Job Site Trash Chutes

A risky part of the construction industry is the demolition of the old that makes way for the new. There are multiple hazards in renovating old buildings that are not as inherent for new construction. Both have their hazards, but tearing out old materials in partial and full remodeling jobs has hazards in the debris produced during the demolition phase.

Construction Site Cleanup

For a safe workplace, it is a good idea to assign personnel to continually gather and remove debris from active work areas. As demolition debris collects, the hazards of workers tripping, falling and being cut by sharp debris increases. Any floor above the first floor involves using stairs or service elevators for debris removal unless a construction trash chute is installed.

The standard tools of cleanup at a construction site are still used. Wheelbarrows, shovels, brooms and buckets help in collecting the debris. The savings in time and labor come from not needing to descend and climb stairs or wait on an elevator to take loads of debris to ground level where the construction trash dumpster is located. Also, using a construction trash chute eliminates the need to hoist materials up and into a dumpster. Items are directed straight into dumpsters at the terminating end of the chute.

Trash Chute Benefits

Worker fatigue of carrying bags, boxes and buckets of debris to the dumpster outside is eliminated. The potential of falling while carrying heavy debris down flights of stairs is eliminated. No workers need to lift heavy items over their heads to deposit them into dumpsters at ground level. After a short period of time is spent installing the chute at a window, debris removal is unimpeded. The chute can be easily extended to cover all floors under construction.

Trash Chute Capabilities

Quality trash chute packages sold by the Bird Ladder and Equipment Company can handle solid or liquid waste. Outriggers can easily be installed at a vertical bank of windows to serve all floors under construction above one dumpster. Outriggers can be connected to windows as small as 36 inches. A lifting winch makes easy and quick installation of the largest and heaviest trash chutes. Intake hoppers that receive debris are made of 12 gauge steel for long lasting durability.

Trash chute installation at a construction site makes removal of demolition debris and construction waste easy and safe. Just shovel, toss or empty debris and waste into the intake hoppers, and the materials slide down the chute right into the dumpster at ground level. No bagging, boxing or toting items down stairs or elevators is needed. They increase productivity by allowing less time needed to be involved in cleanup of construction sites. The short period of time needed to install a chute saves countless hours that would otherwise be used in getting demolition debris and construction waste to ground level.

Knaack 4830D

Knaack has developed the first and only job-site Knaack 4830-D with independent locking draw.  It has many features which include:

• Anti-Slam Lid- Gas strut supported lid to control closing speed
• Raised Chest Floor- Easily reach chest bottom without over-reaching
• 3 Sided easy grip lid-Continuous ergonomic grip for easy access
• Independent Watchman IV locks- Separate locking system for chest and drawer.

Junk Trunk quick access drawer- Quickly access high demand tools.

4830-d Box

• Weight: 254 lbs.
• 48" x 30" x 35" closed

Knaack has hit a home run with this box.  The draw capacity is rated at 150 lbs.

Werner Podium Ladder

WernerCo. has introduced a new platform ladder called the Podium which is ideal for working at fixed heights and is designed to provide a full range of motion while providing protection at every angle.

The Podium ladder uses the LOCKTOP™ design which organizes tools at the top of the ladder which also functions as an integrated waist-high guard rail that securely wraps around the work zone.  The ladder also features the EDGE360™ bracing system that gives protection from every angle on the over-sized platform which allows four times the work zone then a standard ladder.

Mark Peters, Director of Marketing at WernerCo. stated that  "We designed our new Podium Ladder to help prevent misuse and falls. While safety is the most important feature, we also know that comfort, mobility and access are important to our customers who have to stand on a ladder for extended periods of time. The new Podium Ladder includes an actual standing platform vs. a traditional ladder step that allows for increased reach and range of motion. The best part, it feels like the user is standing on the ground instead of on a ladder.”

The Podium ladder is also equipped with a full set of rear horizontals, full aluminum bracing and is manufactured with seven-layer fiberglass construction.  The Podium has a 300lb load capacity which includes user and materials and has a Type 1A duty rating.

American made compaction plates

MBW is one of the last remaining American made manufacturer of compaction plates.  To remain competitive, they have upgraded there manufacturing equipment to help them remain competitive in a market where other manufacturers have gone off shore to manufacture their equipment.  Here is a link to a list of the equipment they are presently using in the manufacture of their equipment.

Since 1967, MBW has been manufacturing one of the construction industry's most interesting lines of compaction, concrete and related equipment.

What makes the MBW line interesting? MBW is not a copyist - we do not simply duplicate designs developed by others. MBW begins each new engineering project with the assumption that significant progress can be made in terms of improved productivity, reduced maintenance, longer life, enhanced user safety or lower long-term cost of ownership. Often, MBW's R&D efforts result in entirely fresh approaches to solving industry problems. Many of our products have pushed the productivity envelope to new heights. Some MBW products afford their operators the industry's safest tools in a given product class. Most MBW products solve long standing maintenance issues and extend product life expectations. Our goal is to provide equipment users with products of significant, tangible, comparative value... reasons to invest in MBW products.

Recently they have introduced a new line of compact plates called the GPX series.

This series of economical vibratory plates, the GP12, GP15 & GP18, are portable, and offer outstanding compaction performance. A patent-pending suspension system that places shock mounts in a predominantly shear mode at the high amplitude front end of the plate and a predominantly compressive mode at the low amplitude trailing end of the plate. This system reduces hand arm vibration and also better isolates all upper mass components, including the engine, from vibrations produced by the machine's exciter. With amplitudes up to .058 inches, centrifugal force up to 2100 lbf and travel speed to 75 feet per minute these plates are ideal in confined areas of granular soils including sands, bank run, gravels and capable of achieving lift depths of up to 10 inches (25 cm).

These lightweight plates weighing 129 lbs (59 kg) to 143 lbs (65 kg) are easy to lift and maneuver about the jobsite. Accompanied by intense vibration this series of plates are ideally suited as an economical alternative for small to medium soil compaction applications.

MBW GP18 plate compactor