Notes from the Turbine Deck
The 2012 Spring outage season is well under way on turbine decks across the country. Access Solutions FME Accountability Technicians are working diligently to assist skilled professionals as they disassemble and reassemble critical power generation equipment, by accounting for foreign materials, peer-checking personnel and tooling, promoting procedural adherence and most importantly, working safely. Following are a few examples of our resources already making a difference on the turbine decks:
> Before entering the FME zone a small, non-critical screw was noted missing by the Accountability Technician, from fine instrumentation during routine inspection. Detailed inspection and descriptive logging prevented a “false positive” intrusion event and the project was spared delay and expense.
> An FME barrier were noted as still logged into a pedestal. This was communicated to project management by the FME Accountability Technician. The barrier was removed before installation of pedestal cover preventing potential equipment damage and reducing potential for an expensive delay.
> It was brought to the attention of supervision that an electrical cord “tree” leg which extended into a walkway was not flagged as a trip hazard. It was rectified, preventing potential worker injury.
I’ll post more successes as they continue to come in. It’s up to all of us in the FME discipline and the power generation industry in general, to continue promoting safety and excellence through a questioning attitude, eyes-on-path, three-way communication and other valuable human performance tools. Great job!
Cheers, E-
