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How to keep the boss out of jail

  • 2020-07-162020-12-05

Here’s a case where they didn’t know how to keep the boss out of jail! In Jan 2019, a mine tailing dam (the structure used to contain waste from mining operations) collapsed. The video below shows the event. 259 people were confirmed dead and 11 declared missing. Cause – liquefaction – a commonly occurring phenomenon, and one that this particular mine had been warned about. Outcome – fatalities and associated human cost, suspended operations (for a brief period), company reputation, criminal charges (executives and engineering consultants). Risk management is an often neglected part of our job. Read more “How to keep the boss out of jail” →

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Understanding Conditional Probability is Key

  • 2020-06-102020-12-05

Understanding conditional probability is key to determining the right maintenance and how it impacts your reliability. This article is to address the difference in the conditional probability of failure patterns, and the impact on how best to maintain assets based upon those differences.

Definition: Conditional probability of failure is defined as the likelihood an item will fail in the next period, assuming it has not yet failed. Editor’s note: for a bit more information on Conditional Probability of Failure and Hazard rates, please refer to this article by our colleague, Mr. Murray Wiseman. Read more “Understanding Conditional Probability is Key” →

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Condition Monitoring

  • 2019-02-212020-06-20

The following article appears in the Feb 2019 issue of MRO Magazine, authored by Jesus Sifonte of Conscious Reliability. Jesus and James Reyes-Picknell are co-authors of, “Reliability Centered Maintenance Re-Engineered“, 2017, Productivity Press, NY.

The full article appears here: Condition Monitoring: MRO Magazine Feb 2019

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