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JUNE
15, 2009
ek pass to perform hoisting and lifting audits for major pipeline
owner
Austin, Texas, USA
ek pass, a global training and consulting
firm, is pleased to announce that it has been commissioned to perform
hoisting and lifting operation audits on a major project for TransCanada
Pipelines. The audits will focus on all the major elements of hoisting
and lifting safety from both an operator and regulatory compliance viewpoint.
This initiative by TransCanada is a proactive and industry leading activity
bringing further improvements to an already well established safety track
record.
Audit activities will include any machinery
that hoists or lifts and includes cranes of all types and sizes, crane
trucks, zoom booms, and pipelayers. The audits will primarily take place
at pump stations and on various pipeline spreads on both sides of the
Canadian and U.S. borders spanning from Hardisty, Alberta Canada to Oklahoma,
U.S.A.
Many contractors, both civilian and military,
turn to ek pass for their equipment operator training and consulting needs.
With offices in the United States and Canada, ek pass is an international
training and consulting firm that specializes in training operators on
a variety of mobile equipment. In addition to a myriad of civilian clients,
the company has provided the US Navy, the United States Marine Corps and
other branches of the military with professional instructor-led training.
These seasoned, certified instructors have provided services at over 170
locations world-wide.
Through a combination of classroom and
on-site, hands-on instruction, ek pass prepares its students for work
in a variety of industries that involve the operation of mobile equipment,
from Mining and Military to Construction, Pipeline, Agriculture and Forestry.
Training is customized to meet the specific needs of its clients. Through
specialized training and calculating projected return on investment, clients
have reported a reduction in operating costs in excess of millions of
dollars each year through improved safety, productivity and lowered maintenance
costs.
To date ek pass has provided training
on equipment from over 100 manufacturers.
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