Summer 2015 Vol. 3 Issue 2

THE LATEST ON UNITED PIPING INC. ACTIVITIES

Hydrovac Operator, Amy Schroeder, and Laborer, Todd Sprague, work steadily to open a hole for piping IN THIS ISSUE demolition.

WORDS FROM BOB P2 Mackinaw Station Maintenance Enhancement Project SAFETY CORNER P3 By Ian Hassenstab EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION P4 Mackinaw City, MI – Work started on April 29th On June 10th, UPI worked alongside the New segment! This will be a section and the project launched with grubbing and Escanaba PLM to conduct the first of two outages to thank employees for their dedicated preliminary site work. Locates were completed, to take place over the life of the project. The service. By Mel Olson the construction trailers and temporary site line was shut down, more than 12,000 gallons amenities and utilities were installed, as was of product was drained, and the existing 30” SUPPORTING PIPELINES P5 temporary fencing. Excavation of Line 5 began sending trap and piping was cut out to allow Part 2: Why UPI supports national and to allow for the installation of a split tee fitting, for the layout and installation of future piping regional pipeline efforts, specifically followed by several arduous weeks of hydrovac and foundations. Simultaneously, 18 gaskets regarding environmental safety. By Bob for daylighting, and excavation of foundation (originally installed roughly 50 years ago) were Schoneberger footings. QA/QC Manager Mike Olson arrived on replaced in the existing pump house, all during site with the company’s new Optical Emissions an 18 hour outage! In place of the demolished BUG PROTECTION P6 Spectrometer (OES) machine to evaluate the carbon content of the existing pipe. This was piping, flanges were welded on, and blind flanges SHOP PRODUCTION P11 a first for UPI, and we hope to keep the OES bolted in place. machine busy in the future. Continued on Page 7 Construction Words From Bob 2015 FR CLOTHING SAFETY CORNER PROGRAM Services-South By Bob Schoneberger, President Range Pipe Yard By Shawn Helmer feedback received was awesome. As of April 15, 2015 the following FR What a difference a couple of months makes, our The (IIF) Incident and Injury Free safety program policy takes effect: By Dan Berg There has been plenty to talk about since our last slow start to the year is clearly behind us. We publication. First and foremost, we have made was a focal point the past couple months. In Employees that are required to wear Another successful job performed by have picked up some fabrication work, a couple it nearly 6 months without an OSHA Recordable May, we communicated our mutual commitment FR clothing are eligible for 2-FR shirts UPI! We started receiving pipe by rail valve replacements, and some preliminary line injury. This is absolutely fantastic! We are also statements with IIF Leadership as well as our Site and 2-FR pants or 3-FR coveralls. at the South Range pipe yard May of locating work on the possible line 3 replacement closing in on 1.5 Million hours without a lost time Supervision. This program has been a fantastic Employees become eligible at the 2014 for the STEP project and 3 other project coming up in a couple years. AND - We incident. Your dedication to working safely and addition to STEP and has led to a greater one year anniversary of their last FR Enbridge stations. When the rail were just awarded the Line 2 hydro-test and watching out for your coworkers is the reason we partnership with Enbridge. There was a lot of clothing receipt (not including winter pipe came on site it was nothing like clothing) or upon employment for water acquisition projects we were looking for. are able to accomplish records like this. I would heavy lifting to get this program going and there what or when the schedule showed. new employees required to wear FR It includes 330 miles of 26” active oil line and it like to share my genuine appreciation for all of are lots of thanks and “atta-boys” to be given, It would arrive 2 or 3 days early to 3 clothing. Shirts with the UPI logo are will be hydrostatically tested while never really your efforts in making these accomplishments but at the end of the day the program is about weeks late with 3 to 15 rail cars with available at the UPI office and the reality. Next, we have finally filled our Safety sending everyone home in as good of condition, various sizes of pipe and it would removing it from service. It’s a very complex job pants are available at Marine General will not lower our safety and quality standards Manager vacancy and are excited to have Jason if not better, than when they arrived at work. take 72 hours to get them off loaded involving well over 100 field sites that will require in Duluth, MN. to meet anyone’s.” Fast approaching 1.5 Million It has taken the effort and commitment on the and cars released. There were nearly “work” prior to testing: leak detection services, on board! consecutive man-hours without a lost time injury. part of everyone to make IIF a reality. We have To check your eligibility date please 1,000 joints of pipe offloaded and 800 valve sealing and checking, water chlorination In May, we held our first Safety Week