


THE "ASBESTOS CONSULTANTS" CONSTANTLY MONITOR THE AIR QUALITY ON A DEVICE MOUNTED ON ONE OF THE WORKERS IN THE DITCH..


AND ON THE MONITOR MOUNTED NEAR THE SITE..


REMOVAL OF THE ASBESTOS CONTINUES..


AND AS EACH PIECE IS PULLED UP, IT IS SLIPPED INTO THE MARKED BAG AND SEALED..


WHEN THE ASBESTOS WATER PIPE IS CLEARED FROM THE NEW WATER PIPE, IT IS SEALED AND A STAND PIPE IS INSTALLED TO ALLOW THE REMAINING PIPE TO BE FILLED WITH GROUT..


THE BAGS OF ASBESTOS WATER PIPE ARE MOVED TO THE LINED TRASH CONTAINER AND LAID IN FOR TRANSPORTATION TO THE DUMP SITE..


ONE LAST ITEM IS THE MARKING OF THE BAGS WITH A HAZARDOUS  MATERIAL STICKER.. 


THE CREW PICKS UP THE STAKES AND MOVES TO THE NEXT SITE..


A STATE "DEP" OFFICIAL NAMED "SHERRILL CULLIVER" MAKES A SURPRISE INSPECTION OF THE SITE..


HE OBSERVES THE PROCEDURES AND CHECKS THE SITE..


THE WORK CONTINUES, OF PULLING ASBESTOS AND BAGGING THE MATERIAL..


THE WORK CONTINUES AT PANAY AVE WITH THE WORKERS INSIDE THE TAPPED OFF AREA..


AND THE BAGGING OF THE 6" ASBESTOS OLD WATER PIPE.. 



No comments: