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High energy demands higher discipline

Power generation concentrates the hazards other industries meet one at a time — high voltage, stored energy, confined spaces, high-pressure systems, and chemistry — inside facilities that cannot simply stop. PS&M delivers energy-sector safety consulting where a single failure carries human, environmental, and grid consequences, across fossil, hydro, and renewable generation.

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Training for power generation workers

  • Electrical safety fundamentals — high-voltage awareness, arc flash risk and boundaries, and PPE aligned with NFPA 70E concepts
  • Lockout/tagout for multi-source energy isolation during maintenance and servicing
  • Confined space entry with atmospheric testing, permits, and rescue planning for tanks, pits, ducts, and vaults
  • Fall protection for turbines, stacks, platforms, and elevated structures
  • Boiler and pressure vessel safety, hot work procedures, and HazCom for fuels and treatment chemicals

What does energy-sector safety consulting include?

Safety and health audits built for generation environments, comprehensive risk assessments, industrial hygiene sampling for noise and air quality, electrical equipment safety reviews, confined space classification, fall protection planning for elevated work locations, and written programs and SOPs that hold up to regulator, insurer, and corporate scrutiny alike.

On-site coverage for outages and operations

Safety managers for full-program oversight, site safety officers for daily supervision during high-risk operations and construction, and scalable outage staffing so coverage rises with the contractor count — onboarding, insurance, and documentation carried by PS&M.

Reliability is a safety metric wearing different units. Talk to us before the next outage window.

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FAQ

Questions we hear

What does a power plant safety consultant focus on?

The high-consequence systems first — electrical safety and arc flash, hazardous energy control across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and thermal sources, confined spaces in tanks, ducts, and vaults, and boiler and pressure vessel safety. Then the programs and documentation that keep those controls auditable for regulators, insurers, and corporate oversight.

Can you staff safety coverage for a planned outage?

Yes — outages and turnarounds are peak-risk windows, with contractor headcount surging and schedule pressure at maximum. PS&M provides site safety officers and temporary safety staff for outage duration, from pre-outage planning and contractor orientation through daily permit oversight and closeout documentation.

Do you cover renewable generation sites?

We do — solar and wind bring their own mix of high-voltage DC, working at height, remote-site emergency response, and energized equipment in the field. The same discipline applies; the hazard inventory just changes shape. Programs are built to the facility, never copied from a fossil template.

How do you approach LOTO in a generating plant?

As an energy-isolation engineering problem. Plant LOTO spans electrical switching, steam and hydraulic isolation, and stored mechanical energy, coordinated with operations so protection never conflicts with grid commitments. We build equipment-specific procedures, train authorized employees, and run the annual inspections 1910.147 requires.

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