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QualSpec San Francisco Area Office 124 Parker Avenue, Rodeo, California 94572
Phone: 510-799-0305 Fax: 510-245-1728 [email protected]
Presented by
Steve McGuire
Vice President, Rope Access Services
January 2013
Avoiding Spills into Navigable Waters
Using Rope Access to Perform
Cleaning, Nondestructive Testing
and Remediation of Corrosion
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Regulatory Bodies
• State Lands Commission
• Department of Fish and Game
• US Coast Guard
• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• US Army Corps of Engineers
• Regional Water Quality Board
• Conservation and Development Commissions
• To name but a few!
Inaccessible piping over water is heavily regulated by many
agencies for the concern of spills into waterways and
surrounding environmentally sensitive areas.
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External Corrosion Due to Aging
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Hands-On Access to Remote Areas
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Remove Corrosion & Measure Wall
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Reapply Coating
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Lifting Piping at Contact Points
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Perform Contact Point Inspections
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Recently, six out of six wharfs whose piping was examined required
immediate remedial attention.
Wharf Data Summary
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A hands-on approach and utilizing rope access has proven to be a
reliable, safe and cost-effective method for evaluating piping over water
You Can’t Afford to Miss This Damage
Thank You!