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  @budstep73612 күн бұрын

  14:45 what a nightmare, I hope you all had the proper LOTOs in place! Who would guess the janitor would pull the power, not realizing the open vessel...

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering2 күн бұрын

  It was before those days. I was lucky. That plant did have a confined space fatality. It was a rescuer who died. Everyone lost track of him while they were working on the original victim.

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  @budstep73612 күн бұрын

  This was great--thank you for sharing your industry experience!

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  @EnergyRiskEngineeringКүн бұрын

  It’s my joy. I have had the best career and learned so much. Getting it all out is fun.

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  @EdMan102292Ай бұрын

  This is some incredible content. So interesting to see high quality overviews of other engineering disciplines.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineeringАй бұрын

  Much appreciated! I have been fortunate to gain lots of experience through the years.

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  @erdevendraАй бұрын

  Hi John, thanks for another interesting video. What shall be the priority of recommendations like inspection related item first or management system related or hardware related changes ?

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  @EnergyRiskEngineeringАй бұрын

  In my experience we found the priority sometimes depended more on the “cost to implement” versus the driver of the project. Inspections, management or hardware, I think it always depends on risk reduction per dollar spent. I’m sure that is a myopic way to see it.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering12 күн бұрын

  Great question! In my experience, because the cost of implementation is usually lower, procedure revisions and training recommendations can have great risk reduction per $ spent. Capital projects are challenging to justify especially if revenue impact is smaller than the expected property damage. When no business income insurance is purchased, all of the risk is retained and should be addressed.

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  @hosemonster2 ай бұрын

  Great video and explanation! Reach out to Hose Monster if anyone has questions on how to perform a test.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering2 ай бұрын

  Thanks for contributing!

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  @alowry20022 ай бұрын

  Thank you. Excellent thinking to determine that is the one leak. Regarding brittle fracture or fatigue fracture in my opinion it doesn't matter. Such a failure and the resultant claim occur when it is discovered. That can be the time of the noted leak or when a piece of equipment is opened for inspection. I have seen that line of thinking held up in court in Canada, the UK, and the USA. Please keep these videos coming.

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  @Guilherme-jh2hj2 ай бұрын

  Pretty good video. Appreciation from Brazil

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  @dennisseretny62283 ай бұрын

  I test a fire pump that consistently has a high churn pressure (140 PSI plus as compared to the factory churn of 116 PSI) The 100 % is always around 90% of the factory 104 PSI at 94 PSI and then the bottom falls out at the 150% point (Factory at 87PSI to the annual test pressure of 58PSI which is well below the 90% requirement). This is a vertical turbine pump with a raw water source. Normally I get a -3PSI for the supply pressure as the water level is usually around 6.5 ' from the surface of the water to the C/L of the discharge on the pump. The curve on the graph is always convex instead of concave. Would you be able to direct me to a corrective coarse of action that would help resolve this. The pump rating is 1,000 GPM @ 104 PSI with 1770 RPM. My RPM readings are around 1785 at churn, 1777 at 100% and 1774 at 150%. Yes, I do have my gauges calibrated annually.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering3 ай бұрын

  Dennis, thanks for the great questions. Can you get a borescope inspection of the bowls? The experience I have with VT fire pumps is that either a blockage of weeds and branches formed or one or more of the lifting bowls was damaged or missing. In those days we pulled the vertical impeller. Possibly a borescope would give you confidence to look elsewhere or actually find an issue.

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  @dennisseretny62283 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the insight, once I get consent to proceed, I'll get back to you on the results.

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  @JoseIgnacioMeneses3 ай бұрын

  Great info! Question about the flange guards, Should they be a FM approved?

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering3 ай бұрын

  FM has skin in the game so I trust their approvals more than labs paid by manufacturers. Even if they are not approved they are better than nothing.

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  @2009dwine3 ай бұрын

  Thanks that was amazing. Can you please make a video on what an insurer should look for a thermal power plant which is under preservation.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering3 ай бұрын

  Great topic! I’ll get started.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering3 ай бұрын

  It’s in the works. It will have the precautions for preservation, maintenance, restoration and a section comparing decommissioning versus preserving.

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  @2009dwine3 ай бұрын

  @@EnergyRiskEngineering Wowww….that content covers whatever I can think of related to preservation. Thank you again for all your efforts. Much appreciated

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  @SEBZAID3 ай бұрын

  I really appreciate it. This videos are so good. Greetings from Colombia.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering3 ай бұрын

  Thanks for joining the conversation!

