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Sun 4-17-2016. McKim 2053 women's bathroom. Burst hot water pipe flooding 2 floors below. Asbestos aerocell pipe insulation. Emergency cleanup and 5 glovebags.


Sat 4-16-2016. Mechanical Engineering 335-B. Day 2. Containment for floor tile / mastic.


Fri 4-15-2016. Multi Story Building 1226. Day 1 with 1 man. Patch 3 areas of damaged asbestos pipe insulation above non-asbestos drop ceiling to be taken down Monday. 900 sqft.

Randall Hall. Dig a hole where asbestos may be in the soil and a penetrating encapsulant lockdown had been applied.

Mechanical Engineering 335-B. Floor tile / mastic. Bring shower decon equipment for Saturday containment removal.


Thu 4-14-2016. New safety shoes.

Snow Appreciation Lunch.


Wed 4-13-2016. Kerchoff steam tunnel. Day 3. Continue installing glovebags. Remove some glovebags. Final photo is termite swarm at manhole.

Hotel A West Range. Emergency cleanup of asbestos.


Tue 4-12-2016. Madison Hall 3rd floor at Wheel-a-Vator. Day 2. Final cleanup, job to completion.

Help Sign Shop prepare for graduation. Clean, sharpen, paint white stakes.

Help Moving Crew at Thornton Hall Office of the Dean. Move furniture to box truck.

Help Sign Shop. Install sign at Milton Airport, site of new indoor shooting range.


Mon 4-11-2016. Madison Hall 3rd floor at Wheel-a-Vator. Remove non-asbestos vynil floor tile and asbestos floor mastic from hallway and small room.


Upcoming Jobs

Containment for Fri/Sat.

Fri 4-8-2016. Mechanical Engineering 335-B. Asbestos floor tile / asbestos mastic. Job is postponed because tiles are sticky, unable to remove by hand intact with dry ice. Need a containment to capture fibers when asbestos tiles are chipped up with tile bar, ripper-stripper. Might not need the buffer because the room is small, 150 sqft. Negative Air #2 remains onsite.


5 a.m. Shutdown Sat 5-14-2016.

Thu 4-7-2016. Steam Tunnel 16 Points at Garrett/Batten sidewalk above McIntire Amphitheater. For 5 a.m shutdown Sat May 14. Go down ladder, turn around to face amphitheater. Right a few steps is A. From A go left a hundred feet to B. From A go right hundred feet to C where the tunnel splits. (A) Remove asbestos pipe insulation, tar paper, tie wires from major steam line using over-sized glovebags. Patch at least one open end. Linear feet 6 1/2. Circumference 5 feet 4 inches. (B) 2 medium lines a couple feet. 1 small line 8 ft. Patch exposed asbestos insulation. (C) Patch/repair/clean up working area near where flashlight shines. Might not be asbestos. Okay to sample. Still wants the cleanup. A and B must be completed at the same time so next crew can enter. Glovebags should be hung and preparations the day before. C must be completed prior to day of shutdown.


To be scheduled.

Multi Story Building 1226, Old Hospital near cafe. Remove entire pan ceiling non-asbestos. Patch or repair any asbestos pipe insulation above. To be scheduled.


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