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Reliability without regulation
Jeff Dudley, Director of Maintenance & Reliability, Dow Chemical

Jeff DudleyMy years of studying organizations that have successfully and profitably achieved high levels of reliability has convinced me that a large part of their success can be credited to the existence of a compelling reason why they must perform reliably, e.g., regulation.  What is it that regulation creates and how can non-regulated organizations reap the same positive benefits without it?

Leadership and listening: 4th in the R&M leadership series
by Paul Casto, VP Value Implementation, Meridium

Paul CastoIt won’t take you long to locate a number of corroborating sources documenting the fact that the majority of management problems stem from poor communication which in turn stem from poor listening.  What is more interesting is what my recent survey of 110 reliability and maintenance professionals suggests lies at the root of our poor listening.

Asset management expert Rhys Davies to present keynote and facilitate workshop at Meridium Conference 2012

Rhys DaviesRhys Davies, Managing Director at Smart Asset Management Solutions Limited and current chairman of ISO Project Committee PC251 Asset Management, will offer Meridium Conference 2012 attendees an experienced view into how a variety of industries around the world are successfully adopting PAS55, how it is being used as the basis of future ISO International Standards for Asset Management and how attendees can engage in the process to ensure they remain at the forefront of asset management developments as they occur.

Genesis of Flint Hills Resources risk-based inspection program to be shared at Annual American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturer's Meeting (the new NPRA)

Flint Hills Resources embarked on a RBI program several years ago reaping significant improvements in the areas of asset integrity, reliability and inspection costs.  Now a new initiative is in place at the corporate level to take the company’s RBI program to the next level through implementation of ‘best in class’ RBI practices.