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Most 1456 union work for Dockbuilders and Divers is "Pile Foundation." We are a specialty trade. It's everything to do with laying the foundation for buildings, piers, and bridges. Estblished in 1915 Union Dockbuilders and Divers have built the foundation for all of New York City for over 100 Years.

Dockbuilders Divers Work Safely
The safety record for Local 1456 is very impressive

Most Local unions have been following our leadership

Sign up for OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 Union Members can call,
Class given daily at New York City District Council of Carpenters
Labor Technical College

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS

OSHA COMMERCIAL DIVING SAFTEY STANDARDS

New York City District Council of Carpenters Labor Technical College
Apprenticeship Program- How to become an Apprentice Carpenter, Dock Builder,
Timberman, Millwright, Cabinetmaker, Flooring Coverer, Residential House Framer
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Job Photos and Videos


PHOTOS WELCOME

If you have any job photos that you would like to publish, we'll be happy to placed them the on this site.

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Divers Video Site

ADCI Commercial Dive Equipment

EIC Barge Salvage
Here is a peek of a sinking barge repair job. Commercial divers have been called in to re-float the barge. The salvage operation requires us to temporatory plug up all the holes to prevent the barge from sinking again.
Video - Barge Salvage Operation

IKEA HISTORIC PLAZA
EIC Construction
Job Photos

Job Videos

EIC Construction, Ikea Historic Plaza Erie Basin, Red Hook Brooklyn

Video - 1456 Union Diver Dockbuilder drywelds a Studs to a Pan

Video - 1456 Union Diver Dockbuilder drywelds a Pan to a sheet

Video - 1456 Union Dockbuilder using a Demo saw

Kiewit Construction & Reicon Group, 2008

Hamilton Aveune Bridge, Gowanus Canal NY Photos

Gowanus Canal : UNION DIVERS Video 2 - Diver exits the water

UNION DIVERS Video 3

UNION DIVERS Video 4

E nvironmental Clean Up Land Operations, Sevenson Environmental , 2007

Coney Island Creek Job, Key Span, Environmental Land Clean Up -
  Coney Island Creek Aerial Photos Photos by Safety Officer Peter Boland) Sevenson Environmental , 2007
  Barge Operations, Coney Island Creek , 2007
Coney Island Creek Clean up photos. More Photos
Bronx River Soil Remediation Clean Up Job, Sevenson Environmental , 2006
  Slide Show- Coney Island Boardwalk Repair Job- Acme Skillman Co.
Slide Show- Shea Stadium Pile Foundation Job  Loftus Construction, & Jetdrive Co.
Slide Show- Red Hook Brooklyn Job
Port Authority  Brooklyn Pier 2 East River- Reicon Group Constructon Inc.   Reinauer Transportation,Inc.                          Port Authority, South Street Seaport Pier 13 & 14 Wall Street East River- Drake Associates, Inc.

New York State Robert Moses Bridge South Shore Long Island Arben Group, LLC

Key Span Coney Island Creek- Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc.

NYC Parks Coney Island Boardwalk

Cadell's Dry Dock, Staten Island, Arther Kills

Tomkins Cove Power Plant- Gunderboom Inc.

North Port Power Station Long Island- Drake Associates Inc.

New York Aquarium Pipe Line Coney Island- TNJ Marine Inc.

DEP Sewage Treatment Plant- Falco Construction

JFK Air Port New York- Granite Halmar Inc.

Offshore Diver

Offshore Divers Fourm

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One of our goals is to share our knowledge.
Here is a peek at some of the jobs we've done.

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Commercial Divers Job Photo Page

Reicon Group Construction Inc.

Port Authority, Brooklyn Pier 2 East River

6AM Start: Mike O' Neill the foreman begins the day by cutting up some rebar for the cages.

Southeast view on the barge. The compressor's now cranked up.

The hot water machines are now all fired up.

The Dive Manifold is checked for proper air pressure. The emergency banks are full.

The green rebar cages are ready for installation onto the piles.

The fiberglass jackets are cut to size; they will be used as forms to hold concrete onto the piles.

Meet the Commercial Dive Team

Commercial Diver Bobby Sundstrom is tending John today.

Diver John is ready.

Dennis Blank, Commercial Saturation Diver, will be tending Wayne today.

Commercial Diver Wayne Trank is ready to jump into the murky depths.

New York Divers

Diver Tim O' Neill is ready to jump in.

