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Energy Conservation by Auditing Power Quality
Prior to the execution of this solution, a well-known fertilizer company experienced a number of unanticipated outages caused by disruptions in the supplying utility. The power management control system at the facility had degraded and no longer provided appropriate visibility and control of the interconnection tie to the Grid.
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Resolving Safety Issues with Arc Flash and Lockout/Tagout Services at a Leading Medical Company
OVERVIEW A UAE-based leading medical company, has a 320-acre site accommodating around 700 employees, who work across the biopharmaceutical business or in one of the business support functions (such as finance or HR). The site also acts as a hub for some of the company’s commercial operations. REQUIREMENT Care Labs received a query from the…
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Prioritizing a Safe Work Environment at a Multinational Technology Company
Overview An UAE-based multinational technology company that focuses on information technology, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence needed help in the maintenance of its worker safety commitment. With numerous distribution facilities around the world, this company partnered with Care Labs to make sure operations at their 615,000 square-foot distribution facility in UAE were being…
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Improving Reliability Through Electrical Safety Audit at a Retail Company
OVERVIEW: Compliance can be difficult for retailers, especially for the ones who have large property portfolios scattered across diverse locations and with a wide range of statutory obligations. Electrical Safety Inspection & Audit of Electrical Installation, in particular, necessitates specialized knowledge and a rigorous approach to ensure compliance. REQUIREMENT: Our client, a prominent retail organization…
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Three Mile Island Blast (1979)
The Three Mile Island Unit 2 reactor, near Middletown, Pa., partially melted down on March 28, 1979. This was the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant operating history. What Happened? The plant experienced a failure in the secondary, non-nuclear section of the plant (one of two reactors on the site). Either a…
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MGM Grand Hotel Fire (1980)
MGM Grand, a casino and 26-story hotel with more than 2,000 hotel rooms and with approximately 5,000 people caught on fire. What Happened? A fire began in a restaurant known as ‘The Deli’. It was caused by an electrical ground fault inside a wall-mounted electrical receptacle. This fire spread to the lobby and thus, the first floor.…
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Arc Flash Incident at Republic Steel (2014)
Lack of protective equipment for Republic Steel plant electrician results in 1st and 3rd degree burns after arc flash. Steel manufacturer faces $147K in fines for “avoidable” hazards. What Happened? An electric technician at the Republic Steel Corp. steel manufacturing plant in Blasdell was removing wiring from a fan motor in an overhead crane, when…
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Priest Rapids Dam Arc Flash Explosion (2014)
An arc flash explosion occurred at the Priest Rapids hydroelectric dam in Eastern Washington leaving six employees injured of which, two of them were critically injured. What Happened? The employees were attempting to troubleshoot the circuit breaker on P08, which was one of ten generators at the dam. The repair work to the generator was…
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Arc Flash at Turkey Point (2017)
The Florida Power & Light Company’s Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station about 20 miles south of Miami encountered a high energy arc flash (HEAF) in Cubicle 3AA06 of safety-related Bus 3A that ignited a fire and caused an explosion. What Happened? Installing a fire retardant wrap around electrical cables inside Switchgear Room 3A at the…
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Waukegan Plant Explosion (2019)
An explosion followed by fire occurred at AB Specialty Silicones in Waukegan, which killed four workers and severely injured the rest. The efforts to recover all the workers from the explosion area took four days, requiring debris, equipment, and structures to be moved under the direction of the Lake County Coroner. What Happened? Leakage of…