BSE Hawaii Operations

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 Key Services Provided by BSE Hawaii Operations Division

Air-Moving (Pneumatic Conveyance)

Air-moving or pneumatic conveyance is a highly efficient and versatile process for removing salvageable materials or industrial waste contained in tanks,  containers,  surface impoundments or process vessels.  Bering Sea air movers can convey almost any material that will fit through an eight-inch hose over a distance of up to 1,000 feet, depending on the materials weight.  Material or waste is deposited into truck- mounted collector modules, drums or other intermediate containers for transportation to its ultimate disposition.  Our equipment has significant versatility, making available numerous specialty applications.  Vessel-to-vessel transfer capabilities allow for enhanced material recovery, where in the past such material may have been disposed of as waste.

A wide range of materials can be handled; wet, dry, non-hazardous and hazardous.     Consistency can range from fine powder to bricks.  Specialty applications include the unloading and reloading of tower packing, process vessels, reactors and water treatment vessels.  We also provide vessel-to vessel transfer, on-line cooling tower cleaning, drumming of accumulated materials, and some catalyst removal and loading.

Some air-movers have augers, sludge pumps and pneumatic unloading systems for a variety of specialized applications. Using a cyclone separator unit, material collected by the air-mover can be either drummed or bagged for specialized disposal requirements.  Bering Sea also has air-mover/jet rodder combination units that can clean sewer lines, catch basins and sumps.

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Hazardous and Non-hazardous Waste Transportation Services

Bering Sea is permitted to transport both hazardous and non-hazardous waste in virtually every state, including those requiring authority for intrastate hauls.  We have a large variety of equipment, including liquid vacuum tankers, liquid vacuum trucks, end dumps, vans, flatbeds, and other vehicles.  Liquid vacuum tankers provide economical transportation of bulk liquids to off-site destinations.  Some are stainless steel to handle acids or other corrosive materials.  In addition to liquids, we transport transformers, drums, ash and other waste.  All transportation personnel comply with the DOT regulations and have fulfilled applicable OSHA training standards, assuring proper management and control of loads while in transit.  Further, Bering Sea carries both contractor’s pollution and liability insurance with an “A” rated carrier.

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Liquid Vacuuming

Bering Sea has a fleet of conventional vacuum trucks designed to efficiently and cost- effectively removes and transport liquid and semi-solid waste materials.  These liquid Trucks remove hazardous and nonhazardous wastes from surface impoundments, tanks, and other vessels, spill clean-up, and in-plant hauling or transfer of most liquids and sludges. 

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Hydroblasting

Bering Sea provides a wide variety of hydroblasting cleaning applications, Hydroblasting or high-pressure water washing, is a safe, cost-effective method of cleaning interior and exterior surfaces, process configurations, heat exchangers and other vessels.  This process removes various deposits, foulants and other build-up material by using water at varying pressures and volumes.  High-pressure water washing and polishing can restore process or heat transfer efficiency, thereby reducing customers operating costs.

Bering Sea offers a variety of pressures, ranging between 10,000 to 20,000 psi, and water Rates from 20 to 85 gpm.  Ultra high-pressure equipment with pressures up to 40,000 psi Is also available.  Bering Sea has specialized automated and robotic systems available to clean limited or difficult-access areas, thereby increasing cleaning efficiency while minimizing operator exposure to high-pressure water.  Systems are available to clean heat exchanger bundles (both shell-side and tube-side), boilers, suction rolls, air heaters and various other process equipment. Bering Sea has the capabilities to recycle water used in hydroblasting applications.

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Aboveground Storage Tank Cleaning

Bering Sea is a leading provider of aboveground storage tank (“AST”) cleaning services. AST cleaning and associated sludge processing have become more complex due to increased federal, state and local regulations pertaining to emission reductions, waste minimization and required inspection/repair intervals.  Bering Sea provides its customers with turnkey services such as solids extraction (including gas freeing), temporary storage of sludge, sludge processing, waste transportation and repairs.  We offer cost-effective solutions to oil reclamation and reduction of waste volumes requiring disposal. 

Bering Sea can clean any size tank and process the associated sludge.  Our experience includes tanks up to 360 feet in diameter.   Our service personnel are trained to OSHA EPA and API standards, which ensures compliance with all appropriate regulations and Safety practices.

