14/04/11

Safety inspection and rock scaling for local swimming club

Abcas recently carried out a safety inspection and rock scaling project for an historic swimming club that makes good use of a redundant quarry.

Access was extremely limited but Abcas rope technicians were able to quickly rig ropes and get to work. Disruption was minimal and the work was completed on programme to the client’s full satisfaction.

Posted in Geotechnical   Inspection and survey

14/10/10

Slope stabilisation to roadside in West Wales

We recently undertook slope stabilisation works at this roadside location near Milford Haven in West Wales. Rock fall onto the road was causing safety issues and the project was put out to competitive tender. The works included traffic management, vegetation clearance, rock anchoring and face netting. All works were completed on programme and to the client’s full satisfaction.

Posted in Geotechnical  

29/06/09

Green Bridge Cliff Survey

As part of a feasibility study into the construction of a new viewing platform on top of a 100m high cliff on the Pembrokeshire Coast a geological survey of the cliff below was required.

Abcas were employed to provide a safe means of access & supervision for the duration of the site works.

The benefits of using rope access techniques for this work included:

• Speed of set up and dismantling of the access system
• Minimal environmental impact to a sensitive area of National Park
• Flexible system allowing the engineer unlimited access to the survey area
• All equipment removed from site at the end of a shift reducing disruption and risk to the public.

Posted in Geotechnical  

07/12/08

Roadside rockfall protection

Following several rockfalls onto a narrow main road in West Wales Abcas were awarded the contract to initially scale the rock cutting and then install rockfall protection netting. Protective fencing and a traffic management system were required to ensure the safety of road users during our works as the road had to be kept open.
Works were completed within budget and on schedule.

Posted in Geotechnical  

01/10/08

Quarry Face Scaling

Unstable rock on an old quarry face was threatening the workforce below. Abcas were employed to provide a team of experienced workers to inspect and remove dangerously loose rock from the face.

Hand tools were used to prise off loose rocks leaving a safe face for workers to continue operating below.

The team were able to access the slope using rope access techniques. The area below the rock face was cordoned off whilst the work was carried out.

Some rock fall netting & associated anchors were installed in other isolated areas of the quarry where scaling was not suitable.

Posted in Geotechnical