event placed an IIF Communications Board in the UPI contact Sue Krenz at 218-727-7676. joints loaded and sent out with no and dechlorination, and a 50-page execution plan Thank you all for your continued diligence and sponsored by APi Group. This was a concept Tent adjacent to the project to inform everyone of incidents. There was approximately to bring it all together! For the water acquisition, awareness for your coworkers. Our HIGH shop developed by the Construction Industry 38,000 feet of pipe in the yard that we teamed up with Northland for the dirt work repair rate from a year ago has been solved! Our Roundtable and was dedicated to the safety developments unique to the program. was sent out to UPI and other pipeline on the 450’ x 1200’ water “pond” required to fill QA/QC manager Mike Olson, upon close scrutiny and welfare of all employees working in the In closing, I want to reiterate my appreciation Weather Monitoring contractors in the area. A big thank the line. A short fuse on all this work as we were of some of the fittings and welds, indicated construction industry. A special emphasis was for all of your efforts and contributions when you to all involved! scheduled to start a month ago. Dave Halberg that we were getting paint contamination into placed on the topics of fall prevention, distracted it comes to workplace safety. You are the By Bill Jacobs and crew will get it done! This will likely put the weld zones. We changed our method for driving, material handling, and accident difference makers. Watch out for one another and It’s getting to be that time of year around 16 individual crews to work and employ cleaning the bevels and BINGO, we go from a prevention. Events were held each day during do not take offense if someone stops you to chat where we will be seeing severe QEP Flow Lines more than 200 good Union workers at the peak. repair rate well north of 10% in the shop to less Safety Week to address all of these topics. about a work activity with safety in mind. They weather in the form of thunder storms By Justin Dittmar than 2% overnight! Thanks Oly!!!! Safety and Thanks to DBI / SALA for the fall protection might just be doing it in your best interest. Until containing lightning, high winds, etc. We have a couple integrity digs for TransCanada quality will always be a constant focus. Our drop test demonstration at the UPI Tent located next time, be safe and stay focused on safety, be For those of you who do not have the We recently completed another to do. One in the UP is going on right now and performance to date is fantastic. Everyone, at STEP. It was a great demonstration and the it at work, or at home. WeatherBug app on your phone or project for QEP Resources in the one in Nebraska on Keystone. All great news. keep doing the great/safe jobs you are and then laptop, you may want to take a look Watford City area of North Dakota. constantly and consistently repeat that effort and at it. When lightning is within a 30 The project consisted of fabricating There’s lots of great projects to look at too. Mel focus, for yourself and everyone around you. All I At the game, Bob presented Mr. Monaco with mile radius of where you are located, and installing 6 flow lines and A WILD Gift a personalized Minnesota Wild jersey. With and I made a trip out to see the folks from Energy ask is that we continue to be the industry leaders it will send an alert to your device. In connecting the individual well heads the name “Sandpiper” on the back along with the drop down menu at the top of the Transfer (ETC) on their “Rover” project in OH/MI in safely performing hazardous work over and By Eva Meierhoff to the location’s production facility. the number 16, the jersey was a clear way to display you can use the “Spark” option a couple of weeks ago and it went really well. over again. Led by Superintendent Billie Finley, On Saturday, March 28, friends of Enbridge were demonstrate UPI’s support of the pipeline, and It’s a behemoth of a project and we are currently and it will display a map showing the crew completed the project invited to attend the Minnesota Wild versus our hope that it will get under way in 2016. lightning strikes in real time, and tell qualified to bid on the Meter Stations - and are A little politics: Recently Enbridge got their without incident. Thanks to the entire Calgary Flames NHL game held at the Xcel you how close the nearest strike is, bidding on them now. The Compressor stations Certificate of Need from the MN Public Utilities Being a Calgary Flames fan, Mr. Monaco’s crew for their efforts to complete this Energy Center with Enbridge CEO Al Monaco. even if it is farther than the 30 mile Commission in a unanimous vote (but not an easy Minnesota friends didn’t expect him to wear the job in a timely and safe manner! are coming in another month or so. We have The game served as a “thank you” to all the alert radius. I have found it to be very been proposing on four Sandpiper Pipeline Pump one) for the Sandpiper Pipeline. United Piping jersey. Instead, he shocked them all by gladly supporters of Enbridge and the Sandpiper wearing it with pride, right then and there. helpful in the past when checking