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Mobile Dewatering and Sludge Processing

Regulations regarding waste minimization and bans on land disposal of liquids and hazardous wastes have placed increased restrictions on sludge and semi-solid waste handling.  In addition, disposal costs for incineration and other alternatives have increased astronomically.  Bering Sea provides its customers mobile dewatering and processing services as a solution to sludge and wastewater disposal problems.  Bering Sea utilizes belt and filter recessed-chamber) presses and two and three stage centrifuges

which can be set up on-site and can produce up to 4 to 1 reduction of sludge volume?

Bering Sea can handle a variety of waste streams, including tank bottoms, wastewater Catalyst, listed waste streams (including F and K wastes) and sludges from water Treatment plants.  In the case of tank bottoms, our processing units can recover a large portion of the oil content from the sludges, returning it to the customer for recycling.  Effluent can frequently be discharged back to the customers system

effectively reducing overall system load.  Manufacturing, food processing, and pulp and paper mill waste can also be dewatered, decreasing overall volume and thereby reducing the cost of landfill disposal, recycling or incineration.  In most cases, dewatering sludges sufficiently reduces the liquid content to allow landfill disposal.

Bering Sea operates thermal desorption units (dryers), which are used to increase the dry solids content of the final filter cake.  This process drives off additional moisture and most volatile organic compounds (“VOCs”).  Most VOCs can be condensed and returned to the plant.  Remaining solids contain an average of 10 percent moisture, resulting in significant volume reductions in material to be incinerated

or introduced into waste-to-fuel programs.

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Chemical Cleaning and Process Vessel Decontamination

Bering Sea provides chemical cleaning and decontamination services for various heats exchange and process systems in order to maximize efficiency.  Chemical cleaning is an efficient method of removing residual oils, corrosion products, and water hardness deposits and other foulants.  It can also be used to decontaminate process vessels, including those with NESHAPs-regulated benzene vapors.  Further application include passivation to reduce future fouling or corrosion of processes systems.  Chemical

cleaning can significantly reduce downtime compared to mechanical cleaning methods which is important in critical path situations?

Each project is designed by an experienced engineer, who assists in identifying deposits and metallurgy.  Once this analysis is completed, the appropriate solvent is selected. We have experience in cleaning a variety of process vessels and can handle projects of any scope.  Our engineers are able to develop creative solutions tailored to our customers needs. 

Bering Sea provides a wide variety of solvents, many of which can be disposed of easily in-plant.  These include water- soluble solvents such as chelants and biodegradable solvents.  When a cleaning agent is used which requires specialized disposal, we ensure that disposal conforms to applicable regulatory standards.  Our personnel are well versed in federal, state and local regulations for spent chemical disposal, and have satisfied applicable OSHA training for hazardous chemical use.

Our equipment includes specialized rubber-lined tankers and pumps, stainless steel units for specialty chemical applications and skid-mounted lube oil flushing systems with provisions for full-flow filtration.  Along with equipment, we provide well-trained personnel who are accustomed to on-site problem solving.

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Sludge Pumping

Bering Sea provides sludge pumping services to solve difficult sludge conveyance Problems.  Our pumping systems can be used to move large volume of highly viscous Liquids with high solids content.  They can achieve flow rates up to 3,000 gpm and Can handle sludges at 20 to 40 percent solids by volume with particle sizes of up to 4 inches in diameter.  Bering Sea has sludge pumps that can be operated as stand-alone, self contained units or can be driven directly from the hydraulic system of

a Bering Sea air-mover.

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Site Remediation/Waste Stabilization Services

Bering Sea is a leading provider of site remediation services, ranging from specific processes to design assistance, execution and management of turnkey projects. Through accurate assessment and careful planning, Bering Sea’s talented and highly trained personnel can devise cost-effective and efficient solutions to meet your needs. This includes rapid response actions to minimize adverse environmental situations.

