Employee and equipment safety is the number one priority in plant operations and maintenance.
March 2, 2020
An industrial fire. Our regularly scheduled program halts due to massive pillars of smoke, red lights and sirens, and massive explosions. While they aren’t that common, […]
January 21, 2020
Back in my operating days, we had a tech get shocked while performing maintenance on what should have been a de-energized piece of equipment. After sending […]
September 12, 2019
I am always perplexed when I visit a site that does not enforce strict compliance with approved procedures. From the Physical Plant Operations Handbook: “Without rules […]
March 11, 2019
A Personal Story In my career in the power utility business I have had many different jobs. In the winter of 1981-82, in the wake of […]
October 9, 2018
As winter weather approaches, operators and plant management must remain vigilant in preventing freezing of their equipment. Frozen piping systems can result in ruptures and leaks […]
September 25, 2018
The Department of Homeland Security identifies 16 critical infrastructure sectors which are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction “would have […]
August 20, 2018
When shift changeover happens and the off-going crew leaves, does the oncoming shift have a plan for the shift? If a procedure is in progress, does […]