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ACTIVE ROPE ACCESSMaintenance & Inspection Abseilers

Silo cleaning and confined space work

Blocked silos, rat-holing, bridging and build-up on the walls cost production every hour. Active Rope Access cleans silos, bins, hoppers and ducting from the inside on rope access, with confined space trained teams and rescue standby on every shift.

Active Rope Access: Silo cleaning and confined space work

Silos and vessels we clean

  • Cement and clinker silos, including multicell silos
  • Raw meal and coal mill bins
  • Fine coal bins and hoppers
  • Grain and food-grade silos
  • Calciner ducting, cyclones and preheater towers

How a silo clean runs

  • Site induction and safety file verification
  • Isolation, lock-out and gas testing with the plant
  • Rope access entry from the top with rescue standby
  • Day and night shifts until the vessel is clean
  • Inspection photos and a daily site diary for your records

Our teams work to the plant's shutdown schedule, so the silo is back in service as soon as possible. We have cleaned silos at cement plants in Limpopo, North West and Mpumalanga.

Reference projectMulticell silo, cement producer
Two-shift confined space teams cleaned both sides of a multicell silo, with daily diaries and rescue standby throughout.

Questions

How long does silo cleaning take?

It depends on the silo size and how much material has built up. A single silo side typically takes a few production days with day and night shifts.

Do you work during plant shutdowns?

Yes. We plan the work around your shutdown window and can run continuous shifts to hit your restart date.

What do you need from the plant?

Isolation of the silo, a permit to work, gas testing and access to the roof hatch. We bring the rope access equipment, rescue kit and safety file.

Certified ISO company: ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 3834Institute for Work at Height, Trade Association memberCorrosion Institute of Southern Africa memberB-BBEE Level 1 contributorcidb registered contractor

ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001 · 3834OHSA & MHSA compliant