When explosives are part of the job, regulators expect proof that ground motion and air overpressure stayed within limits. Our blast vibration monitoring teams place seismographs at critical receptors, then evaluate each shot against USBM RI 8507 and OSMRE criteria. Detailed blast vibration monitoring reports document compliance shot by shot, support permit requirements, and provide blasters and project owners with a defensible record from an independent observer.
Blast Vibration Monitoring & Audit Services
Why Are Blast Plan Reviews Important?
This data is essential for a contractor, developer, or owner to plan and monitor their operations for positive community relations and to minimize the risk of unwarranted claims or potential damage. Supporting the contractor through review of their plan for conformance with regulatory compliance, generally accepted blasting practice, preparation of performance specifications, and plan to monitor and manage blast vibration levels to mitigate risks to adjacent structures.
Monitoring Plan Development
The safe execution of construction, demolition, or mining close to existing structures requires analysis of site-specific variables and planning before arriving at the site, even during the bidding/negotiation process. The cautious contractor must understand the fundamentals of vibrations, including the type of proposed construction operation or blasting and the potential impacts on structures, people, and soils nearby the site.
Monitoring of existing structures is a necessity in today’s litigious environment. Monitoring enables compliance with project specifications and, even more importantly, provides a tool to protect the contractor and project partners from unwarranted claims and to minimize the risk of causing damage.
Seismic Surveys develops a site-specific blast vibration monitoring program to evaluate potential vibrations before construction and monitor existing structures before, during, and after construction. This program often includes pre- and post-condition inspection, movement monitoring, and vibration monitoring of surrounding structures within a specified radius of potential impact around the site.
Who We Serve
Our customers use blast and construction monitoring plan services in various applications, including demolition, construction, mining, and protection of sensitive structures during additions or renovations.
Civil Construction
Vibration and noise monitoring for civil construction projects to document effects transmitted to nearby structures.
Sensitive Structures
Vibration and noise monitoring for demolition, construction, and renovations in and around vibration-sensitive structures.
Marine Construction
Vibration and noise monitoring to document effects on third-party structures, people, and marine life.
Transportation
Traffic vibration monitoring to assess the structural health of bridges and roadways and identify structural changes.
Mining
Vibration and overpressure monitoring for mining to document compliance and protect nearby structures.
Demolition
Vibration and Noise Monitoring capturing and documenting the effects of vibrations generated during demolition processes.
Visit our applications page to learn more about how clients use our services.
Contact Us
Monitoring vibration and noise is essential for maintaining compliance with project standards and minimizing unwarranted claims.
Contact us to set your project on a safe and successful path.
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About Argus Monitoring Solutions
- Argus Monitoring Solutions is a tech enabled, test measurement services platform that provides outsourced seismic and environmental monitoring and inspection services to the quarry, construction, infrastructure, and mining sectors. Argus companies include Seismic Surveys, Sauls Seismic, and Nomis Seismographs.