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  @josemarilacsamana40363 ай бұрын

  I'm new to Risk engineering. Thanks for sharing very informative things here on your channel.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering3 ай бұрын

  Welcome aboard! Enjoy the content. Let me know what else you’d like. 😁

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  @alowry20023 ай бұрын

  Thank you. This is a growing area and much information is being shared especially on LinkedIn and industry publications. Those involved in these systems need to be following those areas to key up to date.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering3 ай бұрын

  These systems become more sensitive to electrical assault as they age. The BMS systems are critical. LifePO4 is great. Price is coming down too.

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  @MMAli-nj8xl3 ай бұрын

  What if corrected test result shows that test curve is above the pump OEM curve...what is the interpretation for such result? will 5% apply to going above the OEM curve as well?

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering3 ай бұрын

  The NFPA 25 committee was not concerned with pumps performing above the curve. They weren’t even interested in meeting the largest system demand. The manufacturers reps on the committee were just looking for a way to monitor wear on the impellers. (Check that the driver is at an appropriate RPM.) The 5% was never about reducing risk. Risk was never discussed. Where did it come from? It was made up.

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  @NickGobin4 ай бұрын

  Great video and good points. A few thoughts: - wind stow should not be flat. Flat panels will catch the wind like an airfoil and develop oscillating motion (torsion on the tracker torque tube). This leads to galloping - look up a couple decent losses from a big name tracker OEM in Australia that occurred well below design wind speed. So even though it's counterintuitive, wind stow is now usually designed the same as hail - fixed at max angle. This is still debated from the perspective of windborne debris, but with significant windborne debris you are going to have a bad day no matter what. - checking for debris that can become windborne missiles (both on property and neighbouring properties) is a good idea on loss control surveys. - vegetation management is the key for wildfire mitigation. Glass-glass panels (usually bifacial) are a little more resistant. Fire response plan is actually really crucial, because close coordination is required with utility staff to keep responders safe from electric energy hazards. Some owners use various other strategies including long-duration biodegradable fire retardants applied around solar farm perimeters during fire season. - for microcracking, the only global OEM of thin film panels (First Solar) claims they are immune to microcracking, and have pretty compelling data, explanation, & policies to back it up. It's probably not enough to change procurement decisions, but definitely something to highlight. Finally - I love your thoughts on 2x 66% capacity step-up transformers. It's an approach I also endorse and recommend. With the capacity profile of most solar plants, a single 66% capacity transformer is usually enough to capture >85% of revenues!

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering4 ай бұрын

  Thanks so much for contributing! I agree with your great points.

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  @ahmedalbuaimi4 ай бұрын

  very useful explaination

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering4 ай бұрын

  Thanks Kindly.

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  @alowry20024 ай бұрын

  If one is to use animals for vegetation management one can't use goats. As you noted not only will then eat everything including wires they will also climb onto panels. Sheep are the way to go as they don't climb and limit their eating to grass. I have seen a few sites with successful sheep operations.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering4 ай бұрын

  Thanks for confirming. Sheep it is.

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  @alowry20024 ай бұрын

  @@EnergyRiskEngineering my Caribbean client has had good success with sheep. They built the farmer a stable rated for a Cat 4 storm. My Florida client has moved away from sheep to groundskeepers.

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  @tduross4 ай бұрын

  The only time I would apply affinity would be with a variable speed controller (VFD-PLD) because speed is what i is but also how well the mfgr matched the driver to the pump.

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  @IAmMRToon4 ай бұрын

  Great insight sharing for engineer society. Keep doing sir.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering4 ай бұрын

  Thank you, I will

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  @alowry20024 ай бұрын

  Thank you for the account. Wow. Bypass a permissive on the crane and then create an impairment on the AS. Hmmm so much for the nuclear safety cornerstones of strict adherence to procedures and conservative decision making. I hope you do a video on the plugged toilet that caused a 400 MW coal fired boiler to blow up in MO.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering4 ай бұрын

  Hawthorn. I know the Fire Protection Engineer involved with the rebuild. Very similar but the nuke won’t explode. 😁

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  @alowry20024 ай бұрын

  Yes there isn’t an exclusion for mistakes. If there was most claims wouldn’t get paid. The Engineer who wrote that report needs to learn what Sudden and Accidental means for a machinery breakdown claim.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering4 ай бұрын

  He actually needs to sit for his insurance license if he keeps using policy language to make arguments.

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  @alowry20024 ай бұрын

  Thank you. Excellent points. I assume that there was no BI cover for this generating station. The flammable liquids behind you need to be stored in a UL rated cabinet, AS added to the combustible structure, and please confirm that the exterior lightning is connected to a GFI outlet. 😉

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering4 ай бұрын

  You should check out my video on the Eastern European Bomb Shelter at a power plant. Built for 1500 people. You decide…

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  @alowry20024 ай бұрын

  Thank you. When you said they wanted to consider it wear and tear I laughed. That wasn't wear and tear. Good move not arguing over $20,000.

