EM RL contractor Mission Support Alliance crews soared to new heights to minimize safety hazards for employees working to replace roofs at Hanford.
Office of Environmental Management
January 22, 2019
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RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA) crews soared to new heights to minimize safety hazards for employees working to replace roofs at the Hanford Site while avoiding costs for taxpayers.
Approximately 25 aging buildings across the center of the site were identified for roof repair or replacement. During the planning process, MSA is using aerial photography to take high-resolution photos of the roofs, enabling assessment of them without putting people on each building. The aerial photographs help clarify the scope of work and identify potential hazards.
“Reducing risk is an important aspect of safety on the Hanford Site,” said Jeff Frey, RL assistant manager for mission support. “I want to thank MSA for finding innovative ways to keep workers safe.”
MSA has used aerial photography during the procurement process for nine of the 25 roofing projects. The remaining 16 projects are expected to be bid over the next 18 months.
“This approach gave us a safe way to examine conditions on these roofs. It increased the accuracy of the bids and has already resulted in more than $40,000 in cost avoidance by reducing training and labor costs to have personnel physically check each roof,” says Mazin Kamil, MSA reliability projects manager.