Rope Access Industrial Services

The Industry Leader in Industrial Rope Access Solutions

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We go places, and do things, others simply can’t.

For 20 years, Acuren has provided integrated industrial services to industry’s largest clients. Acuren provides integrated services including repair and maintenance and inspection services using composite crews with multi-disciplined trades, experienced personnel, IRATA or SPRAT certified technicians, and customized access optimization programs.

We have a range of highly skilled individuals to complete tasks efficiently and safely. Our rope access techniques are safer than traditional methods with training regulated by governing bodies. Our crews aim to complete tasks in a shorter time frame than conventional methods, saving both time and resources.

We partner with our customers to provide exceptional project management services designed for their needs and to minimize risk. We understand that our customers operate in a climate of market pressures beyond their control and when we design a solution, it is a customized plan based on years of experience.

Our composite crews of certified tradespeople including electricians, insulators and pipefitters will reduce the reliance on expensive and bulky scaffolding. Our IRATA/SPRAT certified rope access personnel can quickly start and finish short-term maintenance projects, while reducing the total spend a specific scope of work by not requiring scaffold be set up or taken down, and have maintenance completed in an expedient manner, reducing total downtime.

Please see videos of the following 2 complicated projects that were flawlessly executed by our Rope Access Integrated Services teams:

Dribble Chute Replacement Using Rope Access

Surge Bin Wear Replacement Using Rope Access

Depth of Capability

A large labor pool enables us to develop better talent

• Thousands of employees dispatched from 90 locations across North America.
• A majority of the industry’s Level 3’s, work for Acuren (standards dictate that you cannot do rope access work without a Level 3 supervisor).
• We employ more than 700 rope access technicians in Canada and the United States across all trades and inspection methods.
• We have level 3’s with extensive experience managing multi‐million dollar industrial scopes in the oil sands including pipefitting, welding, insulation, electrical and more.

IRATA Certified Local Training in Canada

• IRATA is the gold standard for rope access and has developed robust processes and training to ensure the highest level of rigor in certifying technicians for all levels. In particular Level 3 technicians require 2000 hours of varied field experience which typically takes 3 years to achieve. Standards are maintained by the governing body as opposed to in-house certifications.
• IRATA training on rigging, combined with our engineered anchor selection program, ensures a high degree of flexibility while maintaining the highest safety standards.

Composite Crews

• Integrated inspection and maintenance crews with rope access capabilities combine to be one of the most significant drivers of value resulting in reduced schedule, overhead and total cost.
• Fully embedded contractor delivering both inspection and trades from ropes with all of the cost savings and benefits of being able to share resources across trades, inspection and rope access.
• Agreements with local trade organizations that allows us to deploy one crew with multiple trades who can support each other and deliver maximum efficiency.

National and Regional Strength

To service larger projects or unplanned outages, we are able to draw upon the resources and engineering knowledge of other major centers across North America. National programs provide our regional operations with training, technology, capital investment, vertical market expertise, IT systems, procedures, professional safety and quality oversight, and resource sharing (with the entire Acuren organization). This model enables us to provide specialized services and offer large‐scale support to our customers in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Certifications

• National Board “R” Stamp
  • Repairs and Alterations to Pressure Vessels under NBIC/ASME
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers “PP” Stamp
  • Fabrication and repair of pressure piping under ASME
• Alberta Boilers Safety Association (ABSA)
  • Approved welding programs under ABSA and the Safety Codes Act
• Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB)
  • Fabrication and repair of structures under CSA W47.1
• Technical Safety Standards Association (TSSA)
  • Approved welding programs under CSA B51 and ASME
• National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
  • Repairs and alterations to insulation
• AMPP (NACE/SSPC merger)
  • Application of corrosion protection coatings

Our Rope Access Services Include:

Hoisting & Rigging

• Flare and incinerator stacks (repairs, installations, and removals)
• Heavy lifting and hoisting

Inspection

• Remote inspection – Sensor install, Acoustic emission, Stress analysis, UT probes
• Advanced NDT
• Positive Material Identification (PMI)
• Visual inspection
• Field engineering
• Coal bunker inspection
• Stack inspection
• Wind power generation blade inspection
• Quality assurance
• Quality control
• Spring cans
• Spring hangers
• Pipe hangers and clamps
• Pipe supports, guides, shields and saddles

Insulation & Asbestos Abatement

New installations, repairs and removal

• Piping, vessels, columns and tank insulation and cladding
• Utilidoor and tank panel systems
• Refractory repair
• Asbestos abatement
• Fireproofing and firestopping

Fabrication

• Fittings
• Flange and valve covers (hard and soft)
• Insulation systems

Installation, Removal & Replacement

• Piping repairs, installation, and removal
• Electrical installation
• Metal cladding
• Vessel and tank repairs
• Flare tip replacement
• Riser installation
• Sprinkler heads
• Bolt torqueing
• Valve turning
• Block and blinding
• Heat treat
• Spring cans
• Spring hangers
• Pipe hangers and clamps
• Pipe supports, guides, shields and saddles

Electrical

• Inspection and testing – Line resistance testing, Insulation visual inspection
• Terminations
• Cable pulling
• Cable tray inspection and repair
• Electrical heat trace
• Repairs – Electrical panels, Junction boxes, Lighting (ballasts and bulbs)

Welding/Pipefitting

• Steam trace
• Valves, PSV install, replacements
• Structural and pressure
• Vessels and tanks
• Pipe spool replacement
• Patches and repairs
• Wear plates

Painting & Coating

• Protective coating (internal and external surfaces of tanks, vessels, and structural steel)
• Bristle blasting, sand blasting and vacuum blasting
• Lead paint abatement
• TSA – Thermal Spray Aluminium

Other Offerings

• Shutdown and turn around support
• Winterization and seasonal maintenance (including ice and snow removal)
• Removal of damaged equipment and overhead hazards (including cable trays, ice removal, cleaning)
• Confined space (including rescue service)
• Furnace and burner de-slags
• Nuts and bolt removal, replacement, and torquing
• De-vegetation
• Geotechnical work (slope stabilization, scaling, trimming, pinning)

Contact Acuren For Industrial Rope Access Solutions

We go places and do things that others simply can’t. With an impeccable safety record and world-class expertise, Acuren is the premier choice for rope access services. Compared to traditional access methods like scaffolding, our industry-leading rope access services help you improve reliability and safety for your operations. Contact us online to get in touch with an Acuren representative about our rope access services, or call us at 1-800-218-7450.

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