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  @alowry20024 ай бұрын

  Excellent video thank you.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering4 ай бұрын

  Glad it was helpful!

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  @alowry20024 ай бұрын

  I haven’t watched the video yet but I’m going to guess a GE, now ABB, Type U bushing made in the 🇺🇸. The 🇨🇦version doesn’t have same paper insulation issue.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering4 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the feedback. Could it be a Trench?

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  @alowry20024 ай бұрын

  @@EnergyRiskEngineering it could also be a type O. There are a number of bushings out there with lost histories and the details of the application, factory, and test history are important. Even bushings without a history fail as I have seen. Especially bad over 230 kV. I have the porcelain from a U bushing that looked like that on my desk.

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  @user-qv7ov9gq5y5 ай бұрын

  A great Explanation thank you.

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  @parthchaudhary89935 ай бұрын

  Excellent information, under COP28 a number of counties pledged to invest over a trillion dollar by 2030. I am also planning to further pursue PHD in Clean Hydrogen Technologies especially around the production of affordable sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as a hydrogen carrier.

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  @erdevendra5 ай бұрын

  Intresting

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  @BigD-utah6 ай бұрын

  This may be the best and most effective explanation of risk around and I've borrowed from John's presentation for my own presentations. Thanks, John.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering6 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the feedback! Feel free to keep spreading confidence!

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  @erdevendra6 ай бұрын

  Insightful, nice logo

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering6 ай бұрын

  Click through rate is 0.6%. Need a new thumbnail. 😁

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  @Lev-Heart6 ай бұрын

  Your lube oil video was condensed, clear, and packed with knowledge. Thanks to you

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering6 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the feedback. I know my material won’t fit into a “Short” 😁 Glad you enjoyed it!

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  @BigD-utah7 ай бұрын

  A great explanation. The only thing to add is that the fire pump alarm signals and controller functions must be tested as well per NFPA 25. Almost no one does that.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering7 ай бұрын

  Great points! Thanks.

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  @lazarusakhagbosu3717 ай бұрын

  Thank you sir.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering7 ай бұрын

  You are very welcome! Next video will be about lube oil system risks.

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  @erdevendra7 ай бұрын

  This was really amazing,

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering7 ай бұрын

  Thank you. Every plant should watch 😅

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  @parthchaudhary89937 ай бұрын

  Very informative 👍

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  @parthchaudhary89937 ай бұрын

  Excellent content and kudos to the hard work you put in, I can guarantee that your channel will grow and surely be the best in the Engineering Risk Management Industry!

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering7 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the compliments and encouragement! Great fuel for motivation!

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  @parthchaudhary89937 ай бұрын

  Excellent and very informative👏👍, thank you so much for sharing it. Really interesting to understand risk perception and factors affecting psychological and behavorial aspects of it. It is extremely important that one understands that the risk tolerance level and appetite differs from person to person and it plays a significant role in evaluating risks.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering7 ай бұрын

  Wow! Thank you for the thoughtful questions. The make and model of Gas Turbines especially is important as they are all generally still research projects when they are built. Mechanical issues can be model specific. There are certain large power transformers that may have design defects. As for the Halon system. We had a $50K protection system for a $10K building. Refilling the Halon would cost more than burning down the little building. When we have a useless system, it doesn’t matter if it works. It should have been removed. Thanks again for the input. Would you be interested in me interviewing various Risk Engineers to find out how they got started and what they like about Risk Engineering?

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  @swapnilkireet7 ай бұрын

  Yes why not, I would love to share my stories from India stint & how different I found the UK market

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering7 ай бұрын

  @@swapnilkireet are you on whatsapp?

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  @swapnilkireet7 ай бұрын

  Hi John I am a junior Risk Engineer working in the UK. I thanks you for sharing the video & kudos to you for making such content. I had a few questions though: 1. Why make & model of equipment are required by the underwriter ? I mean a transformer or motor capacity is enough with records to show periodic maintenance. Since the equipment is being used in a factory, it will be from a standard company (reputed/reliable brand). We can always highlight if something is non standard but mostly people dont cut corners with such equipment 2. The European Engineers fire door insight, was he not wrong that the halon would not work as intended due to the lack of pressure with open gate. I can get back to you on this. A few of the pitfalls I have been part of, while I was working in India: Unorganised inspection with poor coordination. I once went in a visit where 4 other Engineers were expected, apart from myself. When I was about to complete the inspection, I crossed the other group which had arrived at a different time & with other site contact altogether. So yes these things does happen.. 2. During my meetings, I used to call a person from health & safety, maintenance & production so that any requirement could be coordinated. PS: Thank you once again for the video. I was trying to message you on LinkedIn (request pending) but I could not due to lack of premium subscription.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering6 ай бұрын

