Performance Resource Center

Online video informs oil spill response

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See how video monitoring allowed fuel oil pumping station operators to assess the magnitude of an oil spill from the safety of the control room, stop the leak and dispatch a clean-up crew. Video convinced the EPA that cleanup was done correctly, did not affect the environment, and did not require a full EPA investigation

Curing the plant floor

Sheila Kennedy, contributing editor, says properly cured plant floors are stronger, more durable and resistant to wear, water and cracking.

Fields of green

Energy Expert Peter Garforth wonders if sustainable energy can revitalize U.S. manufacturing.

Skill Radio: The manifestation of the maintenance crisis

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On this installment of "Weekend Virginia," host Fred Echols and guest Joel Leonard, the Maintenance Evangelist, explore the many manifestations of the skilled labor shortage, including its impact on the recent outbreak of swine flu. Click on the player below to listen to this podcast.

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Podcast: Littelfuse's Larry Altmayer discusses the paradigm shift in plant electrical infrastructure

Larry Altmayer, POWR-GARD services manager for Littelfuse Inc., says we must consider electrical infrastructure to be a dynamic system that requires regular attention and a formal preventive maintenance program.