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COATINGSPRO JULY 2016 41 by typical equipment, such as the light towers, they used man lifts, suspended scafold baskets, and stages. On any overhang canopies, such as the upper deck area, they used three 50-foot by 35-foot (15.2 m x 10.7 m) platforms down the foul lines that were patented, installed, and removed by Safway. Once installed, the Tomas Industrial Coatings crew could work an area and then roll the platforms, called HAKI, down the trolleys to the next section using only three to four of their own crew members. "We covered about 1,000 lineal feet [304.8 m] with that," McGraw said. "It created a mobile work force for us that minimized the amount of downtime between phases of work," McGraw explained. Tey started the overhangs in February 2016 and were under the gun to get them done before opening day. Mobilizing and demobilizing standard scafold- ing, therefore, was not an option. "Tat was a huge risk that I took, because regardless what the weather did to us, the scafold had to be removed prior to Opening Day on April 11," McGraw stated. "Tank God the weather worked with us!" For the area near home plate, shaped like half an octagon, the crew used scafolding that stayed in place. Tat system, also by Safway, covered about 500 lineal feet (152.4 m) using a 500-foot by 50-foot (152.4 m x 15.2 m) platform. "Te most complicated part of the job is the scheduling just due to the fact that the Cardinals are in and out so much," McGraw explained. "Te most time we generally get throughout the season straight through is two weeks. Otherwise we're working four- to six-day stretches, so what we've done to counter that is to put our focus on the non-season months." Tat means they've been working mainly November through March. And that means working through the cold weather. Tey used 100 percent imper- meable containments with electric heaters to keep the substrate and workers warmer, and they've also used up to 30 people in the Cardinals' of season to ramp up the work safely. "Our employees wore full-face respirators when working in the containment to ensure proper respiratory protection," McGraw said. Te platforms helped with access, safety, and containing any potentially dropped tools, but regardless, the crew was sure to "quarantine" any areas around their worksite. "Even when the Cardinals are out of town and we're working, there's constant foot trafc," McGraw said. "We always have to be aware and At the end of the project, the crew will have recoated ~1,300,000 sq. ft. (120,774.0 m²). They'll have worked on six light towers, the upper deck, the underside of the concourse areas, and in between. For area s that were ea sily acce s sible, the crew us ed man lif t s , susp en d e d s c af fold b a sket s , an d s ta ge s . Th ey didn't n e e d fall protection, but they did need to quarantine areas below for safety. The crew spot primed necessary areas with an epoxy at 3–6 mils (76.2– 152.4 microns). Everything received a topcoat of a silicone acrylic at 2–4 mils (50.8–101.6 microns), which was brush and roll applied. Aside from working around the stadium's event schedule, the other main coordination strategy was working with the client to pick the coating's shade and gloss. It took ~35 samples, but they got a home run. Cardinals Stadium