Water Infrastructures and Erosion Control

Project Overview

The works consist of the installation of permanent emergency shower and eyewash facilities at the RAAF Base Darwin Radar tower.

• A 630m section DN150 water main was installed to provide a permanent water supply to the site, fire hydrant and two emergency washes
• Associated works included pressure pumps to guarantee adequate pressure and routing alarms back to the air traffic control tower

Challenges

• Integration of pressure alarms into remote monitoring point
• Safely attaching insulated water supply line to the radar tower structure
• Water system isolations
• Working airside in an operational aerodrome
• Working at heights during scaffold erection/dismantling
• Interaction between mobile plant and workers
• Erecting, maintaining and dismantling scaffold encapsulation to eliminate paint dust from leaving the work area

Successes

• Project completed before target completion date and under budget
• No LTI’s