RAIL ROADS
Controlling weeds on rail ballast reduces the hazard of fire; reduces trip hazards in a sensitive or hazardous work environment; reduces the degradation of rail ballast and ultimately reduces the potential for derailment. A functional rail ballast permits water to percolate out of the gravel bed without interference. Root mass within the rail ballast reduces the ability of water to move out of the ballast quickly. Where moisture accumulates and freezes, degradation of the rail ballast is inevitable. Heaves and unstable rail ballast can lead to derailment. Other means of vegetation control have proven unsuccessful.
HIGH-RAIL APPLICATION
Our herbicide application unit is equipped with hydraulic high-rail capabilities. All spray booms are linked to computerized application system that controls the rate of application. This provides a consistent rate of herbicide application regardless of vehicular speed. It allows us to apply at 15 km/hour, which gives our clients a short entry/exit period. We also apply herbicides in shunting and maintenance areas.
ELECTRICAL SUB STATIONS / UTILITY COMPANIES
Substations are areas of high electrical transmission where total vegetation management is essential. The ground grid within the area must be vegetation-free. An electrical fault or lightning strike could cause current to flow through the structure, into the ground and ultimately to adjacent weeds, creating step-and-touch potentials for injury or death to workers. Where several facilities are serviced over a wide geographical area, employees may inadvertently disperse weed seeds on their clothing, footwear or from their service vehicle. Aggressive vegetation management at each site affords preventive protection to other sites an employee might visit.
Major utilities often have compounds or gated equipment sheds in various and remote areas. We have been accessing sites of major utilities to provide weed control for many years.
PULP/SAW MILLS AND LUMBER/LOG YARDS
Large pulp and saw mills have rail yards, electrical sub stations, effluent ponds/firefighting lagoons, earth damns and spillways that need weed control management. Zero growth vegetative management keeps the weeds at bay. This reduces tripping hazards, fires, and structural integrity of the ballast in and around building structures. Weed control keeps the liners of ponds intact, enabling the effluent in treatment to stay contained. Keeping the yards free of weeds is crucial for fire control as well as pest and rodent control.
REFINERY/TANK FARMS
Fire suppression is the greatest need for weed management control. This will greatly reduce the hazard of fires for refineries. Weed management control will keep the integrity of burms.
