AIRPORT–Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) said on Monday that it is on schedule with its mould remediation works in its Terminal Building. Materials have been continuously transported into the building since Wednesday last week for works to begin this week.
According to the PJIA Planning, Projects and Systems (PPS) Control Department, the Texas-based company BMS CAT International was contracted to carry out the mould remediation works. The mould a result of damage related to the 2017 hurricanes. The company will employ some 100 local workers for the clean-up project.
The company will use a mould remediation and surface removal decontamination procedure. Given the scope of the work and the possible health risks, there will be some Health and Safety officials onsite to ensure that all employees of the airport and BMS CAT International engaged in the restoration project follow proper safety techniques and practices.
The overall Terminal Reconstruction project consists of three packages. “Package One,” is the first phase, the remediation works. During this process, BMS CAT International will clean all the mould-contaminated items on the ground floor of the Terminal Building. It will also clean filters, light fixtures and any item that may have remained in the building after the internal demolition.
Package one of the project will also include the removal of the remaining wall partitions. All salvageable furnishings will be cleaned and sanitised for further use when operations are restored. The scope of the works will also include the installation of HEPA-filtered air filtration units and portable humidifiers to dry any remaining wet building materials.
Packages two and three have to do with the finalisation and complete reconstruction of the building, including operations moving into the building. The Managing Board recently announced that the Departure and Arrival Operations will be temporarily transferred to the ground floor of the terminal building in the upcoming months.
The airport operations will be carried out from the baggage claim up to the B-Gates areas in the Terminal Building. The works are expected to be completed in six weeks or less.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/79749-airport-remediation-works-on-schedule
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