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Sinkhole Prevention

We recently assisted with the pipe inspections for the City of Subiaco which manages over 100km of pipeline in Perth.

During our inspections on March 10th of this year, we surveyed a storm water pipe located under one of Subiaco’s busiest intersections. We discovered a void that, if left unnoticed, would become a potential sinkhole – halting traffic and causing the intersection to be out of action for days.

After discussions with the City of Subiaco, we decided to apply a preventative measure and repair the void with the Quicklock system.

The Quicklock System

The Quicklock method is an innovative repair system that provides a safe, effective and non-destructive solution to underground pipe damage.

Our highly trained team used remote controlled CCTV cameras to navigate the pipes under the Subiaco intersection and install a stainless steel Quicklock sleeve to seal the void. The stainless steel sleeve was put in place, expanded and fixed in place permanently – repairing the pipe from the inside.

This method provides a quick and cost-effective trenchless alternative to traditional pipe repair.

The void was repaired within a 24 hour window and the traffic in the busy intersection flowed as per normal with very minimal disruptions.

This story was featured in the June 2020 edition of Trenchless Australasia – A quarterly publication with news and updates on the trenchless technology industry in Australasia.

Allpipe Technologies is considered an essential service. We are currently operating as per usual but with extra precautions around the Coronavirus Pandemic.

As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, our primary focus is the health and wellbeing of our team and clients and continuing to provide a safe and quality service.

With the increasing amount of information about COVID-19 being released, we are continually monitoring our activities and how they align with the advice from the government on our tasks and procedures. Current advice suggests that unless you are in one of the particular target groups, there is still no need to avoid normal activities, although this could change.

As a precaution to help reduce exposure when dealing with residents and clients, Allpipe Technologies team will action the following points:

• Minimise body contact (no hand shaking)
• Maintain a personal space from others where possible
• Sanitise hands before, during and after jobs
• Wear gloves and associated PPE when dealing with waste water
• Sanitise equipment post works

The controls already in place to protect persons working around wastewater still apply. Our team will continue to follow the important hygiene rules by cleaning their hands regularly, and using PPE to protect themselves.

To view Allpipe Technologies’ full Coronavirus Workplace Management Policy click here.