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Re: the big guy post# 93848

Friday, 02/18/2011 7:47:51 PM

Friday, February 18, 2011 7:47:51 PM

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forgot to mention... these are not "workers" I am talking about. That implies the notion of someone that punches in and loads plastic all day for some hourly rate.

I am talking about a professional person that is responsible for control of the system and the safety of everybody in the plant. There would be some kind of control room and he would have at least an office. Or maybe the control panel on the unit itself would suffice. However, because he has some infrastructure to support him he would attract Overhead. He would know every possible system input, output, and state, as well as Alarms and all of the dangers.

To give a simple example, we have a Ram feeder of some kind (JB's own creation). Well, likely it could hurt somebody or crush them or an appendage. So, somehow there has to exist documentation to outline:
- the potential dangers it represents, or hazards.
- the steps taken to address those hazards.
- the procedures necessary to prevent injury.

We have electricity, Oxygen (explosive), off-gas, etc. lots of hazards...

There would have to be somebody that knows those procedures and enforces them. Likely would have periodic (daily potentially) safety meetings prior to shifts starting. That is the way plants work.

I have been in two environments that had control rooms. One was a nuclear plant and the need for that that is obvious. The other was an air separation plant, and that one caught me by surprise. it was actually much the same as the nuclear plant, with people doing the same thing, more or less...

To say that the DL (Direct Labor) associated with a barrel of Oil cost $10/ hour is misleading to investors, IMO.

I don't get no respect!!!