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Texas Mutual Insurance Recognizes ODIN
Texas Mutual Insurance is the leading provider of Workers' Compensation Insurance representing approximately 43,000 employers in Texas. Every year they honor approximately 100 employers[...]
POHA BUSINESS OF THE YEAR, 2011
ODIN was proud to accept the "2011 BUSINESS OF THE YEAR" award at The Annual Houston Economic Alliance Banquet. The industrial demolition and asset recovery company was started in 2008. The equipment sales company Industrial Equipment Sales, LLC in 2010.
What is the best way to structure a demolition contract to minimize change orders?
Minimizing the chance of unjustified change orders begins in the planning stage of a project. It is important for the purposes of bidding to establish a simple and well defined scope of work that will create a situation allowing you to compare “apples to apples’ in the bid evaluation process.
When demolishing or dismantling a process unit, what is one of the most common mistakes in failing to insure all residual product is removed from the system prior to beginning the demolition process?
When demolishing or dismantling a process unit, what is one of the most common mistakes in failing to insure all residual product is removed from the system prior to beginning the demolition process? On most industrial dismantling and demolition projects the preferred procedure is for the facility owner to purge and clean all residual products [...]
When demolishing a building what is the best procedure to prevent accidental worker exposure to uncharted utilities that might have been missed during the isolation process?
When demolishing a building or process unit, in many cases we are not afforded the luxury of having accurate P&ID’s or utility drawings to plan from. Yet we are tasked with the legal and moral responsibility to protect our workers and the general public from the consequences of the accidental exposure to live utilities and [...]
Mike Mitchum at the 2011 Business Expo
The Deer Park Chamber of Commerce named ODIN, Ltd. small business of the year at the annual Small Business Expo.
15th Annual Safety Summit
Mike Mitchum of ODIN, Ltd will be featured speaker on Demolition Safety at TDI Safety Summit May 12, 2011. The Safety Summit is an annual conference presented by the Texas Department of Insurance to focus attention on industrial workplace safety.
When is the potential for product liability lawsuits the greatest?
Selling process equipment from demolition projects has long been a preferred method of generating revenues to help offset the cost of the work being performed. To quote Ben Franklin “Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles away”. In the last 10 years it seems as if the [...]
If an asbestos gasket is trapped between two flanges, does it have to be removed before you send the pipe to a scrap yard?
This is not only regulated by federal, but state policy as well. One also needs to make sure that they are absolutely certain of their client requirements prior to entering into a contract where this is an issue. According to the National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) asbestos is defined as any materials [...]
Exactly what is required for torch cutting steel coated with lead based paint?
This is probably one of the most controversial subjects facing the demolition industry today. If you speak with 10 different people you might get 10 different answers as to what is required by the OSHA Lead in Construction Standard 29 CFR1926.62 and the OSHA General Industry Standard 29 CFR1910.1025. It is our opinion the lead [...]