  Sorry for not replying better, sooner. Underwriters considering multi hundred million dollar risks cannot rely on the good “intentions” of anyone designing, installing, operating or maintaining that equipment. Their actions must be documented. Make and model of Gas Turbines etc. matter because there are well known manufacturing defects in their equipment. The OEMs regularly issue Technical Information Letters or Service Bulletins for their equipment based on lessons learned from fleet issues. If we don’t know what model the equipment is, we don’t know what service bulletins apply. If we don’t know what bulletins apply, how do we know if the machine has been updated based on the fleet issues that caused the TIL to be issued? We don’t. So we get the make and model of all large equipment. Some engineers like to know the serial numbers too. Not me.

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  @lazarusakhagbosu3717 ай бұрын

  Thank you

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  @lazarusakhagbosu3718 ай бұрын

  Thank you very much for the videos. Please, don't stop doing this. I just started my career in risk engineering and the videos are just the perfect learning path for me.

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  @dilburt28 ай бұрын

  Great video series thanks! Can we have a video on risks associated with renewable power assets ie wind, solar, battery etc

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering7 ай бұрын

  You asked and being a man of the people, I delivered. Check out my latest video. 😁

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  @dilburt27 ай бұрын

  Legend! Thank you.

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  @digitaldaemon748 ай бұрын

  Do the transformer core also have internal temperature F.O. sensors? If they have core temperature detection, why is external detection for deluge actuation? Rather than heat detection or LHD?

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering8 ай бұрын

  The deluge systems need to detect fires from other transformers. There are some cases where we want the water not to flow on a burning transformer.

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  @kristenmunno69308 ай бұрын

  Awesome video 🎉

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  @pavanmohan90988 ай бұрын

  Your videos are really good... Thank you for such wonderful and useful videos.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering8 ай бұрын

  Thank you. I have been sick but getting better. I have a great story ready. It’s about how we almost had a $1B Stack Collapse.

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  @mgrueni7 ай бұрын

  The videos are great. And this is an interesting topic. Did you ever try to set up a wall of concrete blocks. They are easy to create and to handle them. kzread.info/dash/bejne/amSol66GpNTYZ7Q.htmlsi=O_K0tgIfPSysE6fU

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  @digitaldaemon748 ай бұрын

  Is the tracking of fire pump performance over time always a linear degradation? Does that % of degradation accelerate over time, does the pump get to the point in it's lifetime where as the pump gets closer to it's life need more frequent testing?

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering8 ай бұрын

  The wear depends on the use. A coal plant that washes down once per week won’t cause the same wear as a temporary (permanent) connection to the fire system for equipment cooling. Our electric pumps are not meant to run all the time. That why we have jockeys. Now I see plants that just get bigger jockey pumps instead of fixing the underground. Wear varies. If we watch it we will be in better position to make decisions.

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  @digitaldaemon748 ай бұрын

  @@EnergyRiskEngineering Makes sense. Thanks.

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  @digitaldaemon748 ай бұрын

  What are the typical schedules for travel like for a broker engineer. I understand there's a lot of travel, but how much in a month or week?

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering8 ай бұрын

  In the world of energy, the broker engineers are lucky to only have two trips per month. Where it gets tough is if you support claims. They never call to see if we are available first.

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  @bigboypantsgolf8 ай бұрын

  I think you can send presentations like this to clients.

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering8 ай бұрын

  Thank you BBPG KZread’s Hottest Golf Channel. Leaning into what I know. Can’t wait to get one of these engineers to join me on a podcast. 😁 You sir would recognize these videos are without cuts.

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  @kingtom64338 ай бұрын

  10 years oil and gas experience now a broker.. all common sense really, guess thats hard to find now days. great video, would like a bit more detail on each hazard with an example. Only once did I see a risk enginneer come to my semi sub, old drilling hand. would like to get into that area. do you have any knowledge around marine system risk engineering for underwriting purposes? thanks

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  @EnergyRiskEngineering8 ай бұрын

  Wow. I do plan on getting deeper into identifying special hazards. Thanks for watching. My brief stint working with platforms showed me that marine risks must be considered differently than land based risks. SEMP was voluntarily 🤣. Know your Jones Act and other special laws for marine workers (not my specialty.)