Bering Sea has a large fleet of equipment for any size remediation project. This includes excavating equipment, dewatering presses, liquid vacuum trucks, transportation capabilities and other specialized equipment to provide comprehensive solutions. Services include soil stabilization; UST and AST removal, remediation and installation; facility decontamination and demolition; bio-remediation of petroleum contaminated soils; PCB waste handling and disposal; drum handling; and groundwater remediation. All personnel are 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER TRAINED. In addition, Bering Sea carries “A: Rated contractor’s pollution and transportation liability insurance.

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Temporary Storage Tanks

Bering Sea provides temporary storage tank rental for demineralized water, chemicals, tank bottoms, sludges, black liquor and other materials, both hazardous and non-hazardous. We provide two options. The first is Bering Sea’s proprietary “Super Tank,” a 500-bbl. (21,000 gallon) steel tank built to ASME specifications. These tanks come complete with collapsible handrails, walkways and toe guards built to OSHA specifications. Highly versatile, this tank can handle positive pressures up to 15 psi and negative pressures up to 9 inches of mercury, thereby providing vapor proof storage. For viscous materials, a heating coil can be placed through the bottom manway. The “Frac Tanks” is skid-mounted for delivery by a low-profile roll-off truck. Unlike traditional frac tanks, structural integrity is ensured since the “Frac Tank” is built to a known specification, and cleaning is greatly simplified by the elimination of internal struts, supports and corners inside.

The second option is a polyethylene tank with capacity up to 4,000 gallons, which is excellent for corrosive material storage. The poly tank has a safety ladder with working platform and safety chains, designed for personnel protection under OSHA standards. It also has a revolutionary sloped bottom for easy draining and cleaning. Being only 10 feet in diameter, these tanks are ideal for areas with limited space.

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Spill Response

Emergency spill response is an important service provided by Bering Sea. Members of our spill response team are 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER trained with annual 8-hour refresher courses. Response actions are pre-planned and rehearsed for a variety of scenarios. These include storage vessel leaks, tanker truck spills, derailments, marine spills, pipeline ruptures and accidental discharges to waterways.

The key to efficient and cost-effective containment during an active spill is time. With its nationwide network of facilities, Bering Sea can pull together large response teams, capable of expeditiously containing and removing a variety of spilled materials. When Bering Sea assembled a team of people to contain spills from ruptured pipelines, thereby averting environmental catastrophe. Bering Sea has numerous spill response contracts.

The Oil Pollution Act 1990 requires many industrial concerns to have a spill response plan in place. Bering Sea has the expertise to assist with planning and implementing such response programs.

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Sewer and Line Cleaning (Jet Rodding)

Bering Sea offers comprehensive jet rodding, line and sewer cleaning services. Jet rodding is an effective means to clear underground pipes, process lines and sewer systems without harm to pipe or conduit interiors. This process uses a combination of high-pressure water to dislodge debris and high-velocity vacuuming to remove the back-flushed material.

Jet rodding effectively clears a variety of obstructions, such as coke dust, mill scale, wood chips, coal, rock, sand and other debris. In doing so, drain and sewer lines can be returned to original flow capacity. Moreover, the service can be conducted without personnel having to enter into the line. Also clean wet wells.

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Safety Program Overview

A shared priority of Bering Sea and its customers is the safety of their personnel. At Bering Sea, people are our most important asset. That is why safety is of paramount importance to us. Accordingly, we have developed a comprehensive program to protect our employees and customers.

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Hiring Procedures

The safety program begins with people. Bering Sea actively recruits candidates that have proper qualifications to perform the required tasks. All candidates are prescreened and drug-tested as a pre-employment condition.

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Training

Technicians: Once qualified people are selected, the next step in the process is training. Our minimum training requirements for new employees is the 24-hour OSHA hazardous waste operations (HAZWOPER) course (although 95% are 40-hour trained before arriving on a job site). Training includes confined space entry procedures, respiratory protection and hazard communications standards. In addition, technicians have basic knowledge of all equipment they will be operating.

Operators and Supervisors: At the operator and supervisor level, all employees are 40-hour OSHA trained with annual refreshers, have commercial drivers’ licenses as required and have thorough working knowledge of all assigned pieces of equipment or type of operation.

Specialty Applications: Bering Sea provides a number of very specialized applications, such as chemical cleaning and precipitators’ gritblasting. Employees involved with these services receive additional training prior to job assignment. Our commitment is that a customer’s facility is not our training ground.