AW’s experience has made it a leader in the removal of marine related infrastructure. Through decades of experience an understanding has evolved for the unique complexities and environmental considerations associated with performing these projects.

Industries served include:

• Docks, piers and bridges
• Lock and dam
• Remote location accessibility

Arwood Waste’s experience and specialized equipment has made it a leader in the removal of docks, bridges and other improvements adjacent to or over water. This experience has included remote location projects accessible only by water.

One example was a contaminated soil removal project on a remote Pacific Island, where AW provided transportation (by ship), housing, medical support, and communications in addition to performing the project work.

The majority of Arwood Waste Demolition projects are industrial in nature. Industries served include:

• Manufacturing
• Refining (petroleum, chemical)
• Mining and metals
• Power and energy

Over the decades we have tuned our skills to meet the needs of our industrial customers. These customer requirements are:

• A non-negotiable commitment to safety with a zero incident goal on every project.
• Working within an operating facility and around customer personnel and production systems.
• Management and handling of the full array of waste projects.
• The need to coordinate work schedules to coordination and sequence with their production, safety and environmental goals.
• Provide realistic scheduling milestones and meeting deadlines.

WHAT MAKES US SAFE?

Our company’s safety success is the result of:

• Every project is unique: Each project’s risks are considered individually.
• Accumulated experience: Decades of safe operation is passed onto field personnel through ongoing in-the-field training
• Industry Leading Training Programs: To respond to the various industries (e.g., mining, petrochemical, manufacturing, nuclear, etc.) in which we work, we have become compliant with a variety of safety reporting agencies including IS Net World, PICS, Browz, and e-railsafe.
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): To make all this information usable to the personnel in the field, AW Demolition has distilled down the information gathered over decades of operation. This information is retained in the Corporate Health and Safety Program, the Corporate SOP document, and, more importantly, within each and every Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan. A real effort is made to make these documents as simple and available as possible to all workers. Hundreds of pages of protocols will not keep field crews safe. Clear, direct information, good training, and effective supervision accomplishes that.
• Supervisor Training: All supervisors with Arwood Waste & Demolition receive added training (e.g., OSHA 10- and 30-hour training, 40-hour HAZWOPER training) and customized ongoing company training as managed by our professional safety staff.
• Highly specialized equipment: Wherever possible, equipment is used to keep personnel away from hazards. Arwood Waste’s technical team works with equipment manufacturers to produce custom-built equipment that allows safer operation. Examples include improved roll-over and falling-object guarding packages, improved visibility cabs, enclosed cabs on skid-steers, and long reach cutting torches.
• Shared Culture of Safety:  At the end of each year, all AW Waste Demolition projects are shut down and all employees convene at our corporate office for required training.  We share in the previous year’s lessons learned, listen to their ideas, and outline new safety procedures for the upcoming year.
• Caliber of Employee: We strive to have the highest standard of employee. We pride ourselves on the longevity of our key people and on attracting the best talent in the industry.

SAFETY PAYS:

Arwood Waste encourages safe work practices through teamwork, communication, and cooperation. Each quarter, every employee is graded on a point reward system by his respective Supervisor and our company Safety Manager, based on these categories:

• Motivation to produce quality work and attitude while at work
• Observation and reporting near misses, site hazards, and correcting them
• Daily participation and input in safety meetings, safety training, etc.
• Wearing proper PPE at all times
• Knowledge and compliance with the Site Safety Plans, JHA’s and safety rules

The intent is to encourage safety behavior and reward employees who may find a hazard, create a solution, and help resolve it.

Decommissioning a facility and property includes removal of hazardous materials and waste; cleaning and removal of equipment; decontamination and remediation; and, termination of environmental operating permits.

AW not only has the capability to dismantle a site, they can also decommission a site. The process involves specific steps to correctly complete a facility’s environmental decommission:

• Hazardous material and waste: Once identified, removal and off-site management of hazardous material and petroleum products in necessary; which may include solvents, compressed gas cylinders, water waste treatment chemicals, lubricants and wastewater. This must be accomplished by licensed personnel to ensure that the material is properly over-packed and lab-packed within properly labeled containers, including preparing the manifest for shipment and disposal.
• Equipment: Equipment that cannot be re-used, is typically cleaned and shipped to another facility or sold. This type of equipment usually includes the components of water and wastewater pretreatment systems, process piping, and industry-specialized equipment. Decontamination involves removing, purging, and proper disposal of liquids, solids and gases contained in equipment and the rinsing or high pressure washing of the equipment with water and detergent. When required, AW completes chemical analysis of any wipe samples taken from washed equipment to document that residual hazardous substances have been removed.
• Decontamination and remediation: Any remaining intact building surfaces (floors, walls, and ceilings) that may be contaminated and require decontamination must be identified. Typically this includes maintenance rooms, water and wastewater treatment areas, chemical storage rooms, hazardous waste storage rooms, flammable storage rooms, manufacturing areas, and other locations that had been subject to spills. If the facility is going to brownfield, AW will take the necessary steps to comply with all Federal, State and Local regulations for environmental cleanup.
• Termination of environmental operating permits: AW will assist in preparing the Notice of Permit Termination to the appropriate regulatory authorities. Permits to terminate include: RCRA hazardous waste generator identification, air emission permit, industrial sewer use permit, NPDES point source and stormwater discharge permit, flammable storage permit, and other possible permits based on the type of facility being decommissioned.

