We were awarded the contract by new client Stonewood Builders to remove an underground tank and creosote contamination. The site is located at a Country Estate Yard, located to the south west of Reading in Berkshire where commercial and light industrial activities are undertaken including a gunsmith, offices, a tractor shed, a vehicle workshop and various buildings used for storage.
Scope of work
The team set up a restricted working area with Heras fencing and signage
Access covers were removed using hand tools
5,500ltrs of creosote was pumped into an IBC, and the pipework was drained down and capped off
Operatives set up a gas monitor to continually monitor the LEL levels around the tank and take readings and record every 15 mins
The tank was cold cut open and then with the washings being pumped into IBC’s, the tanks were cleaned and degassed
KpH issued a gas-free certificate so the excavation of the tank could take place
The experienced KpH Operative dug down either side of the tank, being extremely careful as there was a live water pipe near and around the tank
The tank was carefully pulled from the ground and hot cut ready to be flat packed, using a rubber tracked 13-tonne excavator
Digging down to approx. 3.2m below ground level, the contaminated soil was dug out onto polythene sheeting ready for removal and disposal from site
KpH’s Environmental Consultant to validate the excavation taking soil samples prior to the backfill
The excavation was backfilled with an imported certificated type 1 material and the ground levelled ready for use by the client
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