Tim's hat, a Superlite 17, is now locked down.

Tim installs his hot water hose inside his dive suit; this will keep him warm in the frigid water.

Tim takes the plunge into the East River

Tim's in; he cleans the floatables- garbage- off the float stage.

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Commercial Diver Sid Lara is ready to dive.

Sid's in; today Mike will be tending him.

John is ready to jump in.

Bobby tending his diver.

Bobby sets up the burning torches.

The divers are working on repairs under the pier.

Welding, cutting and burning are all required to get the job done.

The 4 ton tugger is needed to haul up light loads onto the deck.

The use of the tugger helps facilitate hauling these heavy jackets back on deck.

John grabs a smoke from Bobby.

End of the day; The Fiberglass jakets are installed on the pile. Tim is coming up.

Tim's topside.

Tim climbs up the ladder and boards the barge.

Sid's up, while Mike waits for Sid to unhat his Miller Air hat.

Job well done by Sid! The jakets are installed and are now ready to hold poured concrete.

Wayne also had a good, productive day.

John, who always does a good day's work, can go change out of his gear now.

Sid washes off on deck.

Sid's washing his Miller 400 helmet before going home.

Reicon's Commercial Dive Team 2002 (The End)

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Commercial Diving Job Photo Page 3

6 a.m. start. Forman Jamie Drake P.E., is planning the start of the day

Drake, Inc., South Street Seaport, New York City

Today we will be pouring concrete

The Dockbuilder/Tenders, Moe and Kenny McManus are in early, and ready to work

The Commercial Diving Team

Commercial Diver Fred McManus

Today Bobby Savino will be the topside tender for Freddy

Today, Commercial Diver Ray Chickanis will be working the deck below the pier

Dockbuilder Bobby Ryan will be tending Jay today. Bobby sets up the hot water machine

Shop Steward Kenny Thompson (Moe) will be working topside

Moe and Bobby have just placed the hot water pump into the harbor

Fiberglass jackets and rebar cages are ready to be installed onto the piles

Gene and Bobby prepare the deck for safe dive operations

The divers' air hoses are now coiled in accordance with OSHA regulations; the deck is now ready

Freddy gets ready to jump in, Bobby nearby

Commercial Divers Jay Anderson and Freddy are ready to jump in

The divers are in. Andrew Arthur stops by to see how things are going

The Dockbuilder/ Tenders are holding down the fort by the comm. boxes.

Freddy's up. The jackets are all ready for today's concrete pour.

Freddy unhats himself while Bobby looks on

Jay's up. His jackets are ready to be poured

The Tenders give a lending hand

Jay pops out of his hat

Ocean and Coastal Commercial Divers inspect the work that's been done

Ocean and Coastal Diver inspects the work

Ocean and Coastal divers are up

Jay and Freddy wait for the concrete truck to arrive

The concrete truck has arrived, and it's time for the divers to get back into the water

The tool air compressor is now cranked up

Ray and Bobby help the divers below man the concrete hose from the float stages

The concrete job is a success

The dockbuilder/ tenders can now rest

After clean up, Jamie finds a turtle on one of the float stages

Commercial Diver Gene Ritter packs up the last of the diving gear

Commercial Diver Shane Maylan will stay on this job to finish off the punch list

How many times have I told you: I'm running this job, not you, Gene!

After all these years we still find time to share a laugh

Job well done! The site is all cleaned up

After a hard day's work it's nice to go home to the little lady (The End)

PAGE 5 The Robert Moses Bridge Job. South Shore Long Island, New York

Commercial Diver Charlie Spinella, Diving Supervisor

Commercial Diver Gene Ritter, Dive Supervisor and Dockbuilder/ Foreman

Dockbuilder/ Shop Steward Andy Johnson

Gene with Commercial Diver Bobby Parnafello

Inside the dive shanty

Bobby protecting "his" dive shanty

Bobby and Charlie setting up the dive gear

Gene's ready to dive

View looking North. The dive equipment is set up in accordance with OSHA regulations

These are the new steel jackets that have to be installed onto piles

The float stages are being set up at the next bent

The Turbidity Curtain (boom) is being placed around the next bent

The boom is wrapped around the ready-to-be-stripped bent

Gene is about to jump in "Dry"

The Dockbuilder crew is approaching the next bent for topside stripping

To strip the piles, the old steel jackets must be removed, the old concrete must be chipped off

Gene's using the chipping gun to remove old concrete off the pile. This pile is ready for a new jacket

The New York State Inspectors are approaching the job site

At the end of the day the State Inspectors are on the work barge, inspecting the work and safety protocol

Today, it's Charlie's turn to dive...

