Mitigate or Eliminate Hazards: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
[[Category:Risk Mitigation Public Safety]] | [[Category:Risk Mitigation Public Safety]] | ||
---- | ---- | ||
"In certain situations, changing project [[Operating Procedures|operating procedures]] can improve safety conditions at a project. For instance, altering or imposing ramping rates for generating units can prevent sudden increases in tailwater levels. Modifying gate opening procedures may reduce or eliminate sudden surges in flows or may be used to direct flows to less hazardous areas. Each [[owner]] should be encouraged to review operating procedures as they affect [[Public Safety|public safety]] and to propose any necessary improvements, consistent with good public safety practices and the primary purposes of the project." <ref name="FERC92"/> | "In certain situations, changing project [[Operating Procedures|operating procedures]] can improve safety conditions at a project. For instance, altering or imposing ramping rates for generating units can prevent sudden increases in tailwater levels. Modifying gate opening procedures may reduce or eliminate sudden surges in flows or may be used to direct flows to less hazardous areas. Each [[owner]] should be encouraged to review [[Operating Procedures|operating procedures]] as they affect [[Public Safety|public safety]] and to propose any necessary improvements, consistent with good [[Public Safety|public safety]] practices and the primary purposes of the project." <ref name="FERC92">[[Guidelines for Public Safety at Hydropower Projects|Guidelines for Public Safety at Hydropower Projects, FERC, 1992]]</ref> | ||
In many cases, it may be possible to eliminate [[Public Safety|public safety]] hazards altogether through [[structural]] modifications or complete removal of hazardous structures. | In many cases, it may be possible to eliminate [[Public Safety|public safety]] hazards altogether through [[structural]] modifications or complete removal of hazardous structures. | ||
Revision as of 07:22, 9 December 2022
"In certain situations, changing project operating procedures can improve safety conditions at a project. For instance, altering or imposing ramping rates for generating units can prevent sudden increases in tailwater levels. Modifying gate opening procedures may reduce or eliminate sudden surges in flows or may be used to direct flows to less hazardous areas. Each owner should be encouraged to review operating procedures as they affect public safety and to propose any necessary improvements, consistent with good public safety practices and the primary purposes of the project." [1]
In many cases, it may be possible to eliminate public safety hazards altogether through structural modifications or complete removal of hazardous structures.
Citations:
Revision ID: 5106
Revision Date: 12/09/2022