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Winter 2012
Issue 6
Specialty Pigging Services Group
Opens Opportunities for Clean Harbors
Clean Harbors’ Specialty
Pigging Services group certainly
has a clear understanding of
its mission. Chris Boase, Vice
President Industrial Specialty
Services, puts it succinctly:
“Petroleum plants boil oil. That’s
what they do. And, what happens
is, like your arteries over
time, the lines become clogged,
which affects efficiency, productivity
and profitability. Our
service lines bring innovative
and unique ways to open
(continued on page 10)
Left to right: Taylor Bailey, Chris Boase, Todd Carson and Mike Burton
In this issue
Specialty Pigging Services Group ... 1,10,11
Alberta and British Columbia. ......1,11,12
Welcome to the Clean Harbors Family .. 2
Super Bowl of Safety . ............... 2
Green Corner. ...................... 2
Annual Charity Golf Tournament. ...... 3
Massachusetts Boys Scouts. .......... 3
El Dorado Facility. .................. 3
Special Olympics in South East Indiana. . 3
Bayou Trash Bash. .................. 4
In Support of Our Veterans. .......... 4
Florida Elementary Schools. .......... 4
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Stadium. 5
What is the BP MS 150. ............. 5
Pennsylvania Clinton County Fair ...... 5
Raising Money for STARS ............ 5
Locations Without Injuries. ........... 6
Above & Beyond. ................... 6
Yellowstone River Oil Spill. ........... 7
Our Colleagues in Action. ........... 8, 9
Clean Harbors has Alberta and British Columbia Covered
Provides oil and gas drilling, production and industrial services…
Which Clean Harbors business unit services
Canadian provinces that are equal in size to
California, Montana and Texas, with New
England thrown in for good measure Where
will you find Clean Harbors’ offices that are
in the same region almost 1,000 miles apart
Which business unit works in a climate where
the winter temperatures routinely drop to
-22°F (-30°C) and can go as low as -58°F
(-50°C) Where will you find a Clean Harbors
operation that must deal with temperatures
that can change by 25° – 50°C in just a day
The answer is the Clean Harbors Western
Canadian Region, which serves all aspects
of the oil & gas, construction and pulp
& paper industries in Alberta and British
Columbia. At 621,540 square miles and
with a multitude of oil and gas operations,
these two provinces present a tremendous
opportunity for the company. Much of Clean
Harbors’ energy support operations in the
provinces are managed by Western Regional
Vice President for Energy & Industrial Operations,
Dean Macleod, based in High River,
Alberta. Macleod and his team manage the
company’s operations that extend from the
U.S. border in Alberta through western Alberta
to the northern tip of British Columbia.
Throughout this huge territory, Clean
Harbors provides drilling, production and
(continued on page 11)
Dean Macleod
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Welcome to the Clean Harbors Family!
Recent acquisitions strengthen our culture...
In 2011 Clean Harbors acquired and
welcomed to its team Peak Energy Services,
Destiny Resource Services, BCT Structures,
Inc. and DuraTherm, Inc. These new additions
provide a great opportunity for Clean
Harbors to further enhance its growth potential
in the years ahead.
Operating in Canada and the United
States, Peak brings a wealth of experience
and knowledge by providing drilling and
production services in the oil and natural
gas industry. In addition, Peak’s rental equipment
business incorporates over 4,000
pieces of equipment and also provides
high-efficiency accommodations for field
crews with full service on-site catering,
water supply, and waste management.
Offering services including Shot Hole
Drilling, Survey and Mapping, Line Clearing
and Navigation Technologies, Destiny
furthers Clean Harbors’ ability to serve the
oil and gas industry. Operating in the oil
fields of West Texas and Canada, Destiny is
renowned for taking on tough jobs in the
most hostile and inaccessible regions in all
types of terrain and weather conditions.
BCT Structures is a premier custom
manufacturer of modular buildings specializing
in providing workforce housing, kitchen
facilities and other customized modular
solutions for various industries. With over
140,000 square feet of state-of-the-art manufacturing
facilities in Lethbridge, Alberta,
BCT is a great addition to the services we
already provide to our customers.
DuraTherm provides waste management
and recycling services to the petroleum
and petrochemical industries. DuraTherm
provides other waste reduction and recovery
processes both at its facility and at the
customer’s location. DuraTherm also receives
and processes metallurgical secondary materials
from generators worldwide and offers
recovery solutions for petroleum refining and
petrochemical metal-bearing spent catalysts.
As Clean Harbors looks forward, we are
excited to have you as part of our family. The
strengths and culture of our companies provide
a great opportunity for future success.
Welcome aboard!!
