American logging and sawmill safety code: a code of safety standards for use in logging operations and in the construction, operation, operation, and maintenance of lodging railroads and sawmills

1923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Safety Standards ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Safety Code ◽  
Construction Operation

scholarly journals Testing Whole Building LCA: Research and Practice

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrina Simonen ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Construction Operation ◽  
System Selection

Research and Practice Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can be used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a building resulting from manufacturing, construction, operation and maintenance and the end of life demolition and disposal/re-use. Tracking impacts such as greenhouse gas emissions and smog formation, LCA can enable comparison of building proposals testing options of material use, system selection and system performance.

Developing building information models (BIM) for building handover, operation and maintenance

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjan Sadeghi ◽  
Jonathan Weston Elliott ◽  
Nick Porro ◽  
Kelly Strong
Keyword(s):  
Information Exchange ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Information Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Information Models ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Essential Input ◽  
Construction Operation

PurposeThis paper aims to represent the results of a case study to establish a building information model (BIM)-enabled workflow to capture and retrieve facility information to deliver integrated handover deliverables.Design/methodology/approachThe Building Handover Information Model (BHIM) framework proposed herein is contextualized given the Construction Operation Information Exchange (COBie) and the level of development schema. The process uses Autodesk Revit as the primary BIM-authoring tool and Dynamo as an add-in for extending Revit’s parametric functionality, BHIM validation, information retrieval and documentation in generating operation and maintenance (O&M) deliverables in the end-user requested format.FindingsGiven the criticality of semantics for model elements in the BHIM and for appropriate interoperability in BIM collaboration, each discipline should establish model development and exchange protocols that define the elements, geometrical and non-geometrical information requirements and acceptable software applications early in the design phase. In this case study, five information categories (location, specifications, warranty, maintenance instructions and Construction Specifications Institute MasterFormat division) were identified as critical for model elements in the BHIM for handover purposes.Originality/valueDesign- and construction-purposed BIM is a standard platform in collaborative architecture, engineering and construction practice, and the models are available for many recently constructed facilities. However, interoperability issues drastically restrict implementation of these models in building information handover and O&M. This study provides essential input regarding BIM exchange protocols and collaborative BIM libraries for handover purposes in collaborative BIM development.

Reducing Human Error Using a Human Factors Life Cycle Approach

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorna Harron ◽  
Dennis Attwood
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Life Cycle Approach ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Maintenance Program ◽  
Construction Operation ◽  
Design Construction ◽  
Human Component

Reduction of human error can have a significant impact on the potential for spills and leaks and translate into better safety performance and financial gains for an organization. As important as the technical components of a design, construction, operation, and maintenance program is the human component of the activities being performed. In the Pipeline Industry, human factors can create the potential for a human error at many points along the life cycle of a pipeline. Using a life cycle approach to manage human factors can provide an organization the capability to integrate human factors into programs, standards, procedures and processes using a disciplined approach. This paper reviews the life cycle of a pipeline and identifies areas where the potential for human error can have catastrophic results. Guidance is provided on the development of a human factors life cycle for the organization and illustrates available industry resources as well as opportunities for further research and development.

Qualification of Pumps and Valves for the Safety Injection Path of Nuclear Power Plants

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingo Ganzmann ◽  
Holger Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
International Organization ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Hydraulic Test ◽  
Iso 17025 ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Related Plant ◽  
Construction Operation

The reliability of a nuclear power plant depends on the safe functioning of its components during its lifetime: from design through construction, operation and maintenance. This is valid for new build projects as well as for the current fleet. As plants undergo modifications for increased performance or extended lifetimes, component integrity becomes a critical factor in those efforts, particularly for safety-related plant functions. This paper focuses on the qualification of pumps and valves of the safety-injection path, considering new requirements. Going back to the Barsebäck event in the year 1992, it is known that insulation material may cause clogging. Consequently, the presence of debris material in the water may have an impact on the functioning of pumps and valves. For this purpose, AREVA has built new thermo-hydraulic test loops in its accredited test and inspection body (according to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025 and 17020) to consider this effect as it relates to components qualification (Ref. 1). The main relevant aspects of these tests will be discussed together with corresponding thermal shock tests. Paper published with permission.

The Use of the ASME PRA Standard in Pressure Vessel and Piping Work

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Pressure Vessel ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Risk Information ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Construction Operation ◽  
Standard Sets

After several years of intense labor by many industry people, ASME is about to issue its newly approved PRA standard. This standard is for probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) for nuclear power plant applications. It is not a standard on how to build a PRA model; although, that could be inferred from the standard’s technical requirements. This Standard sets forth requirements for PRAs used to support risk-informed decisions related to design, licensing, procurement, construction, operation, and maintenance. It also prescribes a method for applying these requirements depending the degree to which risk information is needed and credited.

scholarly journals The Feasibility Analysis of Using a New Network Architecture to Solve the Tidal Effects

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 51-55
Author(s):  
Wei Na Hou ◽  
Xian Wei Cao ◽  
Zhan Jun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Tidal Effect ◽  
Base Stations ◽  
Feasibility Analysis ◽  
Tidal Effects ◽  
Maintenance Costs ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Construction Operation

To solve high cost, high energy and many other issues in the communication, propose a new network architecture, one of the important applications is to solve the "tidal effect", by BBUs uniform placement to achieve unified deployment of resources to get the purpose of saving computation. But its feasibility has not been verified, this paper will verify its feasibility by data from two aspects of changing the number of base stations and changing the different situations of the base stations. Be measured through simulation and analysis results show that the use of new network architecture can not only save computation, but also enhance the resource utilization and reduce construction, operation and maintenance costs.

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