Wilson Award Finalist Spotlight Video: Engineering Out Risk at Courtright

2017 Stephen R. Wilson Excellence in Safety Award Finalist

Engineering Out Risk
Courtright Nitrogen Complex

Infrared scans of electrical equipment are a critical part of keeping our plants running safely by identifying faults early. Running scans required personnel to be exposed to live electrical equipment, which was a risk to multiple employees. A discussion with an inspector from Ontario’s Electric Safety Authority led the Courtright team to investigate and implement cutting edge technology that allowed for scans to occur without having to open electrical equipment and physically scan cables with electrical current running through them – an effort for which Courtright was recently nominated for an Ontario electric safety award. Watch the video to see how the Courtright team is Engineering Out Risk.