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Health Administration regulations.

(“We’ve had OSHA in here,” Rander

says, “with our guys wearing badges”

to measure exposures to VOCs.) A

storm-water-recovery system filters all

the water. “The rainwater leaving this

property is tested annually to meet

DEQ regulations,” says Flan igan, not-

ing that they encourage enforcement

of permits and regulations, and that he

made the decision not to operate a

marina on the premises—all boats at

the docks are here for work.

They don’t build metal boats, but

repair steel and aluminum. There is a

metal shop in the main building with

welders on staff. Routine work is per-

formed on engines, fiberglass, wood,

paint, and rigging. Canvaswork is

In the environmentally sensitive

political climate of Oregon, it also

made sense to comply with and/or

exceed Environmental Protection

Agency and Occupational Safety and

are the largest on the river and enable

the yard to handle boats up to 70'

(21.3m). The ways and docks were

added after Flanigan bought the

property.

The company invested in a StormwaterRx

water-filtration system for the outside yard.

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