Super Bowl of Safety!
Drivers compete with skill and precision...
Green Corner
Clean Harbors’ Commitment to
Sustainability…
Working in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
and State of New Jersey, Clean Harbors installed 6,500 solar panels that
will provide electricity to offset more than 90% of the Bridgeport facility’s
annual electric bill as well as power the water pump and treatment system
that is currently decontaminating the groundwater.
Left to Right: Don Broyles, Ken Ferencie and Chris Belcher.
The 2011 Massachusetts Truck Driving Championship took
place in Chicopee, MA. Three National Transportation drivers
participated in the event, and Clean Harbors provided equipment
to be used in the competition.
The competition includes a written test, a pre-trip inspection
and an obstacle course. The TDC promotes safety and community
involvement in the trucking industry. Fifty- five drivers competed
from a dozen different companies in nine classes. Our drivers did
exceptionally well!
Company Driver, Chris Belcher, placed 2nd in the 5 Axle Sleeper
Class. Owner Operator, Don Broyles, placed 1st in the 5 Axle Day
cab class. Company Driver Trainer, Ken Ferencie, placed 1st in the
4 Axle Day cab class. Ken was named the Grand Champion of the
competition with the highest score of all the competitors. Ken also
took 2nd Place in the NTC in Orlando, Florida in the 4 Axle Class.
Behind the Clean Harbors’ Bridgeport,
New Jersey, facility sits a capped
landfill that was closed years ago
due to groundwater contamination.
The landfill was constructed into a
solar field that will generate renewable
clean energy to power ongoing
decontamination activities.
A ribbon cutting ceremony attended
by Alan McKim, Bill Geary, and New
Jersey officials took place on May 26,
2011. Our employees at the Bridgeport
facility were also in attendance at
this milestone event.
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The Spirit of Giving
Clean Harbors in the Community
Throughout Clean Harbors, there is a spirit of caring for the community and compassion for helping those in need. Over
the past three years, our company and its employees have donated hundreds of thousands of hours of their free time to
help charitable causes. Our company has donated millions of dollars to charitable causes in the communities where we
live and work, and it’s heartwarming to hear from those in need of how grateful they are for our support.
Feel free to propose additional donation opportunities to Debbie Sease, located in the Columbia, South Carolina office,
at 803.691.3428.
Annual Charity
Golf Tournament
Each year, employees
participating in the Clean
Harbors’ Annual Golf Tournament
event raise funds for a deserving
charity. The Cam Neely Foundation for
Cancer Care was our charitable recipient
for the 8th consecutive year.
Massachusetts
Boy Scouts
Clean Harbors is a proud sponsor
of the Old Colony Council, which
serves the Boy Scouts of America’s Scouting
Program to over 12,000 youth in Southeastern
Massachusetts.
El Dorado Facility - 2011 United Way
Clean Harbors’ El Dorado, Arkansas, Campaign and not to mention a fun day
is kicking off our annual fundraisers and for a couple of our employees to get out
participating in various events benefiting the and meet new people.
Union County United Way. Our most recent
event was called the United
Way Business Blitz. Various
companies within the Union
County area come together
and team up with the United
Way Agencies and pay a visit
to the local small businesses
requesting their support for
United Way in 2012. Clean
Harbors El Dorado participated
in this event that raised
$14,876 in one day!! This was
Pictured is Christy Gunter – Sr. Administrative Assistant/PR for Clean Harbors
a great start to our $1 Million
El Dorado, Jay Helm – Small Business Chairman of the United Way Campaign
Dollar goal that has been set Cabinet for Union County and Cherie’ Wedgeworth – Administrative Assistant
for the entire United Way II for Compliance/Safety for Clean Harbors El Dorado.
Special Olympics in South East Indiana
Retiring from the U.S. Air Force with 20
years of dedicated service, Terry McVay
began his career with Clean Harbors Environmental
in Cincinnati in 1995. Working
in maintenance seemed the perfect fit…
Terry could fix just about anything. Given
a task he always got it done. Then in 2009,
it was Chicago’s good luck to have this loyal
employee join their team.
Terry, his wife, Donna and his brother
Scott live in Holton, Indiana. Scott is mentally
challenged and he became interested in
participating in the Special Olympics. So in
2004, Terry got involved with the program.
He coached bowling and helped with the
equestrian event. Working along side of his
brother, Scott has managed to win well over
a dozen gold, silver and bronze medals. His
big brother is extremely proud of Scott’s
accomplishments. And, Terry loves working
with the other Olympic participants.
He believes that it is a great and very
rewarding program; and the smile you
get is like hitting the jackpot!!!
