GES is proud to announce ZERO recordable incidents in 2020! For over 35 years, our company and employees have remained committed to safety. At GES, safety is pre-planned into every job. We utilize the LPS tools and safety requirements to keep every employee safe. As we move forward in 2021, we continue to focus on safety every day. We’re striving for another SAFE year for our employees, clients, subcontractors, and environmental projects!
Doug Wolf, GES’ Director of Air Quality Services, was recently elected as Chair at Air & Waste Management Association’s (AWMA) Central Texas Chapter (he was elected Vice Chair in 2020). This is his 40th year as a member of AWMA. Doug’s expertise includes environmental permitting, compliance, and strategic management consultation. At GES, he supports existing and new clients with their air quality requirements, and also supports the expansion of GES’ air quality service line.
Challenge
A pipeline company was installing a new 35-mile length of pipeline in Michigan to serve as a feeder line into a large terminal as part of an expansion project. The client, a Loss Prevention System (LPS) company, requires its contractors to adhere to the behavior based health and safety protocols; however, the pipeline construction workers were experiencing injuries and property damage during installation of the pipeline.
Challenge
The client, a liquid-petroleum transportation service company, required assistance with disposal of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-containing transformers at three pump stations. These sites were undergoing upgrades and equipment replacement, which required removal of several electric transformers containing PCB oil. A removal plan had been developed based on previous projects that required transformers and drums to be placed in a roll-off for removal.
Challenge
The client, a liquid-petroleum transportation service company, transports refined fuel from Illinois and Indiana to Michigan via its pipeline. The client installed a new control room at its corporate office in Portage, and is expanding its field offices in Niles and Freedom Township, MI. However, the client did not have sufficient safety staff to assign a health and safety inspector at each of the three construction sites.
The Challenge
The client, a gas and electric utility company servicing New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, is investigating and remediating approximately 50 former manufactured gas plant (MGP) sites across their system. A new sanitary sewer line needed to be installed in a residential area adjacent to a historical MGP site with benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX); polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); cyanide; and coal-tar residuals in subsurface soils. Some of these constituents had also been detected in groundwater monitoring wells present on the site.
Justin Barnard joined our GIS team in September as GIS/CAD Operator III in Blacksburg. He brings 16 years of experience in GIS data management to GES from the municipal sector and environmental consulting. Within the first 30 days, Justin has been exposed to many of our standard project deliverables and is producing excellent quality figures. We are also looking to leverage his experience to pursue municipal GIS work from new clients in the coming months.
Developing and implementing effective and impactful health and safety solutions.
Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) is a core value and the cornerstone of GES culture. We are dedicated to safeguarding people, property, and the environment. GES’ HSSE program has been refined and improved over many years of experience in the field.
GES is pleased to announce the hiring of Gregory Waggle, PG as Senior Project Manager. Greg has over 25 years of experience in the environmental industry. He will help expand our services in the Midwest and Western parts of the country and will focus on clientele in the Industrial, Commercial, C&E, and Government Sectors.
GES is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020-21 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Scholarship. GES' CSR scholarship program was established in 2007 with the goal of rewarding the outstanding academic achievements and community service displayed by children of GES employees across the company.