stations in ND and a complete new (green field) Inc. was there when the vote came down, just pipeline efforts, and included several Union what to expect from approaching Congratulations to Enbridge in receiving their Terminal near Clearbrook, MN for Sandpiper like we were at all the public hearings! This is officials, some contractors, several local service storms. Have a great day by being Certificate of Need for the Sandpiper Pipeline too! The status there is, we are being called in just one step in the process. Now that that’s providers, and our very own UPI president, Bob safe. for post-bid meetings with Enbridge on some of in the bank, the routing process will start. The Schoneberger. recently. that work. More to come. We bid a number of route permit will be needed before construction projects for TransCanada in the last month, and can start. That will involve more hearings and more coming. Several budget proposals in to more work to get that approval. To everyone, Koch Pipeline and renewed interest in integrity please be aware that we are all ambassadors digs in MN that may turn into a few crews till out there for the oil and gas industry and this is the end of 2015. Lots more on the horizon. We not only great work for all of us, it is something certainly have high hopes for the next few weeks. that is good for all Americans. “Pipelines are a Hold on…. good thing.” So everyone please be stewards for the industry - we can use the help spreading the Scan the QR code above with your We are having a great year with regard to our word and if there is a public hearing in your area smart phone or tablet to download the continued Safety and Quality initiative. “We - please GO! Bob presenting the “Sandpiper” jersey to Al WeatherBug app. QEP: Piping to production manifold Monaco, Enbridge CEO Mr. Monaco sporting the jersey during the game 2 Summer 2015 Vol. 3 Issue 2 3 Employee Business Development – What the Heck is it? Supporting Pipelines: GOOD for Environment Employee Recognition Cont’d from Page 4 Recognition In our previous issue, Bob introduced you to our TransCanada and the like are active and turning Part Two of a Three Part Series By Bob Schoneberger By Mel Olson new “Business Development” staff: Dave Mach, into real proposals for us. forecasted at that time all of the time and gritty details that would former Business Representative for Local 49; Maintaining relationships and keeping UPI on Did you know that 7 out of 10 barrels of oil go of us to help in educating the rest of the public. Mike Klugman be required to get our eLEM system and Brent Straub, from APi Construction. Dave potential customer radars is an immense task. toward transportation? That includes all modes I can tell you from experience that we (as an Mike graciously accepted a role as to the point it is today. One of the and Brent were hired as our Business (Project) Brent and Dave commit large amounts of time the ground disturbance coordinator on of transportation: truck, train, marine, auto etc. industry) have done a fantastic job at not speak- things I completely enjoy is sitting Development leads. But just what does this to remaining connected to the happenings Superior Terminal Expansion Project Doesn’t it make sense that the best way to move ing up and we are now paying (dearly) for that. in a meeting where Ashley is rolling mean? within these organizations and updating UPI on (STEP) at the transition between that commodity is the safest way possible? I’ve even heard it said that pipeline construction out the eLEM system to clients or In an article written for Forbes, Scott Pollack changes in management, evolving processes STEP – Phase 1 and STEP – Phase When I say safely, I am not just talking about compares to strip mining. As crazy as that others that are seeing it for the first relates the task of defining Business Development and procedures, upcoming work potential, and 2. The timing of his start coincided personal safety, I am talking about ALL safety and sounds, and it is, someone believes that, so we time and to see her professionalism (BD) to defining the universe and all of its inner new markets or regions with growth potential. with the roll-out of some new that includes environmental safety. By far, pipe- must help tell and show everyone that is not the and her expert knowledge of the workings. It’s expansive. It’s vast. It’s immense. However, they are not alone in the quest to grow ground disturbance requirements line transportation is the greenest way to move case! I have never seen a strip mine restored, eLEM system. As if the eLEM duties So is the idea of BD. Pollack eventually concludes UPI. and procedures that have developed oil and gas. Did you know that on an annual planted, or with crops or trees growing on it; aren’t enough, Ashley also leads that, “Business Development is the creation throughout the course of the While Dave and Brent make up the Business basis (10 year period) a train derails about once a have you? So let’s tell people how we separate the effort of pulling our newsletter of long-term value for an organization from project. Mike has developed great Development department, we are all together, generously