Clean Harbors was generous enough
to donate to the Decatur County Special
Scott McVay (second from left) at the Decatur, IN Special
Olympics awards ceremony.
Olympics and Scott and Terry would like
to say “Thank you!!”
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The Spirit of Giving continued...
Bayou Trash Bash
On March 26, 2011, Houston based Clean
Harbors’ employees participated in the annual
Galveston Bay Foundation Armand Bayou
Trash Bash. This is a coordinated water and
land-based effort to clean up the area surrounding
Armand Bayou and its tributaries,
southeast of Houston, Texas. Approximately
40 volunteers from the LaPorte’s Technical
Services’ team, Deer Park Incinerator, and
the Genoa Office joined the other 800 participants
in picking up litter alongside roads,
parks, drainage channels, and trails within
Armand Bayou watershed. All in all, we
assisted in collecting over 600 bags of trash
and over 250 bags of recyclable items! The
festive event culminated with a picnic and
door prizes for the participants.
In addition to the great individual volunteer
support, the local based Clean Harbors’
team participated as a corporate sponsor
contributing financially to the success of the
program. Our support was recognized with
our name displayed on the Program banners,
advertisements for the event, and on the
T-shirts each volunteer received.
Wounded Warriors –
In support of our
Veterans
Our Burton,
Michigan facility
donated funds to
the “Wounded
Warrior” project
in Jacksonville,
Florida. Wounded Warriors is a group
that helps wounded veterans coming
back from war zones around the world.
As Greg Monarch, Facility General Manager,
Burton, Michigan, says, “any and
all help provided to our vets is needed
and much deserved. Their sacrifices are
greatly appreciated; we all owe them
more, but donating financial assistance
was the least we could do for them when
they return home.”
Thank you to all of our employee volunteers and their families who participated for a great cause!
Picture courtesy of Paula Greenberg of Clean Harbors
Making a Difference in Florida Elementary Schools
There are many children within Polk County,
Florida, who attend school without basic essentials
that most children in our county have. Many of
those children are homeless. In order to assist and
make a difference in the lives of these children, the Polk County
School Board provides assistance to many of the homeless school
children in the form of clothing, meals and even medical assistance.
Clean Harbors’ Bartow, Florida, facility recognizes this effort within
our community, and in partnership with the Polk County School
Board, donated $1,900 of much needed basic school supplies to the
program to assist those homeless children within the school system
in order to contribute to the Board’s program and success.
Thank you to everyone that allowed the Bartow location to help so
many children. See the attached letters from two of the three Schools
that were helped.
Janet E. Page, SSA, Bartow, Florida
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The Spirit of Giving continued...
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Stadium
What is the BP MS 150
Visitors arriving on the Massachusetts
Maritime Academy campus will immediately
see something new! Their recently
renovated athletic complex sports a new
sign – Clean Harbors Athletic Center.
Clean Harbors donated $1.5 million
towards the Massachusetts Maritime
Academy’s new athletic field complex.
More than just a name on the building,
the gift monies provided for a complete
renovation and expansion of the
stadium which is the first new structure
constructed at the college in 35 years.
While academics are certainly the mind and soul of any college, the athletic fields
are the heart and spirit. It is where school pride is developed and where leadership,
sportsmanship and teamwork are taught. Clean Harbors has been a consistent supporter
of the Academy’s training missions and has maintained a long-term educational
and career development relationship with the Academy’s students and graduates for
over 20 years. Many of these students join our company after graduation and become
career Clean Harbor’s employees rising to senior positions. The positive impact of this
project will be seen both locally and worldwide.
The BP MS 150 is
a two-day fundraising
cycling ride organized
by the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society: Lone Star. This ride is the largest
event of its kind in North America. In 2011, the
event raised more than $16 million for MS. The
ride is a 180-mile journey for MS from Houston,
Texas to Austin, Texas.
Clean Harbors has registered a team of US and
Canadian employees in the 2012 Houston to
Austin bike ride. The ride takes place on April
21-22, 2012, starting in Houston and rides to
Austin. This is a great opportunity for team building
and collectively supports a great cause. It is a
well attended event and is sponsored heavily by
most of the companies we do business with, such
as British Petroleum (BP).
Support your team and cheer them on! Go
Team Canada and USA! We are looking for more
team members. If interested, please contact Chris
Boase at 713.534.8656.
Pennsylvania Clinton
County Fair
Clean Harbors took part in sponsoring
the Clinton County Fair in the Marcellus
Shale region of Pennsylvania in August, 2011.
Pictured above are Clean Harbors’ employees,
Mike Hildebrand (far right) and Bryan
Mobley (to his right).
