What Is a ‘Competent Person’?
Many OSHA standards, such as 1926 subpart P for trenching and excavation, require a competent person to be onsite and perform certain activities. For example, during trench...
Climate Control for Catalyst Removal and Replacement
The catalyst in your reactor represents a significant portion of your chemical plant or refinery’s operating costs. Protecting it is key not only to your productivity but also to...
The Benefits of Renting Generators with Load Demand
Built-in load demand can help you cut fuel costs and reduce emissions. Whether you run a power plant, refinery, industrial site, mining site or medical center, you’re mindful of...
Cutting Equipment Costs During Plant Turnarounds
Plant turnaround managers know how important it is to meet their budgets. Stay on or under budget and earn the bosses’ approval and maybe a bonus. Exceed the budget and suffer the...
Turns for Troops: Building Stronger Futures for Military Veterans
In 2017, just before the singing of the national anthem at the Indianapolis 500, Army veteran Dan Rose did something he once thought he would never do again: He stood. Rose, who...
Using Telematics to Monitor Generators and HVAC Equipment from Anywhere
When your generator is powering a critical process, you can’t afford for it to fail or run out of fuel. And if either happens, you need to know, pronto. That’s where telematics...
How Many Porta Potties Do You Need?
Whether you’re throwing the outdoor wedding of the season with 200 guests or managing a construction project with 75 workers, you’ll want to have enough portable restrooms to...
5 Key Moments When Equipment Data Can Save You Money
How well you manage your equipment use on a project, and your fleet in general, can make the difference between a large profit and a small one — or even none at all. Many...
6 Questions to Ask When Hiring an End-to-End Drone Service
Drones are rapidly changing the landscape for construction companies. According to the 2018 Construction Technology Report from JBKnowledge, 37 percent of companies surveyed are...
How to Avoid Common Construction Delays
The biggest budget-buster on virtually any construction site is delays. Every time the schedule gets pushed back, the budget begins to skyrocket. As software provider Deltek noted...
