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| Power Systems--Finding and Managing Vulnerabilities |
| David Stymiest, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. |
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As mission-critical equipment, power systems are expected to provide power consistently to what they must, when they must and for as long as they must; the impact of normal and/or emergency power system failures is potentially severe. This session is based on dozens of onsite reviews and actual failures during and after major disasters. The focus will be on best practices for finding and reducing power system vulnerabilities, including finding common mode failure potential; improving communication; planning for different types of failures; assessing reliability, availability and dependability; and the importance of inspection, maintenance, and testing.
Presented by:
David Stymiest, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, FASHE, CHSP, is an accomplished writer, trainer, and speaker with considerable national exposure. He has spoken at 47 national conferences and dozens of state conferences, written ASHE technical documents/management monographs, and written 24health facilities management articles. He was 3-term Chairman of the NFPA Technical Committee on Emergency Power Supplies. He has spent his career as an owner, hospital engineer, and consulting engineer. David has 43 years of experience in EE for a broad spectrum of facilities. Before joining SSR, he was Senior Electrical Engineer for more than 10 years for Massachusetts General Hospital and the other Partners HealthCare System hospitals. He co-edited the 1,200-page McGraw-Hill Facilities Engineering and Management Handbook for Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Buildings.
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