Raising Money for STARS
In Western Canada, Clean Harbors has in excess
of 3,000 employees with many who, on a daily basis,
are working in remote locations. We are proud to
be a sponsor for the STARS Air Rescue that provides
emergency medical evacuation services when needed
to community and industry.
Clean Harbors annually supports a fundraising event
held by PSAC (Petroleum Services Association Canada)
for STARS that will be held again on January 21 in
Calgary. Last year’s event raised $500,000 for STARS.
Background
The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) is a charitable non-profit organization
that has responded to more than 21,000 emergencies since it began in 1985. STARS
provides rapid and sophisticated medical intervention and transportation 24 hours a day,
seven days a week from bases in Calgary, Edmonton and Grande Prairie. STARS’ unique
model of community, corporate and government support allows them to continue innovating
excellence in patient care.
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SafetyFirst!
Health & Safety Column
Locations without any recordable injuries since January 1, 2009
Clean Harbors is a very diverse company in terms of all the various services we provide on a daily basis to our customers. Each of those services include
potentially risky and dangerous tasks. As a company, we have a very strong health and safety program with a commitment to safety at every level of
the organization. The safety culture of the company, along with the numerous safety programs we have in place, and the supporting safety training
programs required of our employees, provide a firm foundation to minimize the number of injuries we incur. However, as we all know, injuries do occur.
In this very dangerous business, we would like to recognize those facilities that have not had a recordable injury since January 1, 2009. This is quite an
achievement and everyone associated with the locations listed below should be very proud of this achievement. Congratulations!
90DB Debert
90DL Delta
90WN Winnipeg
90PX Dartmouth
90PZ Winnipeg
90BZ Burlington
90GL Guelph
47MN Flint Hills
965A Swift Current
96JU Fort Nelson
96JY Slave Lake
98HL Navtech
982G Mulching
81QY Tray Region
82QN Catalyst Northeast
82QT Catalyst West Coast
49TX Houston
46FH Lake Charles
81Y3 Long Beach Ind Svcs
851C Intracoat Pipeline
89QB Catalyst Bulgaria
89QJ Catalyst China
83QZ BSI
277Q Cannon Falls
41AM N Andover Chemical
68AL Altair
63AH Ashtabula
41BG Bangor
64BW Bartow
65BN Baton Rouge
41NH Bow
65CL Cleveland
63CF Colfax
458Q Cross Lanes
64GH Greenbrier
67LT La Porte
44TM Memphis
42CM Milford
41EO NE LPS
42NN Newburgh
63PM Philadelphia
44RV Prince George
64RD Reidsville
61RU Rumery Oil
66SG Spring Grove
42CS Springfield
46AT Tucker
68WS Westmorland
65WT White Castle
67WA Wichita
67WI Wilmington
98U1 Red Deer
98W9 Estevan
98VY Prince George
98UW Whitecourt
98UJ High River
98FY Deepwell Services
98JL JL Filtration
931C Debert
921D Debert
932C Thurso
936C Ryley
926D Ryley
937C Delta
927D Delta
296L Bakersfield
296M Richmond
296N El Segundo
24D0 Southeast
2272 Syracuse
2273 Bridgeport
2777 Pecatonica
3262 Syracuse
277S St Louis
297J West Sacramento
297K Sparks
297T Dallas
297W Camarillo
297X San Antonio
297Y San Diego
29DZ Phoenix
396I Pacific
396K Sparks
396W Camarillo
396Y San Diego
39CZ Phoenix
22D2 Western New England
33C3 Southern New England
34C4 Mid Atlantic
35C5 Allegheny
36C6 Ohio Valley
38CD Gulf Coast
38CK Plains States
23D3 Southern New England
24D4 Mid Atlantic
26D6 Ohio Valley
27D7 Midwest
24DC Carolina
24DG Tennessee Valley
29DI Northwest
27DQ Northern Midwest
29DW Southern California
Above and Beyond
In August 2011, Chevron’s El Segundo, California, refinery
awarded each of our 10 man Clean Harbors’ crew with
the Golden Safety Award. For the past 10 years, we
have been providing daily service at the Refinery and
there has never been a recordable injury onsite during
this time. We congratulate the crew at the El Segundo
refinery for their accomplishment and commitment
to safety.
Clean Harbors’ 10 man crew proudly displays their Golden Eagle
safety awards - one for each of their ten years on site. The names,
left to right are as follows: Back row – Jesus Valdivia, Nick
Gonzales, Johnny Drummer; Front row – Richard Mirabal, John
Guelker, Mike Jones, Mike O’Brian; Back row – Mario Jimenez,
Jorge Cuevas, and Jose Moreno.
