Description: On August 25th, Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the gulf of Texas. The slow-moving storm dumped approximately 40-50 inches of rain on Houston, TX, and the surrounding area, for five days. Personnel from the pipeline terminal soon realized that the intense rainfall had caused stored petroleum product release onto the tops of numerous […]
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Description: TIS mobilized a 3-man Confined Space Entry team to a large Pipeline Terminal in Fountain, Colorado on October 16, 2001 to clean an Ethanol tank. Company personnel had pumped the tank out, blinded off all piping leading into the tank, prior to TIS’ mobilization. TIS’ checked the tank’s atmosphere with a Multi-Rae Plus meter […]
Description: The Northern Cheyenne Tribe and their Department of Environmental Protection & Natural Resources office requested that TIS conduct a 40 Hour HAZWOPER Technician class to enhance the awareness of uncontrolled releases of hazardous materials and hazardous substances on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. TIS was contracted to provide the attending students with knowledge and hands […]
Description: TIS provided a 3-man confined space entry team to remove the sediment in a concrete oil/water separator that was to be decommissioned. The sediment was characterized as hazardous for lead and benzene, so it was necessary to use OSHA HAZWOPER and Confined Space Entry trained people to conduct the project. TIS used a “Supersucker” […]
Description: One of our clients decided to remove chemical process systems no longer being utilized at their toner and developer manufacturing facility located near Boulder, Colorado. TIS was contracted to decontaminate and demolish all chemical piping, process vessels, and chemical storage tanks no longer needed. The piping and vessels contained ethylenediamine, butyl amine, toluene, and […]
Description: A prominent Colorado newspaper agency had a buildup of petroleum sludge in their oil water separator and trench drains at their truck maintenance facility in Denver, Colorado. TIS was contracted to remove the sludge, and to provide jet cleaning service to clean out all the associated piping connecting the trench drains to the oil/water […]