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Local 2300: on tools and online
The West Kootenay Power Upper Bonnington Powerhouse Access Bridge Rust and Paint Reclamation Project
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Mike Buday and John Voykin
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Job Steward, 2300 veep, and peace activist, Johnny Voykin, says:
"This is a no-anomaly day."
"I hope the moose doesn't eat my clematis."
"The other 4 footer, Doc; the one with 48 inches in it."
Gerry Lacasse
Brand Scaffold Division Safety Officer, working foreman, steeplejack, and man in search of a decent clubhouse sandwich, Mike Tighe, says:
"It's the glamour."
"We're all on the same page."
"Mercy, I've been Kootenayized!"
"Coffee!"
Carpenter apprentice, Brent Neumann, says:
"This is going to be the worst day of my life!"
Our site specific fall protection plan covered immediately adjacent high voltage lines and equipment, steel studded rock outcrops, and a water based rescue / recovery monitor during all suspension work.
 detour to WCB and OSHA Fall Arrest, Fall Restraint, and Fall Protection
 detour to Sample Site Specific Fall Protection Plan Form
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Design change meant Doc trimmed and caught 200 rafter tail offcuts.
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Gerry on his trapeze; we built 4 hangers and then slid down each for the inital base-out.
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| Brand Scaffold crew took it this far and turned the hoarding work over to Hiltec's carpenters. |
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Hiltec foreman Dan Sontag installing 120 sheets 3/4 plywood on suspended platform
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Above, Leif Gilbertson has tied up the rescue boat for the night. Next stage was to shrink-wrap the bridge in poly to contain the lead based paint chips that were water blasted off and contained in a sump. The water was later siphoned off and the remaining concentrated contaminates removed from the site.
this page last updated Feb 22, 02   CUBC home page
photos by dave "Doc" livingston
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