RURU communication tower Helicopter Lifts
About the Job:
The ISS Rigging team were engaged by the ISS Engineering team to help with the final instillation of the newly fabricated mast for the Ruru Communications tower. There were 4 sections to be lifted into place ranging from coming in 8mins apart to as close as 4mins apart.
- Using new Zealand’s biggest fulltime heavy lift helicopter aka Black hawk or KaHu (Maori for hawk)
- Coming up with systems for 3 rope techs to work safely at height
- With the high hourly rate for the helicopter, coming up with a work sequence which optimised bolting times
Services supplied by ISS
- Rigging gear hire
- Rigging labour
- Height rescue stand by
- Rigging lift plans and safe work method
- Bolt tensioning
- Remedial repairs
- Strengthen of tower base
- Scaffold access systems
Project highlights
- Working in one of the most scenic mountain tops in the Waikato
- Seeing how well our ISS crews from all departments work in cohesion with each other
- Once again ISS working with heavy lift helicopters