At Tailgunner Mobile Blasting, LLC, the health and safety of our technicians, our clients, and the communities we serve across Nebraska and Iowa are non negotiable. Because mobile blasting impacts surface coatings at high velocities, federal and state environmental and workplace safety laws tightly regulate how specific materials are treated.
To ensure full compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), we require full transparency from our clients regarding the composition of any coating we are contracted to strip or restore.
1. Mandatory Client Disclosure Clause
Prior to the execution of any project involving a structure, building, industrial asset, marine vessel, or vehicle manufactured, built, or painted before 1978, the client is contractually required to disclose whether the surface coatings contain lead, asbestos, or any other federally classified hazardous material.
- Testing Requirement: If the historical coating composition of an asset is unknown but highly suspected due to its age, it is the client’s sole responsibility to have the surface tested by a certified inspector prior to our arrival.
- Active Concealment & Indemnification: Intentionally or negligently failing to disclose the presence of lead paint or hazardous materials violates this agreement. The client assumes full legal and financial responsibility for any regulatory fines, environmental remediation costs, medical monitoring costs, or equipment contamination expenses incurred by Tailgunner Mobile Blasting due to non disclosure.
2. Our Handling Protocol for Confirmed Lead Paint
If a project is confirmed to contain lead based paint or an advanced hazardous primer, Tailgunner Mobile Blasting does not automatically reject the job. Instead, we enforce a strict, compliant operating protocol:
- Wet Blasting Technology Only: To comply with OSHA’s Lead in Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.62) and EPA RRP guidelines, we will strictly utilize our water assisted dustless blasting systems. The integration of water suppresses up to 92% of the dust plume, capturing lead particles in heavy droplets and forcing them directly downward onto our containment setups rather than letting them drift into the air.
- Advanced Level Containment: The job site will be locked down with heavy duty impermeable ground tarps, specialized physical barriers, and containment perimeter cones. Spectators and clients are entirely barred from the active zone.
- Proper Waste Disposal: All spent media, water runoff slurry, and captured paint flakes will be completely bagged and securely contained on site. The legal disposal of this hazardous residue at an approved municipal facility remains the ultimate regulatory responsibility of the property/asset owner, though we will assist in safe bagging and job-site exit management.
3. Immediate Work Refusal & Stoppage Regulations
To protect our personnel and preserve the local watershed from toxic runoff, we reserve the absolute right to refuse a project or halt operations immediately under the following field conditions:
- Undocumented Discovery: If our technician begins blasting an asset and observes layering, odors, or reactions indicating undisclosed lead paint or hazardous chemical residues, all equipment will be shut down instantly. Work will not resume until the client provides a certified negative lab test or agrees to a adjusted hazardous handling work order.
- Inadequate Site Containment Conditions: If high regional winds, proximity to public water storm drains, close residential property lines, or open public spaces prevent us from guaranteeing 100% containment of the hazardous blast residue, we will suspend the job.
- Proximity to Unprotected Individuals: We will immediately refuse to execute a hazardous material blast if unprotected individuals, children, or pets are present within our calculated safety perimeter and refuse to leave.