...Gene is topside Dive Supervisor

Charlie's ready to dive

The diver's suited up...

...and descends down the ladder

He removes concrete from the sand bottom and places chunks on the stage. Bobby moves the chunks so that the stage stays balanced

Bobby puts a strain on the hose while the diver climbs the ladder

Charlie is up on the float stage, the State Inspector nearby

The piles are now stripped; the fallen concrete is off the bottom and the piles are ready for new steel jackets

The new jacket is being set on the collar

Chain pulls are used to hoist the jackets in place

The diver is back in the water to bolt up the nuts, using the impact gun

The new jacket is now installed and is ready for poured concrete

Charlie's up

The Super comes by, happy to see things are going well

Charlie pops his hat

Andy Johnson moves to the next bent and prepares for the next day's work

Andy prepares the float stage for tomorrow

With the start of a new day, it's Gene's turn to dive. Charlie will be the topside Dive Supervisor

This bent is stripped down and is now ready for new steel jackets; the process starts all over again

Local 1456 Web Blog

Freddy unhats himself while Bobby looks on	Jay's up. His jackets are ready to be poured	The Tenders give a lending hand	Jay pops out of his hat
Ocean and Coastal Commercial Divers inspect the work that's been done	Ocean and Coastal Diver inspects the work	Ocean and Coastal divers are up	Jay and Freddy wait for the concrete truck to arrive
The concrete truck has arrived, and it's time for the divers to get back into the water	The tool air compressor is now cranked up	Ray and Bobby help the divers below man the concrete hose from the float stages	The concrete job is a success
The dockbuilder/ tenders can now rest	After clean up, Jamie finds a turtle on one of the float stages	Commercial Diver Gene Ritter packs up the last of the diving gear	Commercial Diver Shane Maylan will stay on this job to finish off the punch list
How many times have I told you: I'm running this job, not you, Gene!	After all these years we still find time to share a laugh	Job well done! The site is all cleaned up	After a hard day's work it's nice to go home to the little lady (The End)

PAGE 5 The Robert Moses Bridge Job. South Shore Long Island, New York	Commercial Diver Charlie Spinella, Diving Supervisor	Commercial Diver Gene Ritter, Dive Supervisor and Dockbuilder/ Foreman	Dockbuilder/ Shop Steward Andy Johnson
Gene with Commercial Diver Bobby Parnafello	Inside the dive shanty	Bobby protecting "his" dive shanty	Bobby and Charlie setting up the dive gear
Gene's ready to dive	View looking North. The dive equipment is set up in accordance with OSHA regulations	These are the new steel jackets that have to be installed onto piles	The float stages are being set up at the next bent
The Turbidity Curtain (boom) is being placed around the next bent	The boom is wrapped around the ready-to-be-stripped bent	Gene is about to jump in "Dry"	The Dockbuilder crew is approaching the next bent for topside stripping
To strip the piles, the old steel jackets must be removed, the old concrete must be chipped off	Gene's using the chipping gun to remove old concrete off the pile. This pile is ready for a new jacket	The New York State Inspectors are approaching the job site	At the end of the day the State Inspectors are on the work barge, inspecting the work and safety protocol

Today, it's Charlie's turn to dive...	...Gene is topside Dive Supervisor	Charlie's ready to dive	The diver's suited up...
...and descends down the ladder	He removes concrete from the sand bottom and places chunks on the stage. Bobby moves the chunks so that the stage stays balanced	Bobby puts a strain on the hose while the diver climbs the ladder	Charlie is up on the float stage, the State Inspector nearby
The piles are now stripped; the fallen concrete is off the bottom and the piles are ready for new steel jackets	The new jacket is being set on the collar	Chain pulls are used to hoist the jackets in place	The diver is back in the water to bolt up the nuts, using the impact gun
The new jacket is now installed and is ready for poured concrete	Charlie's up	The Super comes by, happy to see things are going well	Charlie pops his hat
Andy Johnson moves to the next bent and prepares for the next day's work	Andy prepares the float stage for tomorrow	With the start of a new day, it's Gene's turn to dive. Charlie will be the topside Dive Supervisor	This bent is stripped down and is now ready for new steel jackets; the process starts all over again