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Maintaining Environmental Excellence in a Year of Uncertainty

Maintaining Environmental Excellence in a Year of Uncertainty

Maintaining Environmental Excellence in a Year of Uncertaintyby Pamela Berner – Director, NAES Environmental Service There’s always uncertainty with an incoming administration, and the changes at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will take some time to settle...
Root Cause Analysis: Obligation or Opportunity?

Root Cause Analysis: Obligation or Opportunity?

Root Cause Analysis: Obligation or Opportunity?by Dave Righthouse – Senior Project Manager, NAES Engineering Services Lately when kicking off Root Cause Analysis (RCA)workshops, I’ve posed this question to the class: Is RCA an obligation or an opportunity? Initially,...
Escape to a Low-Stakes Island to Hone Your Skills

Escape to a Low-Stakes Island to Hone Your Skills

Escape to a Low-Stakes Island to Hone Your Skills by Jennifer Koffenberger – Senior Engineer, NAES Engineering Services Imagine for a second that you’re a performer – an aerobatic pilot to be exact. Imagine that every seat is sold out for your performance; thousands...
Approach Codes, Standards and Regulations with Caution

Approach Codes, Standards and Regulations with Caution

Approach Codes, Standards and Regulations with Caution by Greg Fynan – Senior Engineer, NAES Engineering Services When investigating a code, standard or regulation, it’s tempting to jump right into the fine details in hopes of finding a quick answer. While this...
Guidance Resources to Streamline Your Compliance Efforts

Guidance Resources to Streamline Your Compliance Efforts

Use NERC’s Guidance Resources toStreamline Your Compliance Effortsby Sean Thompson – Senior NERC Reliability Specialist  According to NERC’s Compliance Guidance Policy, the success of compliance monitoring and enforcement of mandatory NERC Reliability Standards...
Alphabet Soup: A NERC Acronym Guide for Beginners

Alphabet Soup: A NERC Acronym Guide for Beginners

by Beth Davis, NERC Reliability Specialist NERC provides an extensive Glossary of Terms on its website to us help understand and effectively implement the mandatory Reliability Standards. However, the Glossary does not always address oft-used acronyms encountered...