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Arc Flash University: Liability and Insurance



 
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In a new poll conducted by sponsors of the FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show including METALFORM, 27% of the executives cited the lack of employee skills as the leading obstacle to growth.
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!Product of the Year entry forms now available
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NEW Light Duty Articulating Jib Crane from Gorbel

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  !Top Plant applications now online
Is your plant among the elite? Pit your facility against the best by entering this year's Top Plant competition. Entries due Sept. 5, 2008. The PLANT ENGINEERING TOP PLANT awards recognize industrial plants that achieve outstanding operational results through application of engineering disciplines.
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Plant Engineering's Arc Flash University is accepting new applicants!

All aspects of Arc Flash will be examined during a series of free 30-minute Webcasts on the first Thursday of the month. Regular participants will receive CEU credit. Register Today!

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  !Caterpillar to expand research, production in China
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The Baldor Reliance API 547 line of AC industrial motors meets the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) Specification 547 requirements and is designed for the petroleum and petrochemical industries.
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The communications options for the Micro Motion 2400S transmitter, which mounts onto Micro Motion ELITE Coriolis meters, features DeviceNet or PROFIBUS DP communication protocols, in addition to interfaces such 4-20 mA, frequency and HART.
  :Mitigation system
The Paladin real-time arc flash advisor enables users to make up-to-date assessments of changing arc flash hazards by maintaining an uninterrupted, 360-degree view of the facility and the potential arc flash hazards.
 
   
 
 
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Upcoming Live Webcasts

Schedule by date and topic:
9/4/08: Arc Flash Liability and Insurance
10/2/08: Arc Flash Research & Development
11/6/08: The CSI of Arc Flash

Arc Flash overview
PlantMail headerArc Flash University continues on September 4th with Arc Flash Liability and Insurance . Enroll today and receive CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for attending six of the eight events! View the Arc Flash webcasts on the first Thursday of the month from now through November.


On Demand Webcasts


PlantMail headerArc Flash Prevention
Originally aired: May 8, 2008
How do you prevent arc flash? Great equipment, great maintenance, great training. It also requires monitoring the critical aspects of your plant, looking for clues that could help prevent a tragedy. We’ll talk with industry leaders on the best ways to prevent arc flash.



PlantMail header Arc Flash Training
Originally aired: April 3, 2008
The biggest variable in achieving arc flash safety isn’t your equipment; it’s your people. Making sure they are aware at all times of the dangers of electrical equipment and work to maintain their safety and the integrity of the equipment is vital. Industry experts give you a step-by-step training regimen for arc flash training.



Mobility: Your Ticket to Better Maintenance
Originally aired: June 19, 2008
There are proven and reliably deployed technologies today that address the pressure on operations to do more with less. You bear the responsibility to ensure assets and facilities are productive and always available. Using mobile, you can finally realize your enterprise system's full potential with uniform, complete, and timely data that your system and standardized processes need to be most effective. Hear success stories on how leading firms have leveraged ATM-friendly mobile solutions to improve the company’s bottom line. In this session, you'll learn how mobile enables organizations to:

• Increase "wrench time" with greater productivity and streamlined operations
•Access valuable work detail at the point of performance for higher first-time fix rates
•Increase planned work possible when capturing timely and accurate data
•Enhance reporting capabilities for best practices and compliance statements

Who should attend:
-Management responsible for field service, plant and facilities management
-IT who support field service, plant and facilities management
Speakers: Bob Vavra, Editor, Plant Engineering Joe Granda, Executive Vice President, Syclo 


   
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