donates her time customers, markets, and relationships” (Pollack, week in Minnesota alone? Pipelines in Min- top soil for construction purposes, install erosion relationships with all the folks he has Business Development representatives. Each nesota have a leak on the order of less than 10 control measures, plant trees and grow grass. to numerous charities, assists with 2012). Superintendent, Project Manager, Foreman, crew, dealt with on the project and has been times per year and MOST of those are 5 barrels We use construction measures that minimize the equipment tracking and pursuing, and Brent and Dave will be using their experience and and staff member contributes to the development specifically acknowledged by Enbridge or less and maintenance related. Did you know environmental impacts in any and all sensitive many other contributions. I can’t thank personnel on numerous occasions. knowledge to help us expand and diversify our of UPI. We all interact with customers, work in that there are on average about 14 fatalities PER areas (timber matting, directional drilling, etc.). Ashley enough for her hard work and Recently, an audit was performed of customer base. By combining our efforts with APi markets, and maintain relationships within the commitment to UPI! YEAR that are train related and only two in the We don’t do construction during times where the ground disturbance procedures Construction through Brent’s representation, and industry. The key is for all of us to use these three last 10 years that are pipeline related? That said, certain species may be nesting or mating, some and records for STEP and the outcome utilizing Dave’s “boots on the ground” presence, forces in combination in order to create company was that STEP is the new benchmark we hope to gain new customers, additional value and in turn create opportunities for ongoing statistically, the more trains on the tracks, the of which are not endangered species either! for other projects to reach for. This project opportunities, a greater amount of growth for UPI. Reach out to Brent and Dave to more fatalities and the more “spills” will occur, There are hundreds, if not thousands, of exam- achievement is due in large part to market information, and build new and ongoing find out what they are pursuing and how you can and that is not arguable! Most pipelines now ples and stories to be told here of environmental Mike’s hard work and teamwork. relationships within our industry, and it is help them be successful! run their lines with electric driven motors that all successes and animals/critters that have been New Employees Thanks Mike and congratulations! working! New opportunities like Energy Transfer References get their energy from local utility companies and delicately managed and of pipelines that have (Rover Pipeline) and expanding our presence with Pollack, S. (2012, March 21). What, Exactly, Is Business Development? with the current (and getting stricter) emission been “co-constructed” in their back yards. It can Jason Beckner Nate Rickard standards. That too is getting greener. Less be done and has been done. Jason joined UPI as the Safety As most of you have already read or emissions means less pollution. Let’s all be ambassadors for our industry and help Manager in June. He comes to the heard, Nate Rickard was promoted organization with a background It is interesting that we see a lot of emotional support our country’s efforts at becoming energy to the General Superintendent for Manhattan Terminal / Explorer Pipeline in occupational safety and health arguments made against pipelines that have no independent in a sound and responsible way. We the Superior Terminal Expansion including work experience with Owner/ Project (STEP) in late March where his Connection factual basis. There is a great opportunity for all Can Do It! By Josh Hansen Operators and construction firms. Great previous role was as the Mechanical to have you on board, Jason! Superintendent over our self- We are currently in the middle of a very nice performed work across all scopes. He station/terminal project for Enbridge at their Eva Meierhoff is already receiving accolades from Manhattan Terminal...Cont’d from Page 4 Manhattan, IL Terminal, just south of Joliet. This New Pipeline Video Eva was hired in February and her job Enbridge personnel for the immediate, project consists of building and installing new Interesting fact: This Enbridge facility actually title is QA/QC Coordinator. Currently positive contributions in his new station piping to connect a new 24” pipeline (the does not handle ANY crude oil. Instead, it UPI, with help from Lake Superior Consulting, she is focusing on tracking the shop role and responsibilities. Nate has a Explorer Pipeline) to the facilities tank storage. carries a product called Diluent, which is a LHB, and Natural Resource Engineering, production of STEP 102 welds while tremendous amount on his plate and The facility currently has 2 large storage tanks, byproduct of the refining process and used as made a new video titled: Setting the maintaining the lines of communication deserves all of our thanks for all of his and Matrix is almost complete