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Yellowstone River Oil Spill: Clean Harbors Responds!
When the Silvertip pipeline burst spilling
thousands of gallons of oil into the Yellowstone
River in Montana, Clean Harbors was
contacted to help lead the cleanup effort.
Within the first couple of days, local
resources from the Clean Harbors’ team
in McCarron, Nevada and personnel from
the Clean Harbors’ National Strike Team were
mobilized and deployed to the damaged area
surrounding Billings, Montana. At the height
of the cleanup effort, there were more than
700 Clean Harbors’ personnel on the shores
and in the river.
The Yellowstone River offered unique
challenges to our team. At the time of the
spill, the river was at a high flood stage with
a fast moving current. In order to overcome
this obstacle, Clean Harbors provided Swift
Water Rescue training and retro-fitted its
boats with jet drives. This enabled us to
safely contribute in product recovery, shoreline
cleaning, shoreline assessment, logistics
support and resource tracking. In addition,
Clean Harbors also managed all the waste
from the project with contaminated material
transported to our facility in Grassy Mountain,
Utah.
According to Scott Metzger, Senior Vice
President for Emergency Response Services,
the highlight of the Yellowstone River cleanup
was the support that the National Strike Team
received throughout the company to provide
our client with the best personnel and equipment
necessary to get the job done. “That
really made us look good.” Metzger said.
In the words of the client, “Clean Harbors’
field crews made us proud.”
Yellowstone River Basin Map.
Clean Harbors’ crews had to work in very remote areas as flood waters pushed oil deeper into wooded areas.
As waters receded, crews were left with pockets of contamination on river islands and farmers’ fields.
Clean Harbors’ jet drive rescue boat.
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Our Colleagues in Action
To give you a flavor of the diverse roles in the field, the
following are some pictures of our co-workers around the
company in various locations performing their job duties.
Clean Harbors’ El Dorado employees participated in a confined space rescue training
challenge sponsored by their local Fire Academy. Rescue Teams are designed to stand
by at job sites ready to enter confined spaces and rescue fellow co-workers in distress.
Pictured (l-r): Hunter Sullivan, Heath Sant, Mike Cobb, David Ponder and
Steve Dorman.
Rescue Member David Ponder performing an inverted line transfer during the Arkansas
Fire Academy Rescue Challenge.
Pictured (l-r): Duane Fetterley, Dewey Brandon, Cameron Davis, Robin Joyner, Chris O.
Davis and Michael Taylor.
All the way up in Macklin, Saskatchewan, we find Bill Soucess, EO Driver 3, working hard to change a stuffing box on
a pump jack well head. The work Bill is doing is part of our Downhole Services to the Oil & Gas Industry.
Part of the Eastern New England CleanPack group, we
find Seth Dawber and Ryan Gill, inspecting a satellite
accumulation area at the South Shore Hospital in
Weymouth, Massachusetts. The South Shore Hospital
is part of Clean Harbors’ healthcare business line.
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Our Colleagues in Action (continued from page 8)
Pigging in Kansas: A decoking unit being staged into position at the Frontier El Dorado refinery to set up for a job.
Pigging in Kansas: A decoking unit removing line deposits at the Frontier
El Dorado refinery.
Marc Cosme is working hard in the San Juan Bay in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Clean Harbors was
contracted by the United States Coast Guard to empty out (of fuel and oil) an abandoned Tug
Boat at the San Juan Bay. This was done only a few days before a tropical storm was about to hit.
Marc and the team worked around the clock to stop possible discharge of liquids into the Bay.
Wanted…
Contributors and Ideas
We’re always looking for news-worthy
articles, ideas and suggestions for
upcoming issues. Please send any story
suggestions along with pictures to:
suggestions@cleanharbors.com
This newsletter is produced by Clean Harbors’ Human
Resources Department: Diane Del Fraino, Editor
Pigging in Kansas: Jesse Utsey loading a pig.
Editorial Team: Kristin Smith, Kim Ashley,
Matt St. Hilaire
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Specialty Pigging Services Group – Boase (continued from page 1)
up those lines and clean them.”
…A simple mission that has a decade of
experience and millions of dollars of investments
behind it.
It began in the ICE age
The Specialty Pigging Services group,
brought in to Clean Harbors as part of the
Eveready acquisition in 2009, had its start
as Innovative Coke Expulsion, Inc. (ICE).
Boase co-founded the company in 2001 and
it became an innovative, well-known and
respected operation with customized pump
units and a patented pig design. (Pigs are
scouring devices that are propelled through
lines to clear impediments.) In 2005, shortly
after Eveready went public, it bought ICE
and incorporated it into its operations.
