Employee and equipment safety is the number one priority in plant operations and maintenance.
July 27, 2020
The novel coronavirus, Covid-19, approaches 6 months since it was first detected in the United States and likely 9-12 months since the first global cases were […]
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 […]