RC SWIVEL
FOR HARD ROCK DRILLING
Convert Drilling Rigs for RC
Down-the-hole-hammer
Cluster Drill
Conventional Rotary Bit
600 Ferguson Avenue North
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8L 4Z9
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COVER FEATURE
those instances, so we had to work with the geotechnical
consultants on the job just to ensure that they were happy
with capacity of the piles.”
Abele says environmental precautions were also required
in some instances where the bridge building took place close
to an adjacent waterway, Wascana Creek.
“We had to make sure that we had spill containment and
that kind of thing. That was paramount, especially in certain
areas,” he said.
Abele notes the Bermingham crew also needed to be
mindful of all the other road building activities going on at
the same time as the pile driving.
“That was one of the things that we kind of had to be cog-nizant
of and work with the client to ensure that a reasonable
degree of separation and that everybody was aware of adja-cent
construction activities,” he said.
Abele maintains that Bermingham’s commitment to safety
and careful planning were key factors behind the company’s
successful piling bid on the Regina Bypass project.
“One of the reasons why we were a preferred subcontrac-tor
is because of our safety record and our procedures. We
had written procedures for everything and plans for mobi-lizing
from site to site, and we adhered to those plans and
always conveyed our progress with the owner,” he said.
Abele states a good example is the care the Bermingham
crew took when they were required to do some pile splicing.
“We had areas that we set up for splice beds, and that was
definitely a more efficient and safer way of working to move
the large piles for splicing,” he said.
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