“Teachable Moments” - John Bridson, Westar Energy & Bill Konefes, Georgia-Pacific Corporation
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Transcript of “Teachable Moments” - John Bridson, Westar Energy & Bill Konefes, Georgia-Pacific Corporation
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Has the dust settled?
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Has the dust settled?Has the dust settled?
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Resulting in harm to people and to property
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Hutterite Colony Britton SDBritton, SD• September 15, 2011
• Burn PRB Coals to our
knowledge
• Coal Bin Fire
Fi fi ht t id• Firefighters on top side
of bin extinguishing fire
hen e plosionwhen explosion
occurred“I witnessed it with my own eyes it happened just like it does in I witnessed it with my own eyes, it happened just like it does in the movies. I mean the bin virtually came apart on top and the two Firefighters just flew," Sunset Fire Chief Danny Stahl.
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NewPage PlantNewPage Plant• Blend Coal
• June – Fire in Dust Collector
• Fire Dept. Extinguished Fire and
Dust Collector Closed UpDust Collector Closed Up
• August – Replacing Bags
• August 12 2011 High• August 12, 2011 High
Pressure Water to Remove “Slug”
When Dust Emitted, Flash
• Three Burned – One Serious
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Corn Milling OperationCorn Milling Operation
Burns CoalBurns Coal
Explosion and Fire…
• Silos
• Feeders
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Big Stone Power Plant (Otter Trail Power Company)Power Company)• September 22, 2011
• Transfer Station
• Coal Dust Explosion/FireCoal Dust Explosion/Fire
• Fire Hose Plugged and Fire Suppression
System not providing enough waterSystem not providing enough water
according to news accounts
• www.kfgo.com
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Our work is not done!Our work is not done!Events continue to occur
People are harmed
P t l ti t Property losses continue to occur
Generation impacted
Culture change
Reactive vs. ProactiveReactive vs. Proactive
Waiting for regulators
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Has the dust settled?Has the dust settled?
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Questions to PonderHarm
Questions to Ponder
What do you do on a regular basis to prevent injuries or illnesses?
Fire
What do you do on a regular basis toWhat do you do on a regular basis to prevent fires?
DustDust
What do you do on a regular basis to control dust?control dust?
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What are we doing?
What are you doing?
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“Seems some are convinced Seems some are convinced by words, some are convinced by loss and some are never by loss and some are never convinced that PRB coals will b h h behave the way nature intended.”
PRB Coal Users’ Group Board of Directors
www.PRBCoals.com | www.PRBCoalsForum.comwww.PRBCoals.com | www.PRBCoalsForum.com
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PRB Coal Users’ Group…helping others d ff l lSAFELY and efficiently use coal
www.PRBCoals.com | www.PRBCoalsForum.comwww.PRBCoals.com | www.PRBCoalsForum.com
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PRB Coal Users’ GroupPRB Coal Users Group