in building a a thinning agent. The product is pumped north between office personnel, the shop contributions throughout both STEP Record Straight on Pipeline Safety and third. Our scope consists of about 300-400 feet (via pipeline) to Northern Alberta and blended floor, and the tank farm. Welcome to – Phase 1 and 2! Thank you Nate and Quality. of 24” pipe inside the station, along with a new with oil sands heavy production so that it can the team, Eva! congratulations! surge relief system, various new valves and then be transported via pipeline back south more The video features several members of this industry speaking to the high safety and Scott Miland Ashley Stalvig access platforms, along with a host of electrical efficiently to US Midwestern refineries. duties which are being handled by our friends excavations and excessive rain. Water levels quality standards and achievements of the Scott was hired as a Project Engineer In January 2014, we asked Ashley if at B&B Electric. The project will require a fairly are high and space is limited, all contributing Pipeline, often overlooked by media and in April. He is currently working as she would be willing to play a lead extensive outage in order to safely tie in the to a host of challenges in and around our pipeline opponents. the Scopes B and D Project Engineer role in the ongoing development and new components. The shop completed all the excavations. In spite of all the difficulties, the for STEP 102. He is involved with management of our eLEM system. I pre-fabrication which went very well. Our field crew has done a great job and has even received hydrotest plans, scheduling, take-offs, wonder, if she knew then what she Check it out on these UPI outlets: crew, under the direction of Superintendent John some very high accolades from the Enbridge progress tracking, RFIs, and submittals. knows now, would she have been as www.unitedpiping.us Moore, has done a fantastic job thus far getting Station Manager on their excellent site work and Welcome aboard, Scott! eager to agree? I know she would the site set up, excavation and concrete work attention to safety. A big Thank You to John, UPI Facebook Page because that is the type of person she done, and the preliminary piping work in place. Wayne, and all the crew members down there UPI LinkedIn Page is, but none of us could have This job has proven much more challenging than for a great job so far! Keep it up! Cont’d on Page 5 originally expected due to some extremely deep Cont’d on Page 5 4 Summer 2015 Vol. 3 Issue 2 5 The summer months bring plenty of heat and sunshine, but they also bring new hazards to be aware of Bug Safety: in the workplace and at home. Ticks, mosquitoes, and bees are in full force at this time of year, and it is Employee Spotlights In Memory important to be aware of the threats they pose and know how to protect yourselves from them. UPI is sad to share that we’ve lost a Protect Yourself friend and coworker. Thomas “Tommy” Ticks: “Tiny” Beeksma, age 29, passed away on at Work and at Ticks are found in the woods, in places with high grass, and in leaf litter. If you are going to be in any of July 5, 2015 after sustaining injuries in a these areas, you should apply an insect repellent that contains at least 20% DEET to your skin. Anything motorcycle accident. Tommy worked for UPI intermittently over the last several less than 20% DEET will not provide you with an adequate amount of protection. Keep repellents Home years, and was most recently part of a containing DEET away from your mouth, eyes, and hands. Also, be sure to keep DEET off of FR clothing; small UPI crew last fall. To his friends, By Eva Meierhoff DEET is very flammable and takes away the FR rating. To protect your clothes, apply a spray that contains Tommy was known as a fun-loving Permethrin, which kills ticks on contact and remains on clothing for several washings. Try to wear light- guy who always did his own thing. He colored clothing and cover your arms, legs, feet, and head when possible. Once you come inside, check Bruce Wiilianen Nick Oetterer enjoyed spending time with those closest Deer Tick Wood Tick your body and clothes for ticks and shower as soon as possible. If there are ticks present on your clothes, Bruce is a Welder working in the UPI Fab Shop Nick is from Moose Lake, Minnesota and likes to him and was quite the online gamer. a cycle in a hot dryer can kill them. If you notice a tick attached to your skin, remove it by pulling it out and has been with UPI on and off since 1994 fishing, hunting, playing with his two kids and His coworkers recount him as being a with tweezers as close to your skin as possible. See a doctor if you notice a rash or have a fever at any when it was previously Ogston’s. Bruce is from being around his family. He previously worked hardworking, dependable helper, and an point afterwards, as ticks are responsible for the transmission of Lyme Disease. According to the Centers Duluth, Minnesota where he was born and as a manager at the local grocery store, went all-around good guy. He will be missed by for Disease Control and Prevention, untreated Lyme Disease can spread to your joints, heart, and