Archive for June, 2013
Safety Management Madness
How expensive can a process recordable injury be to a facility? The staggering costs…Improving safety processes in your company can dramatically reduce the number of lost-time and minor injuries and their direct and indirect costs which can destroy projected earnings. The costs of worker injuries are huge: For example, in 2004, OSHA estimated the direct costs of a […]
Sight Glass Lottery
Suppose you’ve got a dirty sight glass. Furthermore, it’s located half way up the side of a 200 ft. tower. You’ve basically got three choices, if you are a normal sane human being. Two choices if you’re certifiably insane. For the sane: 1. Clean it in place with a sight glass cleaner 2. Replace each […]
MacGyver BBQ
MacGyver – we all know this guy. He got this gig at the refinery as an operator. But he can still send the Mars Rover into space with a stick of gum, a paperclip and a rubber band. He struts around his facilities seeking challenges. Soon enough he finds one. There’s a clogged bleeder valve. […]
Flange Wedges And Ducks
Hey, there is an article about our SafetyWedge™ on SBWire.com and BITS Blog is going to paraphrase and parse that article. Basically, this article names a guy who has used flange wedges and survived to contribute to an article. Here is kinda what he said, maybe. “Eventually, if you are a flange tech person, you […]