The current organization, still under
Boase’s leadership, reports to Dave Parry,
President, Energy & Industrial Services, and
Andrew Shackett, Senior Vice President,
Specialty Industrial Services, and continues
to be based in Houston, Texas. The unit now
has about 100 employees with large concentrations
in Houston and the recently acquired
Peak office in Red Deer, Alberta, with satellite
offices in Dallas and Chicago.
Clear business model
The largest part of the business is decoking/pigging
of fired heaters – Clean Harbors
is the largest decoking/pigging company
in the world. Over the past few years, the
business unit has added high pressure and
chemical cleaning, as well as pipeline services
to the mix.
Explained Boase, “We haven’t ventured too
far away from our core service line. When
Pigging in China: Back row (l-r); Li Chao, Peter Salomons - Foreman
IS, Gao Lu, and Ji Xiao Long. Front row (l-r); Jia Jia, Wu Pan
Pan, Li Wei, Li Jiang Yi, and Hu Yuan Zhang.
there’s an outage or a shutdown and pigging
a client’s furnaces is part of the scope of work,
there’s almost always some high pressure and
chemical cleaning opportunities as well. Even
our pipeline services focus on lines inside the
refineries rather than cross-country pipelines.
We’re doing lines that may go from loading
docks to tank farms, inter-unit lines – generally
fewer than five miles.”
About 50 percent of Specialty Pigging
Services’ work is in response to planned
shutdowns or turnarounds; the other half is
unscheduled maintenance. When the equipment
is offline due to an upset caused by a
tripped pump or power outage that causes
an unscheduled shutdown, the client will
ask Clean Harbors to come out and clean
the furnace while it is offline.
Staff experience and safety
One of the Specialty Pigging Services’
key differentiators is the length of time
that the unit has been in the business and
the stability of its workforce. The average
employee experience within the group is
ten-plus years.
Employees are well supported. “We’ve got
a great training program that’s evolved over
the years that we’ve been in the business and
through all of the acquisitions,” commented
Boase. “It has allowed us to learn from those
business acquisitions and consolidate ‘best
practices’ into a tight program.”
This training fully supports the Clean
Harbors SafetyFirst! Program. Said Boase,
“We’re happy to say that within this group
here in the U.S., we’ve just gone two years
without having a recordable incident. We’re
pretty excited about that for a couple
of reasons: first, obviously for the
safety of our staff and clients; and
second, we understand that if a service
provider has a Total Recordable Incident
Rate (TRIR) over a 1.5, no matter
how great their technology is, they’re
just not going to be working in the
plants, period.”
Continued Boase, “We’ve got some
great, specialized technology, but
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Clean Harbors’ Specialty
Pigging Services Group
includes the following:
Decoking/Pigging – Clean Harbors’ fired-heater
decoking/pigging services provide a safe and
environmentally-friendly approach to the removal
of line deposits. The closed-loop pigging process uses
a high-volume, low-pressure water pumping system
to propel patented bi-directional pigs through pipes
and coils to remove all tube wall deposits, improving
thermal efficacy and extending run lengths.
High Pressure – Clean Harbors’ High Pressure
Services utilize automated waterblasting equipment
to remove unwanted deposits from heat exchangers,
evaporators, condensers, reactors, boilers and
other processing equipment. The 3-D waterblast
system generates up to 20,000 psi through two high
pressure waterjets on horizontally and vertically
revolving heads. High pressure cleaning minimizes
scaffolding and confined space entry requirements
while saving time and money.
Chemical Cleaning – Clean Harbors deploys a range
of chemical cleaning equipment including chemical
blending/circulating units, filtration units, external
heating units, heat exchangers, injection units and
high-volume pumping equipment. Several chemical
solutions are used such as alkaline/solvent washes,
acid/chelant treatments, and safe and non-toxic surfactant-based
chemistry for degassing. The selection
of the chemistry is a combination of cleaning efficacy,
onsite treatment capabilities and cost efficiency.
Pipeline Services – Clean Harbors offers closedloop
pipeline cleaning and coating services that
stop corrosion, increase throughput and reduce
maintenance and inhibitor costs at a fraction of
the cost of pipeline replacement. It internally cleans
and coats long pipeline sections (up to 15 miles) to
rehabilitate existing pipelines and extend the life of
new pipelines.
Smart Pigging Inspections – The Smart Pig
inspects 360 degrees of up to 12 miles of tube wall
at a rate of 2400 samples/second within a ¼ inch
to determine line integrity. Its custom-designed
transducer produces scan data, as well as 3-D colorcoded
representations of wall thickness. It identifies
erosion for continued monitoring or replacement
and takes radial data measurements to prove tube
cleanliness. It also produces reports detailing denting,
ovality and pipe and tube swelling, as well as
end-of-life calculations.