nervous raised. He has a son James who is 30. The door to door selling vacuum cleaners, worked many. system. welders in the Fab Shop recently worked a long the midnight shift at Target, and worked as a Please keep Tommy’s family and friends stretch of 12 hour days to keep up with the busy furniture salesman before getting into the trades. in your thoughts as they grapple with this schedule and Bruce is less than 800 hours shy of Nick is currently a General Foreman for Line tragedy. Let’s also honor Tommy by taking Mosquitoes: retirement. He plans to retire on his Birthday this 61 at the Superior Terminal. He has been with this time to remember, safety is important Mosquitoes are found in weedy or wooded areas or near standing water. They are the most active in August 16th. Once retired, Bruce plans to rest UPI intermittently since 2007. One of his best both on and off the job. the summer heat at dawn and dusk. The best way to protect yourself from mosquitoes is to again apply and take a year to figure out his next adventure. experiences is when he first got into the trades an insect repellent that contains at least 20% DEET. Insect repellant is not meant to remain on your skin He will also have time to enjoy a few beers. He and he was on the project for building Line 61 for long periods of time, so be sure to bathe once you are safely back indoors. Do not use combination loves to hunt, fish and ride his Harley Davidson and is now working on the upgrade of all the sunscreen/insect repellants because they have different rules for reapplication. Instead, apply sunscreen Road King. He recently put 125 miles on in one pumps and piping that he helped to install 8 day and looks forward to having more time to years ago. In his spare time he brews beer and first and follow up with insect repellent once it has absorbed into your skin. The Centers for Disease ride. wine and likes to build things in his garage. He is Control and Prevention recommend using a repellent that is registered with the U.S. Environmental currently making a solar collector for heating his Protection Agency and contains the ingredients DEET, picaridin, IR3535, and oil of lemon eucalyptus. garage in the winter. Mosquitoes also dislike the smoke from campfires and candles/torches containing citronella oil. Mosquitoes are transmitters of the West Nile Virus, and while most people infected with West Nile Virus don’t display symptoms, 1 in 5 come down with a fever, fatigue, and other symptoms. In serious cases MACKINAW STATION …Continued from Page 1 (less than 1%), West Nile Virus affects the brain in the form of meningitis or encephalitis. These illnesses Behind the scenes, rebar is being fabricated and delivered to site. Presently, foundation footings are are fatal in about 10% of people who suffer from them. being formed and rebar tied in place for pipe, valve, and cable tray support foundations. In the near future, concrete will be placed, structural steel fabricated, hydrovac completed, coating Tom Krob/Shooterguyphotos.com Bees: sprayed on exposed below grade piping, and a mechanical crew dispatched. A lot of work is yet to be done, and Superintendent Jim Bailer’s hardworking crew will have their hands full for several months Lillo Racing, Bees are drawn in by the sweet smells of flowering plants, soaps, shampoos, and perfumes along with to come. bright colors that resemble flowers. You can attempt to prevent bee stings by avoiding these scents UPI Sponsored and wearing light-colored clothing that covers your arms and legs. Do not allow spoiled food to remain Terry Lillo and his son (Aaron) had a exposed, and keep up on your personal hygiene as bees may become angered by the smell of sweat. If pretty good night in the UPI #1 and UPI a bee is near you, remain calm and refrain from swatting it. If you are stung, run away from the area; #2 sponsored Late Model race cars at the bees release a chemical when they sting someone that alerts other bees. If stung, wash Amsoil Speedway in Superior, WI on May the affected area with soap and water and remove the stinger by gently scraping it off 29th. Terry placed 4th in the feature in the horizontally with your fingernail or a credit card (do not use tweezers). Apply ice to the sting UPI#1 car and his son won his heat race and avoid scratching at it. Those who are allergic to bee stings should carry an EpiPen just in and also won the feature, beating his dad case and alert those around them of their allergy. in the UPI #2 car.

TransCanada Integrity Rich Olson and crew are in process The major challenge for the crew is Words with... Will Ferrell of completing an Integrity Dig for fending off the massive amounts of “Before you marry a person you Dig - Michigan TransCanada on their Great Lakes Gas mosquitos, flies and ticks. As always, should first make them use a pipeline in the UP of Michigan. Rich and crew are doing an exceptional By Justin Dittmar UPI’s productive Hydrovac crews, including Operators Ken Zienkiewicz and Duane Johnson, and computer with slow internet to see job for a new client. Laborers Kendall Pilarski and Nate Margelofsky efficiently removed several hundred yards of material. who they really are.”

