Commercial-Industrial Cleaning,by Pressure-Washing, Hydro-Blastingand UHP-Jetting

Wolfgang Maasberg

Commercial-IndustrialCleaning, byPressure-Washing,Hydro-Blasting andUHP-Jetting

The Business Operating Model and How-ToManual for 450 Specific Applications

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Wolfgang MaasbergIPAC SolutionsSalt Lake City, UT 84101USAe-mail: wolfgang.maasberg@gmail.com

ISBN 978-0-85729-834-8 e-ISBN 978-0-85729-835-5DOI 10.1007/978-0-85729-835-5Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York

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� Springer-Verlag London Limited 2012Editing by Jill Maasberg and Corey BuxtonIPAC SolutionsSalt Lake City Utah 84101Pictures and drawings courtesy of:Hammelmann Maschinenfabrik, Oelde Germany, Wolfgang LeifeldIPAC-MIS, Salt Lake City Utah, USA, Wolfgang MaasbergKärcher GMBH, Winnenden Germany, David WickelSewer Equipment Company of America, Glenview Illinois, Dan O’BrianWOMA GMBH, Duisburg-Rheinhausen, Germany, Theo Sausen.Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, aspermitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced,stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of thepublishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issuedby the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should besent to the publishers.The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence ofa specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and thereforefree for general use.The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of theinformation contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errorsor omissions that may be made.

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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank the following individuals for providing technical reviews ofthis manuscript or portions thereof:Jorge Rankin, President and Founder of Aqua-DyneLydia Frenzel, Executive Director WJTA, Advisory CouncilMike Bulard, Parts Marketing, Jetstream of HoustonPat DeBusk, Co-Chairman WJTA, and Vice President of Inland Industrial ServicesTravis Mecham, C-Tech-Kärcher-North AmericaTheo Sausen, President WOMA, GMBHTom Pritchett, CEO, Champion Industrial Services

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Quick Guide

Commercial: Industrial Cleaning

1. In Chap. 1 introduction, categorize the industry or business, its area and/orhardware, exposing the specific application criterion, customer contacts, resourcesand detailed safety regulations

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2. Document customer contacts, the industry resource criterion and safety cur-riculum to the application review form, followed by a jobsite risk assessmentallowing for the particular job location and its circumstance

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3. Decide on the required job entity and its correlating core number providedwithin manuals application ‘‘Register’’ (2)

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4. Evaluate the recognized core application curriculum, (primary–secondarynumbers)

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5. Choose the primary and/or secondary gear-list authorization form to classifyand document necessary tooling (jobs gear up-list)

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6. Track paperwork (job-walk) through jobs conclusion

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Contents

1 Introduction: Succeed in Residential, Commercialand Industrial Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 Agricultural Environment, Cattle-Hog-Poultry Operations,

Kennels-Zoos-Aquariums, Veterinary Facilities. Bacteria,Pest and Corrosion Control, Biological Security Program,Various Cleaning Applications, Customer Contacts,Business Resources, Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.2 Asphalt-Tar-Mastics Industries, Bituminous CompoundManufacturers, Waterproofing Applications, ManufacturingHardware and General Equipment Cleaning ProcedureIndustries Technical Resources, Customer Contacts,Safety Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.3 Automotive Manufacturers, Automotive Suppliers-Industries,Hydro-Blast History, Industrial Cleaning Applicationsfor Manufacturing Hardware and Machine Shops, Vehicleand Trucking Facilities, Mobile Vehicle Washing Applications,Important Customer Contacts and Trade Resources . . . . . . . . . 16

1.4 Airports, Aviation Industries and Their Municipalities,Hydro-Blast History, Servicing Shop Environments,Coating and Rubber Removal Applications, Introductionto General Surface and Equipment Cleaning Techniques,Customer Contacts and Technical Resource Information. . . . . . 22

1.5 Battery Manufacturers’ Process and Recyclers’ PlantHardware Cleaning Applications, Services to IndustrySuppliers, Industry Resource Info, Customer Contacts,Safety Aspects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

1.6 Beverage, Bottling Facilities, Breweries, Distilleries, JuiceProcessing, Equipment and Area Cleaning, SpecializedTooling, Specific Safety Requirements, Customer Contacts. . . . 32

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1.7 Butchers-Slaughterhouse Operations, General Processing,Cattle-Hog-Poultry and Animal Rendering Facilities,Equipment and Area Identification, Hygiene Requirements,Customer Contacts, Technical Resourcesand Safety Stipulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

1.8 Building Washing, Exterior-Interior Surface-Prep., GraffitiRemoval, Restoration, Coating-Removal, Water-Proofing,Specialized Tooling, Scaffolding Procedures, Industry Resourcesand Safety Requirements, Various Customer Contacts . . . . . . . 44

1.9 Commercial-Industrial Structures, Demolition-RehabilitationProcedures, Construction Clean-Up, Surface Preparation,Equipment Resources, Safety Issues and Resources,Customer Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

