Hazardous Materials and the Applicability of NFPA 400

Hazardous Materials and the Applicability of NFPA 400

  As I discussed in a previous blog, organizations, and even different documents produced by the same organization, define hazardous material differently. NFPA 400, Hazardous Materials Code, defines hazardous material as: A chemical or substance that is classified as a physical hazard material or a health hazard material, whether the chemical or substance is in…

Three Strategies To Improve Reliability

Three Strategies To Improve Reliability

Automating data collection for condition monitoring makes the most of new and existing technologies. By Drew Mackley, Emerson All plants strive to operate at peak safety and efficiency. As supply chains are disrupted, resources constrained, and experienced personnel become scarce, reliable operations become even more critical to achieving those goals. As a result, reliability teams…

Taking time for leadership

Taking time for leadership

Leaders who don’t pause to reflect, leaning instead on endless cycles of acting and re-acting without first thinking, often run into trouble. True leaders ponder issues before acting or re-acting. This reflection, in its simplest definition, is akin to time-thinking. Knowledge is the residue of thinking. The results of knowledge-thinking are new alternatives, perspectives, and…