6 Summer 2015 Vol. 3 Issue 2 7 STEP Progress Report

Scope A The spring has come to an end and so has the work needed to meet our early deadline for tie- “I wanted to take a Ins for Tanks 36 – 40 by April 30th. Once each moment and say thank tank was ready and the final tie-in pieces were ready, Northland, BendTec, PLM, Operations and you for all of the hard UPI all worked together and tied each tank in at a work in both planning and faster pace than the one before it. Once the last executing this past weeks’ tank was tied in, everyone was working together outage. We were able to fluidly and we were able to cut the tie-in time Scope B - IN HALF when compared to the first tank. All Manifold 223 accomplish all tasks with of this is due to GREAT teamwork, coordination no safety incidents and and planning on the parts of Rich Oswskey, Chad within 10% of our planned Izzard, Glen Johnson and Eli Elness, working Scopes B & D of the milestones along the way. in conjunction with PLM/Enbridge Operations. The arrival of spring brought the kick-off of outage duration time. Scope D is busier than ever as the crews look to Oh boy……that was a lot to do. Now that a progress on the Scope B Tanks. Currently 3 of meet the accelerated in-service date of October Thanks!” large third of the Scope is complete, it’s time 7 Tanks are tied in with 2 awaiting tie-in spools 31st for the majority of area 1. There is currently to move to another area of the terminal that and hydro. Scope B has seen many additions activity in 7 different tank bottoms on a regular has a new deadline to meet. The 225 manifold, including the manifold 211 and Tank 30 projects Phil LaFlamme, basis as we work our way toward our first along with connection suction/discharge piping and there are more additions to come. Along with Project Manager, Enbridge hydrotest, likely to occur in late July with the between M225 and Tank 45, is now required to the acceleration of M225 and Tank 45 in scope A, the 223 manifold will need to be completed tie-in taking place the first week of August. The be completed by mid-September. These areas STEP to be in the UA Journal and turned over by September 12th as part of manifold 202 base plates have been installed, need to be completed ahead of schedule so as to On Monday, July 6th representatives from the United Association Union of Plumbers, Fitters, the Line 2 hydrotest water remediation process. leveled, grouted, and are awaiting delivery of aid one of the other Enbridge divisions with their The UPI fab shop knocked out the fabrication for the pumps from Sulzer. RJS, Dan Berg, Mark Welders, & Service Techs visited the STEP 102 site. They were on site conducting interviews upcoming project. The UPI shop aided greatly, this effort in short order and all spools have been Thomson, and the field crews continue to work and taking photos to feature and worked around the clock for a few weeks to built, shipped, and installed. We successfully diligently to get the tank lines out of the ground the partnership between South Range complete the remaining M225 manifold sections, completed a hydro in late July and PLM expects and backfilled at the tanks. As these complete, Enbridge, United Piping, Inc. as well as painting them. They are currently all to put this area into service the week of August Nick Oetterer and the layout crew will lay out and the UA at STEP. The Yard (STEP) installed, and the 54 valves at the manifold are 3rd. Northland is chipping away at the remaining tie-in pieces for fabrication. We plan on having being torqued up now. The Tank 45 piping is article is expected to come By Nate Rickard 3 booster pump foundations to go along with the the 5 tanks with 10/31/15 in-service dates tied almost complete, and will be ready with enough 3 they have already completed. A large debt of out in the November issue of UPI would like to take this in by the end of September. The accelerated time, so that Tank 43 CAN ALSO be added to the gratitude is owed to all involved in making these the UA Magazine. Be sure to schedule for Scope D will offer many challenges, opportunity to thank the crew out manifold (this is above and beyond what was efforts a success. It is shaping up to be a busy check it out! but we are confident that our team has the talent at South Range yard for their help asked to be done by UPI – WAY TO GO!). We summer and we will take the time to celebrate all and preparation to succeed. in fabricating for the STEP 102 are now getting settled back in and starting on project. It was with their help and hitting that expertise that we were able to one out of the Scope C complete some of the most critical park too, just Scope C has continued to be a busy place. We’ve like we did on energized the substation after a big “remodel,” fabrication pieces for tie-ins on tied in all six of the new mainline pump units, Scope A. The tie-in pieces that Tanks 36 – 40. This too, is a and all are currently on-line and operating! South Range built helped to make challenge the We’ve successfully tied-in the surge relief piping Scope A’s tie-in on tanks 36, 37, Scope A group as well, which consisted of a six-valve assembly 38, 39, and 40 a shorter duration can handle! and a 30” diameter 280’ long spool, both of than scheduled because they fit which fit like a glove! A big Thank You to the UPI so well. We have since closed the crews and Enbridge PLM/Operations for the great South Range (STEP) yard; we now job of working together to make not only this need their expertise in the field on tie-in, but this project to-date, a success! The STEP. flowmeter is planned to be installed on 7/14/15, and that will be the last outage for Line 61. Work is continuing on-site with the completion of the First tank tied in on Scope A! Chad Izzard, pump house foundation and coming soon will be Richie Oswskey, Erik Schoneberger, Dave the installation of the pump house building. Stuard and crew did a great job getting ready for this. The South Range crew with Steve Hanson did an excellent job fabbing this Scope C Line 61 critical rolling 45 degree spool piece. Surge Relief Tie-In 8 Summer 2015 Vol. 3 Issue 2 9 Line 55 MP 137.84 EFRD Cut In Spring Boom in Shop Production EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS By Ian Hassenstab By Eva Meierhoff

