Capital Projects | August 28, 2019 How to Manage a Crane Accident... No one expects to have a crane accident, but it can happen to anyone. Everyone who uses a… Read More
Learning & Development | August 5, 2019 Five Reasons Why Your Training Program Will Fail... Good training is something that we know is necessary. In light of Industry’s aging demographics and retiring experience, we need… Read More
Learning & Development | July 15, 2019 What Is the Difference Between Training and Educat... Training is a burgeoning field and an important tool for any workforce. This is not only true in the oil… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | June 10, 2019 Process Safety Management: Small Errors Lead to Bi... We work in an industry where there is very little tolerance for errors since we deal with highly hazardous, flammable… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | May 16, 2019 Accurate Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) Can ... A key element in an effective Due Diligence study is to be able to quickly identify the Key Performance Indicators… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | March 7, 2019 Is Your Execution Contractor Ready for the Turnaro... In our experience as Turnaround Readiness reviewers and participating in lessons learned events, owners who pay close attention to contractor… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | January 28, 2019 Negotiating Plant Access for Due Diligence... Just the Facts Ma’am The famous phrase, “Just the facts, Ma’am,” was often linked to Los Angeles Police Department Sargent… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | December 9, 2018 Due Diligence – Making Rapid, Accurate Judge... or "Kidnapped By My Own Business Team" A number of years ago I worked closely with an Operating Company Business… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | December 3, 2018 ASME B31.3 – Substantive Changes in the 2018... In addition to the many clarifications, updated references to codes and standards, updates to basic allowable stresses, and added listed… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | October 28, 2018 All That Glitters Is Not Gold – Due Diligenc... A few years ago I conducted what might be the world's cheapest, fastest and most cost effective due diligence study… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | September 30, 2018 Elastic Follow-up Can Result in Failures in System... The analysis procedures in the Code essentially assume that the strain range in the system can be determined from an… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | September 3, 2018 Treat Reliability Like …... This blog outlines ways to think about reliability to help drive a culture of continuous improvement. It is the fourth… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | October 22, 2017 Reliability Program Implementation and High-Altitu... This is the third in a series of Blogs on improving plant reliability performance through changes in culture, programs, equipment… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | September 5, 2017 Bad Actor Elimination Program Works…Inspecti... Rick Hoffman, Director Mechanical Integrity for Becht, was published in the July/August 2017 edition of the Inspectioneering Journal. Rick's two blogs… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | September 4, 2017 Reliability Beliefs – Driving Organizational... This is the second in a series of Blogs on improving plant reliability performance through improvement in culture, programs and… Read More
