“Teachable Moments” - John Bridson, Westar Energy & Bill Konefes, Georgia-Pacific Corporation
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John Bridson, Westar Energy & Bill Konefes, Georgia-Pacific Corporation - Speakers at the marcus evans Generation Summit 2012, delivered a joint presentation on the topic “Teachable Moments”
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“Teachable Moments” - John Bridson, Westar Energy & Bill Konefes, Georgia-Pacific Corporation
- 4. Resulting in harm to people and to property
- 5. Hutterite Colony Britton SD Britton, • September 15, 2011 • Burn PRB Coals to our knowledge • Coal Bin Fire • Fi fi ht Firefighters on t side top id of bin extinguishing fire when explosion hen e plosion 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.
- 6. NewPage Plant • Blend Coal • June – Fire in Dust Collector • Fire Dept. Extinguished Fire and Dust Collector Closed Up • August – Replacing Bags • August 12, 2011 12 High Pressure Water to Remove “Slug” When Dust Emitted, Flash • Three Burned – One Serious
- 7. Corn Milling Operation Burns Coal Explosion and Fire… • Silos • Feeders
- 8. Big Stone Power Plant (Otter Trail Power Company) • September 22, 2011 • Transfer Station • Coal Dust Explosion/Fire • Fire Hose Plugged and Fire Suppression System not providing enough water according to news accounts • www.kfgo.com
- 9. Our work is not done! Events continue to occur People are harmed Property losses continue to occur P t l ti t Generation impacted Culture change Reactive vs. Proactive Waiting for regulators
- 11. Questions to Ponder Harm What do you do on a regular basis to prevent injuries or illnesses? Fire What do you do on a regular basis to prevent fires? Dust What do you do on a regular basis to control dust?
- 13. “Seems some are convinced Seems some are convinced by words, some are convinced by loss and some are never convinced that PRB coals will behave the way nature b h h intended.” PRB Coal Users’ Group Board of Directors www.PRBCoals.com | www.PRBCoalsForum.com
- 14. PRB Coal Users’ Group…helping others SAFELY and efficiently use coal d ff l l www.PRBCoals.com | www.PRBCoalsForum.com