Rope Access: Avoiding Spills into Navigable Waters

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!