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Using the Procedures Library for LOTO Safety
There have been many fatal accidents in sawmills that were a result of not following proper lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures. One such incident occurred in 2016 ...
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Tough Times Ahead – Maintenance Tips for Improving Profit
Spend money to save money? It is not just a cliché. When it comes to the maintenance of large capital assets; including Facilities, Fleet and ...
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Today’s CEO now realizes what their plant operations have known all along
Skilled manual labor and workers who engage in maintenance finally have the ear of C-level executives. Reduced downtime, improved productivity, regulatory compliance, and unparalleled inventory ...
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Don’t Overlook This Piece: Putting Your Team Together
In an earlier article, we talked about the value of working with a team of three stakeholder groups, Finance, IT and Customers, to extract insight ...
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Critical Step: Defining IT Platform and Process Requirements & Preferences
In the excitement over developing a CMMS implementation plan, selecting teams to provide input and other important activities, don’t overlook defining the heart of your ...
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Have You Identified Your Tools? Are They Doing Their Job and at What Cost?
As we discussed in a recent blog, understanding current maintenance practices is a fundamental step in developing a successful CMMS implementation plan. One extremely important ...
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Key Factor In an Effective CMMS Implementation Plan: Have You Identified Roles and Responsibilities?
Although management may know how many people in the organization are responsible for keeping the CMMS and other management systems running, they may not understand ...
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Developing an Effective CMMS Implementation Plan: Digging Deeper
In our first article in this series, we offered some insight into the challenges facilities face to maintain uptime. We also provided the logic for ...
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