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Specialty Pigging Services Group – Boase (continued from page 10)
really, without the folks driving it and operating
it, we’ve just got some good-looking
equipment. Both our management group,
which includes Taylor Bailey, Mike Burton,
Todd Carson, Corey Kauffman, Andy
Santalucia and Don Savage, and our technical
teams, make all the difference.”
Technology/manufacturing
Clean Harbors does deploy a wide range
of great equipment. The unit has a total of 18
45-foot, fully-contained pump units; most
are twin units capable of cleaning two lines
simultaneously but independently. Two new,
state-of-the-art units will be joining the fleet
in the 4th quarter of 2011. The Specialty
Pigging Services group has also invested in
high-volume, automated pump and 3-D
rotating and overhead line cleaners for its
high pressure service and has constructed
two chemical cleaning circulators, as well as
introduced several specialized pipeline cleaning
packages. Equipment is stationed across
North America in Texas, Illinois, California
and Western Canada, with units in Mexico,
St. Croix and China.
The group manufactures all of its pigs
in-house in Houston and maintains a
second-source manufacturer in Canada,
which builds the hand-made units to Clean
Harbors’ specifications. In its latest innovation,
the group designed and built a new
Smart Pig that conducts automated line
inspections. (See sidebar on page 10) All
told, Clean Harbors has 15 patents on pig
designs, processes and equipment.
International expansion
Specialty Pigging Services is a far-ranging
group that is taking Clean Harbors into emerging
markets. The Houston office services
Mexico and the Caribbean, and recently began
participating in joint ventures in China and
Thailand. All of the operations are serviced
with personnel, equipment and technology
from the Houston and Red Deer offices.
Now in its second year, the Far East
operations started with decoking services,
but have since expanded. Explained Boase,
“We were recently awarded a pipeline coating
job in China and we’re doing some lines
from a mainland terminal to a platform that
is around three miles offshore.”
Differentiators
The Specialty Pigging Services group
concentrates on highly technical skilled
service areas for the petroleum industry
where generally there are only a handful
of competitors. For instance, according to
Boase, “There are probably three companies
in the world that compete against our pipeline
services and specialize in in situ coating
of lines using epoxy.”
Beyond the highly specialized services,
however, it is the group’s responsiveness
that translates into savings that distinguish
Clean Harbors. “An idled furnace can result
in tens of thousands of dollars an hour in
lost revenue,” explained Boase. “I think that’s
where the plants really look at our experience,
and we get the work because we’ve got
a nice library of jobs, and the lion’s share of
our work over the years is repeat business.
Every furnace has its own little nuance and
our staff is familiar with these issues. So a
technician can go in and say, ‘Okay, I don’t
need to start at this point. I know I can do
this. I know I can do that. It can save hours.’
This translates into lots of money saved for
the plant. We’ve actually had situations
where a new person moving into a position at
one of our customers has contacted our folks
and requested information on a particular
furnace. In some cases, we know more about
their furnace than they do.”
Specialty Pigging Services is a highly
focused business that is expert at what it
does and has the safety and reputation to
prove it.
Alberta and British Columbia – Macleod (continued from page 1)
industrial support services to Canada’s expansive
energy industry. Explained Macleod,
“We provide a full suite of production services,
ancillary drilling services and industrial
services, including industrial cleaning.” The
company also supports the extensive pulp
& paper industry in the region.
On the surface, fluid handling services
may sound like a relatively simple set of
operations, but when you consider that
much of the on-site work is done during the
winter months when the ground is frozen
and the extreme temperatures set in, things
get considerably more complex.
The Western Canadian Region deploys
more than 400 employees and 250 specialized
trucks and equipment
during the busy winter
months. Tanker
trucks range from
tandem axle body job
trucks to “B-Trains”
(a tractor with two
trailers) that carry a
variety of fluids to
drilling and production
sites and haul
waste water and drilling fluids for disposal or
to processors. The trucks that carry hazardous
fluids are Transportation of Dangerous
Goods (TDG) certified in accordance with
Canadian federal regulations.
Drilling, production and industrial services
In addition to fluid transport, the specialized
services that Clean Harbors provides in
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Alberta and British Columbia – Macleod (continued from page 11)
the region include:
• Support for coring projects where clients
drill core samples in oil sands to determine
“pay zones” and bitumen levels. “We provide
the ancillary services on the rigs. We specialize
in fluid management on these large-scale
projects. Utilizing our fleet of vacuum and
water trucks, we ensure the drilling rigs have
sufficient water to complete the drilling
process and remove all of the waste water
and drill cuttings throughout the drilling and
coring phases,” said Macleod. Clean Harbors
transports the drill cuttings for disposal to a
stripping plant where solids and liquids are
processed through separators and centrifuges
and the recovered liquids are reused in the
drilling process.
