The latest from the silvertooth team
Description: On December 6, 2019, TIS received a phone call from client management expressing an employee had tested positive for norovirus and wanted TIS to sanitize the areas where the employee was known to occupy. On December 7, 2019, TIS gathered equipment and materials and mobilized to the facility. TIS met with management personnel who […]
Description: TIS conducted a 40 Hour HAZWOPER Hazardous materials Technician class in Pueblo, CO at the KMG Chemicals facility to prepare their personnel for uncontrolled releases of hazardous materials and hazardous substances they might encounter at their facility. TIS provided the attending students with knowledge and hands-on training to assist them to be competent and […]
TIS mobilized a five-person crew to Boulder, CO on April 9, 2019 to conduct the degreasing and cleaning of seven vacuum pumps for a major industrial client. Each pump had been leaking oil over a period of months, which caused oil, dirt, and grime to buildup in each pump and pump area. It was determined […]
On March 28th-29th, TIS mobilized to Cahokia, IL to clean a fuel storage tank for a major pipeline company. The 33-foot gasoline storage tank featured a steel internal floating roof (IFR), with CBI-designed legs. After the internal floating roof legs were set in high position by TIS, the tank was diesel-flushed twice and emptied by […]
The Iowa Fertilizer Company and their Emergency Response Team requested that TIS conduct a 24-Hour HAZWOPER Hazardous Materials Technician class to prepare them to handle uncontrolled releases of hazardous materials and hazardous substances at their Fertilizer Plant. TIS was contracted to provide the students with knowledge and hands on training to assist them to be […]
Description: In early 2017, TIS was contacted to provide assistance on an ongoing environmental remediation site in Laredo, TX. The site is an active rail-yard with multiple Light Non- Aqueous Phase Liquid (LNAPL) groundwater plumes and soil contamination. As this is a complex groundwater remediation project, TIS currently performs the following roles: groundwater/LNAPL level measurements, groundwater […]
Description: A train derailment in Nebraska resulted in, among other things, two damaged fuel tender cars, loaded with diesel fuel. The cars were not leaking, but were no longer safe to haul fuel. In order to save the fuel and scrap the damaged cars, TIS was contracted to transfer the diesel fuel from the damaged cars […]
Two TIS employees mobilized to Meridian, Mississippi on November 6, 2017 to conduct Direct-To-Locomotive (DTL) soil sampling near the Mississippi cities of Louisville, Union, and Meridian. The soil sampling at each location was performed along the railroad track where DTL fueling takes place. This soil sampling project helps to ensure that the contracted fuel vendors […]
Description: A Class I Railroad contracted TIS to design and install a new Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP), in Shreveport, LA, for their locomotive repair facility. TIS was asked to disassemble the previous WWTP and then design and install the new treatment plant to fit within the existing footprint. The improved design needed to accommodate […]
Description: In July of 2009, TIS was mobilized to Albuquerque, New Mexico to de-gas and clean a 45-foot diameter fuel storage tank with an external floating roof (EFR) used for low-lead Aviation Gasoline (Avgas). TIS accessed the top of the EFR under confined space permit to remove numerous dead pigeons. Personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by […]
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