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Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide shoreline cleanup crews?
Shoreline Cleanup Crews
Yes.
KDT provides shoreline cleanup crews, supervised and trained for the hazards of the work, who carry out the cleanup methods set by SCAT surveys and the Unified Command, from manual removal and sorbent work to flushing and oiled debris pickup.
Typical configuration
- Crew size
- Scaled to the work, each crew with a crew leader
- Training
- HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120) as the site requires, plus site-specific briefings
- Methods
- Manual removal, raking, sorbents, flushing, vegetation cutting as approved
- Direction
- SCAT segment recommendations approved by the Unified Command
- Support
- Tools, sorbents, PPE, decon and crew transport
Once oil reaches the shore, cleanup becomes a labor job done carefully. Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique (SCAT) teams walk each segment, describe how much oil is there and what kind of shoreline it's on, and recommend how to clean it. The Unified Command approves the methods, and crews go to work: picking up tar balls and oiled debris by hand, raking and bagging, wiping rocks, placing and swapping sorbents, low-pressure flushing to herd oil to the water's edge for recovery, and cutting oiled vegetation where approved.
KDT fields complete crews with supervisors, the tools and sorbents, PPE, and the transport to reach remote beaches. Every worker is trained to the HAZWOPER requirements the site demands under 29 CFR 1910.120, and the crew works to the site safety plan, the cleanup endpoints and the restrictions for wildlife and sensitive habitat.
We run the crews through decon at the end of each shift, segregate and stage the waste for disposal, and report progress by segment so the planning section can track it to sign-off.
Available as
- Manual removal and debris pickup crews
- Sorbent placement and tending crews
- Flushing crews with pumps and hose
- Marsh and sensitive-habitat crews
- SCAT survey support
What's included
- Supervised crews trained to the site's requirements
- Tools, sorbents, bags and PPE
- Crew transport, including by boat where needed
- End-of-shift decon
- Waste segregation and staging
- Progress reporting by shoreline segment
Where it's used
- Sand and gravel beaches
- Rocky shorelines and riprap
- Marshes and wetlands, under approved methods
- Docks, piers and harbor structures
- Riverbanks after an inland pipeline or rail release
Order one, several, or the whole roster.
Field crews
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Shoreline Cleanup Crew Leader
Runs a crew on an assigned segment, briefs the work and safety plan, and reports progress at end of shift.
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Shoreline Cleanup Technician
Removes oil and oiled debris by the approved methods, handles sorbents and bags waste for disposal.
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Task Force Leader
Supervises several crews and their equipment on a stretch of shoreline under one assignment.
Assessment and support
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SCAT Team Member
Surveys and documents shoreline oiling by segment and recommends cleanup methods and endpoints.
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Site Safety Officer
Monitors hazards on the shoreline, enforces the site safety plan and stops unsafe work.
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Decontamination Leader
Sets up and runs the crew and equipment decon line at the end of each shift.
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide shoreline cleanup crews?
Yes. We field supervised crews, trained to the HAZWOPER requirements the site demands, who clean shorelines by the methods set from SCAT surveys and approved by the Unified Command.
What is SCAT?
Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique. Survey teams walk the shoreline in segments, document the oiling and recommend cleanup methods and endpoints, so cleanup is planned segment by segment instead of guessed at.
What training do shoreline cleanup workers need?
Workers on an oil spill cleanup site fall under OSHA HAZWOPER, 29 CFR 1910.120. The level of training depends on their tasks and exposure, and our crews are trained to what the site requires.
How many workers does a shoreline cleanup take?
It depends on the miles of oiled shoreline, the shoreline type and the approved methods. We size crews to the SCAT results and the IAP and scale up or down as segments are signed off.
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