• The Region deploys hydrovac equipment
that excavates land using high pressure water
and vacuum systems to collect the resulting
slurry. Hydrovacs are used for line exposing
without having to use backhoes or trenchers
that could damage the lines.
• Pressure trucks are supplied by Clean
Harbors to hydraulically inject fluids down
existing wells to overcome gas pressures
to breakup hydrates or introduce a variety
of chemical products to the well bore.
• The company deploys combo trucks –
combination steamer/vacuum trucks. These
units are highly sought after in the oil and
gas industries because they are a single unit
that is capable of cleaning/steaming, vacuuming
the waste and hauling it away.
• Hot oiling services are also offered. Hot
oilers offer a variety of services, the most
common being used on wells that have
“waxed off.” Explained Macleod, “Wells that
are producing oil will get waxes that build
up and restrict flow. Hot oilers heat up
extracted oil and recirculate it to break down
the wax to restore productivity. Our units
consist of tank trucks with 3.5 to 8 million
on-board BTU heaters. We also use the units
to heat water for a multitude of services in
oil and gas production.”
• Larger heating units located in the region
have different functions. “We also have a
suite of bigger units for heating mass quantities
of fluids for the well stimulation side of
things,” said Macleod. “During the completion
phase on a well, right after drilling but
before it goes into production, operators
normally stimulate the wells. They fracture
them to increase production by putting in
large volumes of water mixed with sand and
fracking chemicals. In the winter, this water
needs to be heated. Our 3.5 to 35 million
BTU trailer propane and diesel fired heaters
enable them to accomplish this critical task.”
The industrial services side of the business
heats up over the spring, summer and fall
because the weather is conducive to outdoor
operations and drilling operations are scaled
back. This is when most of the turnarounds
(shutdowns) take place to perform maintenance
and plant upgrades. For these operations
Clean Harbors mobilizes a variety of cleaning
services, including chemical cleaning and
high pressure to remove deposits from pipelines
and vessel walls that affect efficiency
and profitability. Many employees who work
in support of drilling and production are
cross trained to perform industrial services.
The Western Canadian Region provides
many of the services offered by the Specialty
Pigging Services Group (see separate article),
as well as confined space entry and other
specialized cleaning services. “They’re working
in refineries. They’re working on production.
They’re working pulp mills. So, the industrial
side really has no barriers as to the
different focuses that they’ll go in and work,”
explained Macleod.
Through a combination of supporting
smaller facilities, such as battery and compressor
sites, (battery sites are small production
units in the field that hold container
tanks and power generators that generally
support one or a few wells), and large production
plants and refineries, the Region is
kept busy with a variety of tasks.
Full-service provider
Given the breadth of services, Clean
Harbors is a full-year, full-service oil field
contractor. It enables clients to turn to
one company that has the personnel and
experience, the specialized equipment and
the management depth to provide ancillary
services. “That’s what makes Clean Harbors
so interesting. Our diverse suite of services
positions us well competitively. Not only
do we have the services, but we’ve got them
positioned throughout the region and don’t
have to draw equipment or personnel from
far away. This gives us a strong advantage,”
concluded Macleod.
Key Management Group
DEAN Macleod, one of three Regional Energy
& Industrial Operations Vice Presidents in
Canada, reports to Darin Hauck, Senior Vice
President, Production Services. He has six
key Area Managers.
Chris Leeferink, based in High River, Alberta,
is the Area Manager and also oversees the
winter drilling services. His area provides a
full suite of services with the larger emphasis
on drilling. He oversees all of the winter
drilling programs throughout Western
Canada and assists other regions, as needed.
Much of his work is focused on the Fort
McMurray area for the winter programs.
Rick Light in White Court, Alberta, provides
drilling, production and industrial services.
Rick Carter in Peace River, Alberta, primarily
concentrates on production services with
a growing industrial services business.
Geordie Blow is out of High Level, Alberta.
It is the most northern Clean Harbors’ office
in the Region. He primarily handles fluid
transport and is building the production
services side.
Jamie Wilson is based in Fort St. John/Fort
Nelson in northeast British Columbia. It is
the largest geographic area and offers the
broadest suite of services in the Region for
the big gas basins, such as the Horn River
Basin.
Derrick Viczko, the Grand Prairie, Alberta
Area Manager is located in the central hub
of the region and offers a wide range of our
services package.
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