By designing and implementing a site plan, we will identify hidden assets within a structure, provide physical removal of those assets with a proven system…

Arwood Waste (AW) offers comprehensive demolition services for industrial and commercial projects, including salvage and asset recovery. If you require salvage of heavy manufacturing equipment, or even valuable materials, we can provide you with a plan to meet your goals and improve the cost of demolition.

Combining technical expertise and know how, with our understanding of code compliance, Arwood’s staff of experienced demolition professionals can provide the expertise to conduct industrial plant site decommissioning, including site demolition, asset recovery, environmental cleanup, and closure.

By designing and implementing a site plan, we will identify hidden assts within a structure, provide physical removal of those assets with a proven system to transport and monitize the materials removed. Our program will help you offset the cost of demolition by maximizing your return on investment.

You can count on Arwood Waste for technical competence, strong project management, the highest safety rating, and a high-level of quality control on all our projects. Our track record is proven, just ask our many customers.

We are experts in:

• Plant Acquisition and/or Asset Recovery
• Building / Plant Dismantlement
• Building / Facility Demolition
  
• Plant Closures
  
• Recycling Demolition and Construction Debris
  
• Hazardous Waste Transport and Disposal
• Disposition of Surplus Assets in Building / Plant Facilities
• Managing, Marketing, and Reselling Your Excess Surplus Equipment / Material
  
• On-Site Evaluations

When experience counts, you can count on Arwood Waste.

We have been performing all types of demolition projects throughout North America since 1984. From automotive plants to power plants we have successfully dismantled, recycled, recovered assets, including environmental assessment and remediation of contamination. Your project, and the safety of everyone involved is of the utmost importance to us.

AW offers professional power plant demolition services ranging from selective demolition for retrofit/conversion projects to total demolition of an entire site. Our experience in this area has earned us a reputation for providing quality workmanship and cost effective solutions.

A well-planned recycling program during dismantling or demolition provides an improved

return-on investment when properly executed.

Ferrous and non-ferrous metals are separated by material types. Contamination of other materials must be prevented to increase the value and facilitate easier reprocessing for the ultimate recycling facility.

When metals need to be segregated for accurate yields to determine weights and measures or concrete and bricks need to be crushed for reuse, NADC can accomplish this recycling task directly on site.

Projects that requires a critical lift or pick, each has its own unique characteristics.

Each critical lift and/or pick is carefully designed through the combination of structural engineers and the use of precisely the right equipment. The customer (owner) may request to salvage a portion of the project for possible reuse in the future.

Planning for safety, timing, equipment and cost must be anaylyzed down to the finest
details when working on these types of projects that require engineering and the expertise
of the riggers.

Environmental safeguards are paramount during the tank removal process,
including proper disposal techniques.

The proper safety checklist is always followed when decommissioning storage tanks or tank removal. This will prevent any damage to the environment and safeguard any risk to the public or AW’s own working personnel.

Types of tank removal include petroleum, chemical and water. These types of tanks can vary between underground and aboveground. In all cases, these different types of storage tanks are pumped out, rinsed and the liquids or contents are tested.

Once identified, the contents are then properly disposed of at one of the state’s approved liquid waste sites. The tank(s) are then removed to an approved site for scrap processing.

: : Unplanned for events require quick response capabilities, including equipment availability and trained personnel.

Arwood Waste & Demolition will coordinate with Federal Agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

Emergency response demolition means that AW Waste will respond to natural disasters ranging from tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes or crime scenes that deal with arson and collapsed multi-story buildings that fell due to a natural disaster.

From basic site clearing and earthwork to environmental clean up, AW has the the experience, personnel and equipment to do the job right.

Advanced planning for soil remediation, soil erosion control, site dewatering and dust control are carefully considered well before site clearing or excavation projects ever begin.

Even after carefully examining prints and historical documents, heavy excavating equipment can reveal many unplanned for obstacles within a given project. AW has the expertise to examine these new found challenges and act promptly to remedy situation and complete the job on time.