1.10 Refinery-Oil-Polymer-Chemical-Epoxy-Resin-Vinyl-Latex-PaintManufacturing Environments, Area and ManufacturingHardware Identification, Psi-Gpm Performance Requirements,Hydro-Blast Background, Customer Contacts and IndustryResources, Plant Safety Stipulations and Trainingfor Contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

1.11 Coal Mines, Coal Gasification Plants, General Miningand Mineral Extraction, Hydro-Blast Equipment History,Customer Contacts, Contractors Resourcesand Safety Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

1.12 Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Seeds-Leaves-Herbs, Process-ExtractionHardware Cleaning Services, Hydro-Blast History,Contractors Customer Contacts, Resourcesand Safety Prerequisite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

1.13 Cement-Lime Manufacturing, Ready-Mix Concrete Industries,Prefab Assembly Lines, Pipe, Brick, Block ManufacturingEquipment Cleaning, Hydro-Blast History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

1.14 Dairy Foods, Byproduct and Derivatives, Milk Processing,Industries Hazardous Analysis and Critical Control PointSystem (HACCP), Customer Contacts, Establishinga Sanitation Program Incorporating Hygiene and SafetyPrinciples Recognized by USDA and FDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

1.15 Fish Hatcheries, Aquatic Farm Environments, TropicalMarine Livestock Centers, Balancing Lake & PondEcosystem (Dredging), Recognizing the Hazardous AnalysisCritical Control Points, Various Pressure-Washingand Hydro-Blast Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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1.16 Food Service Industry, Restaurants, Healthcare Organizations,Corporate Kitchens, Custodial Kitchens, etc., Produce Retailers,Food Processing Companies, Trucks-Tankers and Rail Cars,Pressure-Washing Applications, Hydro-Blast History,Customer Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

1.17 Foundries, Steel Mills, Forging Shops, Nonferrous MetalsIndustries, Pelletizing and DRI Plant Services, NumerousPressure-Washing and Hydro-Blast Applications, NecessaryEquipment Hydro-Blast History, Customer Contactsand Resources, Industry Safety Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

1.18 Glass, Porcelain, Ceramic and Enameled Product Industries,Various Low and High-Pressure Cleaning Applications forWastewater Treatment Facilities and Air EmissionsHardware etc., Customer Contacts and TradeAssociation’s Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

1.19 Maritime Vessels, Offshore Oil Platforms, Shipyards, HarborFacilities, Piers, Recreational Boating, Various Low and HighPressure Water Cleaning Applications, Including UnderwaterJetting Operations, Hydro-Blast History, Customer Contactsand Resources, OSHA Safety Standards and ShipyardCompetent Person Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

1.20 Municipalities’ Wastewater Treatment Facilities, ShoppingZones, Parking Facilities, Exhibition and Sport Arenas,Highway-Road Services, Sewer-Cleaning, VacuumSludge-Debris Removal, Coating Removal, Various Lowand High-Pressure Water Cleaning Solutions, Safe WorkPractices, Customer Contacts and Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

1.21 Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic, Drug and Dietary SupplementsIndustries, Low and High-Pressure Water Cleaning Applicationsfor Biological Separation-Extraction and Chemical SynthesisProcess Equipment, Process Area and EquipmentDecontamination, Customer Contacts-Resources-Safety . . . . . . 170

1.22 Pulp-Paper, Paperboard, Cellulose and EngineeredWood-Lumber Industries, Hydro-Blast History, Various Nozzleand Tool Configurations, Low and High-PressureCleaning Applications for Plant Hardware, Customer Contactsand Resources, Safety Procedures in Pulp-PaperPlant Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

1.23 Power-Plant Services, Coal-Oil-Natural Gas Combined Cycle,Biomass, Hydro or Nuclear-Powered, Hydro-Blast History,Low and High-Pressure Cleaning Application for Boilers,Heat-Exchangers, Condensers, Stacks and Cooling System,Compressor Oil Lube Services, Customer Contactsand Operational Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

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1.24 Railroad-Commuter-Light Rail Maintenance Yards, RailwayHistorical Associations, Theme Parks, Rail-Bridge,Steel-Concrete Rehabilitation, Rail Accident, Site-EmergencyResponse, Hydro-Blast History, Applications, CustomerContacts Resources and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

1.25 The Business Operating Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2121.25.1 Retain and Safeguard Corporate

Application Itinerary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2121.26 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2121.27 Application Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2141.28 Application Core Curriculum 1,000–55,000 psi . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

1.28.1 The Gear-List Authorizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2141.28.2 GEAR-LIST Authorizations’ for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

1.29 Application Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2171.29.1 Develop the Trade Curriculum, ‘‘Introduction’’ . . . . . . 217

1.30 Compile Application Register Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

2 Application Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2312.1 Example: Identify a Job Criterion and Create

its Job Specific Gear-List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

3 Application Core Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2473.1 Brick-Block-Stone-Stucco and Masonry Façade Cleaning,

Structuring, General Surface Preparation and Restoration . . . . . 2503.2 Surface Pasting, Airborne Dust Suppression, Applying

Extended Service Non-Film Forming Seal Applications,Biosecurity, Sanitizing, Deodorizing, Decontamination,Chemical-Concentrates-Proportioning-Metering, Foaming,Flash Rust-Corrosion-Inhibitors, Use Of Acids, Bleachand Fungus-Mold Inhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

