Blog posts, written by our subject-matter experts, on the topics that matter to our stakeholders.
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Which would you prefer: Prevention or Cure? If you work at an organization that observes the Directive on Risks and Severe Accidents (in Dutch: BRZO), then you would almost certainly say, “Prevention!”. Preventing equipment from failing is obviously a good thing.
Stork’s high operational standards ensure our employees continually drive to improve the performance of our client’s assets. This means that when our employees go above and beyond, we recognise this hard work and celebrate their achievements
At Stork Asset Management Solutions we aim to make knowledge, which is critical to the services that we provide, accessible. This includes both explicit knowledge (formal, codified knowledge) and tacit knowledge (expertise that a person has but that is difficult to codify).
During Major Risks and Accidents Directive (Dutch: BRZO) inspections, the topic of “ageing” is frequently on the agenda. The Dutch website BRZO+ states that "for years, aging in Europe has been the main cause of accidents." The Netherlands is no exception.
In my work, I often come into contact with customers who feel that maintenance can be better and, above all, cheaper. Then there are those customers who are fine with everything and see maintenance more as a necessary evil. In this blog I will explain the usefulness and necessity of having a substantiated maintenance concept and how it can be managed.