4/5/2013· Engineering
Case Study: Coke Oven Battery Analysis
By: Bill O'Donnell
A comprehensive engineering analysis was performed on a coke oven battery roof and heating walls. Coke oven batteries are constructed with refractory bricks.
By: Rauch Safety & Engineering
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Geographic Location: United States
Industry Sector: Hospitality-Gaming
Client Type: Private
With a 30-year history of delivering successful projects for safe access for building systems interior and exterior maintenance on some of the most unique and challenging projects internationally, Rauch was appointed by the client to develop a comprehensive building envelope maintenance access program. The unique design features of the building required that Rauch utilize a combination of access options.
Rauch worked closely with the clients U.S. and international design and operations internal resources teams, together with external multicultural project critical members which included architects, engineers, government authorities and contractors
Buildings today offer unique architectural statements and designs with sophisticated and intricate envelopes creating a challenge for safely and efficiently accessing these structures for interior and exterior maintenance purposes. Choosing the right combination of access systems are critical in ensuring worker safety and asset preservation.
Unique building design features, a focus on worker safety while performing maintenance tasks at heights together with requirements for minimal impact on guests and tenants during these maintenance operations, cost constraints and working in a region where outside maintenance contractors continually attempt to circumvent the use of proper access equipment and safety protocols, created a truly challenging project environment.
Rauch Safety and Engineering to facilitate and provide management oversight of the following program:
The ability to implement a comprehensive realistic scalable long-term program which has the buy in of all stakeholders was key to the success of the overall project.
Training programs to disseminate knowledge and to improve behavior patterns and attitudes regarding safety in general and access equipment safe usage specifically are therefore critical. The inability to clearly articulate and demonstrate the importance of safety to the client’s employees and as importantly local maintenance contractors will leave the client at significant risk regardless of the amount of funds put towards equipment, plans and procedures.Rauch Safety and Engineering was successful in delivering a comprehensive building maintenance access program and has continued to work with the client to monitor the programs progress as well as on new projects.
Trusted by clients since 2001, Rauch Safety & Engineering specializes in guiding private and public clients through complex Fall Protection and Confined Spaces Infrastructure Access and Maintenance projects across specific industry sectors and markets utilizing our global network of resources to provide comprehensive world class advisory and management services.
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4/5/2013· Engineering
Case Study: Coke Oven Battery Analysis
By: Bill O'Donnell
A comprehensive engineering analysis was performed on a coke oven battery roof and heating walls. Coke oven batteries are constructed with refractory bricks.
11/26/2013· Engineering
Ethical Responsibilities of a Professional Engineer as an Expert Witness
By: Gerald Davis
A licensed professional engineer (P.E.) is required to adhere to a Code of Ethics for Engineers in all work he undertakes. However, there are some special criteria when employed as an expert witness.
7/22/2014· Engineering
By: Dr. Ewen Todd
During various daily activities at home and work, hands quickly become contaminated. Some activities increase the risk of finger contamination by pathogens more than others, such as the use of toilet paper to clean up following a diarrheal episode, changing the diaper of a sick infant, blowing a nose, or touching raw food materials. Many foodborne outbreak investigation reports have identified the hands of food workers as the source of pathogens in the implicated food. The most convenient and efficient way of removing pathogens from hands is through hand washing. Important components of hand washing are potable water for rinsing and soaps to loosen microbes from the skin. Hand washing should occur after any activity that soils hands and certainly before preparing, serving, or eating food.