PECM Issue 15 2015 | Page 80

Signage for an efficient turnaround The plant operability, maintainability and reliability can be increased using durable signage. Worldwide Identification Specialist Brady Corporation explains how in a freely available, new white paper ‘Equipment visuals for process operations’. F ield operators in the physical plant often face a labyrinth of pipes and instruments relying solely on past training and experience to know where they need to be. Durable signs and pipe markers can increase the safety and efficiency of professionals in the field, trying to determine exactly which pipe, instrument, gauge, valve or pump needs maintenance or renewal. Brady offers durable signage constructed with researched and tested materials, adhesives and ink that resist chemicals, oil, weathering and UV-exposure. These durable quality signs and pipe markers stay attached and remain legible in tough conditions so maintenance workers can rely on them, in the field, to communicate safety precautions and practical information to efficiently service machinery and installations. Durable signs can be used to support compliancy, to increase safety and to make any oil & gas plant more aligned with principles from lean manufacturing. Practical applications include: • Gauge marking • Lubrication point identification • Replacement parts identification • Equipment, component identification • Fluid level marking • Checklists & procedures • Condition monitoring • Valves, levers and switch position identification • Pipe marking • Lockout/Tagout 80 PECM ssue 15 On-site printable Brady signage can be printed on-site using Brady’s industrial grade thermal heat transfer printers. The on-site printable option puts Operations Managers or Safety Managers in full control of all signage. Standard templates can be uploaded and any missing identification can immediately be applied where it is needed to increase the speed of future maintenance actions in order to resume operations more quickly. Improve plant operability, maintainability and reliability with great signage. Find out how in the free white paper ‘Equipment visuals for process operations’. Download the free White paper on www.bradyeurope.com/petrochem