Learning & Development | January 3, 2024 Becht’s Learning & Development 2024 Resolut... Happy New Year! As we all embark on new adventures in 2024, it’s important to start with a sense of… Read More
Engineering Standards | November 21, 2023 Impetus for Current OSHA PSM Regulations in New Ne... Netflix recently released "The Railway Men - The Untold Story Of Bhopal 1984," which is based on the horrific tragedy… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | October 17, 2023 Plant Winterization Preventative Maintenance Progr... By Bobby Wright with Lakeisha Taylor and Greg Zoll It has been a couple of months since we first started… Read More
Software Tools | September 13, 2023 Drones: Applications, Value Proposition and Risk M... Last month, Becht facilitated a knowledge sharing event between 25 innovative individuals from nearly a dozen energy industry owner/user organizations.… Read More
Capital Projects | August 16, 2023 Powerlines and Cranes – A Deadly Combination... It’s hard to imagine life without electricity. We flip a switch and things start working. It powers your lights, television,… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | July 5, 2023 Minimizing the Carbon Footprint of Industrial Outa... With contributing author Wulston Paul Industrial projects have a significant impact on carbon emissions due to the nature of activities… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | June 28, 2023 Why Best Practices Don’t Always Lead to High Rel... There are numerous standards, recommended practices, and guidelines which provide clear direction on how to manage equipment integrity. By now,… Read More
Learning & Development | June 27, 2023 Your Most Important Employee – at 2 O’clock in... Just another late night shift. Just like it’s been many times before. Tough to stay focused when everything is carving… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | June 6, 2023 Even Simple Mistakes Can Lead to Serious Incidents... Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya? Famous words uttered by Inspector Harry Callahan in one of my favorite Clint… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | June 1, 2023 Revalidation, Reassessment, Evergreening, Updating... As owner-users continue to rely on existing RBI programs, the question of how to keep an RBI program functioning and… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | May 8, 2023 Integrity Operating Windows Anchor an RBI Program... Risk-based inspection (RBI) methods have been around the refining and petrochemical industry for nearly 3 decades. The concept of focusing… Read More
Capital Projects | April 19, 2023 Critical Role of the Owner’s Team in Capital Pro... The critical role of the owner’s team can’t be understated. The owner may choose to contract out certain activities like… Read More
Capital Projects | April 12, 2023 Becht Production Assurance, Operating Modes Assess... With Contributing Authors Stephen DeLude and Bruce Scott It can be said that any project is judged on three principal… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | March 22, 2023 Continuum Damage FEA Implementation of the Becht H... With Contributing Authors Scott Leakey and Dave Dewees, P.E. It’s approaching three years since we demonstrated a mechanistic model for… Read More
Capital Projects | March 1, 2023 Sling Angles Do Matter!... One of the most overlooked considerations when designing a rigging system is sling angles. When slings are used in a… Read More