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King or Standard Queen room - $109 Crews have been trained, tooled up, and mobed out as of now, with the possibility of After the outage, much more work remained Year round (Fri & Sat) -15% off a few more in the near future. The job is set to run into October, with the hydrotest to be done. Damaged coating discovered seasonal rate shutdown scheduled for late August into early September. Dave Halberg and Scott during the outage was removed, and new Days Inn at Miller Hill Mall - Single or Marshall will be overseeing this massive effort from the field, where crews will be coating applied by Pete Mellin and TJ Lillo 2 Queen Room using the UPI spray rig. The hole was back- exposing the pipeline and prepping it for test equipment in over one hundred different Sun - Thurs: $59 filled, power and instrumentation cables ran locations. Rate not available Fri - Sat. and terminated, and site grading finished. To book, call Darren W. at Finally, the fence was extended from the Orvin Haugen and his crew will be constructing the water acquisition site, which will 218-727-3110 existing valve site, and another successful Thank you Duluth! Congratulations, Connie! Only 5 minutes from UPI draw over 28 million gallons of water from the Red River and store it in a newly con- project was in the books. Thank you to all Many would like to thank the entire Duluth Our very own Connie Cooley has been selected as structed 12 acre pond before it is eventually pumped into the pipeline to perform the involved for a job well done! office staff for their help to man up and gear the most recent ‘Leading Lady’ to be recognized hydrostatic testing. Watch for more updates on these exciting projects in the future. up the Line 2B crews. by APi Group’s Women in Construction program. A special thank you goes out to JoAnn Tenpas Women in Construction is a program within APi for her substantial effort in testing and Group that focuses on women in leadership roles training over 140 people in just 3 days! within the Group of companies. This quarter, Thanks to the entire Safety department is also Connie was selected to be featured in their due for the role they played in keeping safety newsletter. She will appear in the next issue with priority #1. a background account of her time here at UPI and Payroll, IT, Warehouse/Yard, and Operations what leadership advice she has to share with also deserve a shoutout for their continued other women seeking leadership positions within service and dedication to get people out and this industry. Be sure to tell her congratulations working with the tools and resources they when you see her! need.

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UPI Gives Back of Douglas County’s “Paws for Love” fundraiser. Mentor Duluth, Junior Achievement, Kids Closet, This year the 9th annual event was on Saturday, Lighthouse, LSS Crisis Nursery, Duluth East Robotics, On June 6th, Eva Meierhoff April 25, at the University of Wisconsin - Superior. Art-In-Me, MOPS – Mothers of Preschoolers, and participated in Animal Allies yearly This event helped raise money for the less fortunate more. fundraiser: Walk for Animals. She raised animals in the Douglas County area. With the help pledges that will benefit the shelter Did you know you can give back just by shopping of UPI’s contribution, DCHS raised $24,000.00 which located in Duluth, MN. UPI also was a online? With no cost to you, local charities can raise will help them to house and aid in adoptions of Silver Sponsor of the event. In total, the funds for the shopping you already do on Amazon. local strays, as well as assist in operation of their event raised just over $30,000 to support com. Go to smile.amazon.com, select from the new and updated facility. Animal Allie’s adoption, spay/neuter, nearly 1 million charities and log in to your Amazon and humane education programs. Also on April 25th, the 47th Annual Kiwanis account, and then go on with your shopping. All your TV Auction aired in the Twin Ports. UPI was a account settings remain the same and, yes, your On May 19th UPI hosted its first sponsor of this event again this year and is proud Prime membership still applies and you can purchase ever blood drive with Memorial Blood to continue to support this cause. The auction items for the same prices as you would otherwise! Center’s bloodmobile. Several UPI proceeds benefit over 50 local youth programs For each eligible purchase Amazon will donate .5% employees made donations, as did including Boy/Girl Scouts, Reading is Fundamental, to your chosen charity. Happy shopping! several other people from surrounding companies: Rockwell Automation, Inc.; GPM; and Archer Racing Accessories. A total of 30 participants kept the Memorial Blood Center’s blood mobile 4510 AIRPORT ROAD, DULUTH, MN 55811 staff busy. Because of these donations, up to 78 patients in our local hospitals WWW.UNITEDPIPING.US were helped. Way to go! A special P: 218-727-7676 thank you goes to JoAnn Tenpas for selecting this great event and skillfully NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS: coordinating all of the efforts. The next E: [email protected] drive is scheduled for August 13th. P: 218-461-3615 (OFFICE) For the third year in a row, UPI was a major sponsor of the Humane Society 12 Summer 2015