3.3 Clinker-Slag-Coke Removal, Kiln-Boiler-Furnace Cleaning,Thermal-Hot Scale Removal (Cracking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

3.4 Condensers or Small Tube Heat Exchangers, Large TubeHeat-Transfer Units, After Coolers, Steam Generators,Three Drum Water Tube Boilers, Ring Exchangers, Plateand Frame Type Exchangers, Bayonet-Tube Exchangers,Dryers-Incinerators, Heat Transfer Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

3.5 Coating-Paint-Graffiti Removal Techniques on Surfacessuch as Asphalt, Concrete, Masonry, Structural Steeland Aluminum, High-Temp Industrial Coating-InsulationDeletion Methods, Surface Flash-RustCorrosion-Oxidation Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

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3.6 Concrete-Aggregate, Cleaning-Cutting-Scarifying,Demolition-Restoration and Finishing, ConcreteRemoval-Cleaning Procedures on Industrial Equipment andVehicles Utilizing the UHP-Hydro-Blast Equipment. . . . . . . . . 327

3.7 Dry-Wet Vacuum Applications, Dredging, EmulsifyingSludge, Hydro-Excavation, Gravel Cleaning, Pumping Fluids,Dust-Refuse or Bio-Product Loading, Transfer or Removalof Industrial Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

3.8 Duct-Work, Canopy Hood Installation Cleaning, Acidand Sanitary Treatment, Cleaning and Chemically TreatingPipe Prior to Installation of Liner Systems, and the Coatingof Interior Steel-Iron Pipe (�) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

3.9 Directional-Horizontal Underground Pipe Installations,Water Well Cleaning, Water Jet-Grouting, Pile Driving . . . . . . 371

3.10 Expansion-Control Joint Cleaning on Rigid Pavement,Sidewalks, Decking, Tank and Pool Construction,Grout-Membrane-Plastic-Rubber-Elastic Removal(New Product Installation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

3.11 Filters, Screens, Felts, Bag-House Units, Traysfor Catalytic-Cracking, Vacuum Suction Rolls,Radiators-Fin-Fan (Exterior), Air-Preheater Baskets,Staggered Channel, Wire Mesh-Plate-Vane MistEliminators (Centrifugal, Basket, Vane-Type), etc . . . . . . . . . . 384

3.12 Flatwork-Surface Cleaning, Gas Stations, Banks, RestaurantsDrive-Thru, Machine Shops, Warehousing and Parking GarageAreas, Airport Runways, Jet-Bridge and Hangar Facilities,Vehicular-Pedestrian Tunnel Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

3.13 Hazardous Industrial Waste Recovery and Soil Treatment,Asbestos, Radioactive Trace Element Remediation,Vehicular Accidents and Cleanup of Crime Scenes . . . . . . . . . 409

3.14 Hydrostatic Testing of Boilers-Steam Generators, Gas andVacuum Vessels, Towers, Tanks and Nondestructive LeakTesting of Hydraulic Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421

3.15 Mold Remediation, Disaster Cleanup, Water Damage-SludgeRemoval, Insect-Pest Suppression Odor-Stench Control . . . . . . 429

3.16 Oil-Lube Systems (Industrial), Tanks, Oil Compressors,Hydraulic Equipment Services, Light-Oil Jetting . . . . . . . . . . . 435

3.17 Ornamental-Statuary-Monuments, City Fountains,Theme-Amusement Parks, Hotel and Municipal Pools,Aquatic-Marine Pools and Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441

3.18 Polishing, Etching, Metal Burr-Flash Removal, Weld SeamPolishing, Surface Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

3.19 Sewers, Laterals, Culverts, Sumps, Industrial Pipe Cleaning,Pipeline Cleaning and Cutting Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452

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3.20 Steam-Vapor-Gas-Flue Stacks, Industrial Elevator Shafts,Laundry-Garbage Chute Cleaning and Sanitizing . . . . . . . . . . . 470

3.21 Stationary-Portable, Industrial-Commercial Equipment,Vehicle Fleets, Rail-Car, Truck-Trailer-Tanker Trucks . . . . . . . 477

3.22 Tanks, Vessels-Autoclave, Precipitators, Container Cleaning,Volatile Substance Removal and Effluent Separation . . . . . . . . 488

3.23 Hydro-Abrasive Blasting, Steel Cutting-DemolitionApplications, Underwater Hydro-Blasting and Dredging . . . . . . 507

3.24 Wash Water Control, Recovery, Filtration, Recycling,Wastewater Reclamation Technology, Evaporation,Hazardous Materials Cleanup, Chemical Rinse Aids . . . . . . . . 522

3.25 Wood Structures-Roofs-Decks-Landings-Fencing, WallboardCleaning, Facilitating Coating Painting-Preservation Procedures,Vinyl and Aluminum Siding Cleaning, Tile-AsphaltRoof Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532

4 Associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549

5 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5575.1 Contractor’s Basic Safety Information Bid and Paperwork

Illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5575.2 Application Register Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560

About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577

Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols,Industrial Language Discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579

Trade Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617

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