Your Electrical Connection

February, 2017

Volume 15, Issue 2

Inside this issue:

S/R Slew Bearing (cont.) 2

Strategic Goals Meeting 3

Strategic Goals (cont.) 4

Roger Beck Anniversary 4

1D Conveyor Belt Re-placement

5

Wellness Corner 6

Upcoming Events 6

March Anniversaries and Birthdays

6

Stacker/Reclaimer Slew Bearing Replacement ...Scott Stewart

In February 2016, a work order was generated by Buck Pickens to investigate replacing the slew bearing for the Stacker/Reclaimer (S/R). The slew bearing has been losing the spacers between the rolling elements for several years and the time had come to investigate the con-sequences of the loss of the spacers. A project was entered in the budget system for this work. Metso Minerals, the original equip-ment supplier of the S/R, performed a preliminary inspection of the slew bearing in June of 2016 and recommended replacement of the slew bearing due to wear of the bearing and re-placement of one of the luffing cylinders due to a seal leak on the cylinder. Metso suggested a more in-depth inspection of the S/R in order to perform any additional major repairs. The inspection of the S/R took place in September 2016 and several items were found requiring repairs and work orders were generated for these repairs. One of the slew drive reducers was found with a seal leak that was allowing a large amount of lubricant to leak out of the drive. The replacement of the slew drive reducer was added to the scope of the slew bearing replacement. The loss of several of the spacers has allowed the rolling elements of the bearing to gather to one side of the bearing and these rolling elements were impacting one another. The clearance between the upper and lower bearing race has been reduced up to 5/8” and the bearing was not being loaded evenly due to the missing spacers and rolling elements bunched together. Project 54598 was approved in January 2017 for the replacement of the slew bearing, luffing cylinder and slew drive reducer for the S/R. A purchase order has been issued to Metso Min-erals for the procurement of the necessary replacement parts. The slew bearing assembly has a 250 day lead time so it was important to get the parts ordered in a timely fashion. Metso is in the process of selecting a mechanical contractor to perform the work of replacing the slew bearing, luffing cylinder and slew drive reducer under the guidance of a Metso Minerals field service engineer. The tentative schedule for the work is the month of October as the estimated schedule is 5 days to mobilize and setup, 21 days to perform the replacement of the 3 components and 3 days to demobilize. The following is a brief description of the work to be performed:

Slew the boom perpendicular to the rail and raise/lower the boom to the horizontal posi-

tion.

Install storm tie-downs and lock out/tag out all power sources.

Tie down boom tip.

Install cone stabilizer struts, diaphragm plates, loading platforms and jacking frame as-

sembly.

Remove uplift hook assemblies.

Remove old slew drive reducer and replace with new reducer.

Jack the rotating structure up.

Number of Days Since Last...

First Aid 18

Recordable 107

Lost Time 295

Numbers based on February 17, 2017, includes plant and contractors.

Safety Stats:

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Stacker/Reclaimer Slew Bearing Replacement (Cont.)

Remove the upper race segments and rest on the old

rolling elements.

Jack the rotating structure up.

Remove the old upper race segments, rolling ele-

ments and lower race segments.

Install all new race segments in a circle.

Install new rolling elements and spacers.

Lower rotating structure down onto new bearing as-

sembly.

Install inner and outer seal plates and pack rolling

elements with grease.

Check drive assemblies for correct backlash and ad-

just if necessary.

Install uplift assemblies.

Remove old luffing cylinder and replace with new

luffing cylinder.

Remove cone stylizer struts, loading platforms and

jacking frame assembly.

Remove boom tip tie-downs and any other obstruc-

tions which would prevent slewing.

Remove lock out/tag out.

Lubricate the slew gear and pinions.

Slew machine, record slew motor amperage read-

ings and check for proper operation.

Luffing machine up and down and check for proper

operation.

Return the machine to normal operation.

No spacers between rolling elements. Rolling elements with spacers

Leaking seal on slew drive reducer. Leaking seal on luffing cylinder.

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An all plant meeting was held on February 1. Alan in-troduced guest speaker, Beth Probst, Principal at New-ton Community High School (NCHS). Mrs. Probst along with two NCHS students, Alexander Harris and Chloe Pitcher, presented information regarding the 1 to 1 Initi-ative.

This initiative is to equip each student with a Chrome Book, which will help the students have an equal oppor-tunity to learn, grow and be successful in the class-rooms. Some of the positive points from this program are that it cuts down on the use of paper, it will make computer labs obsolete, which in turn frees up class-rooms, and there is an increase in the graduation rate. This year’s Junior class in the first class at NCHS where all students have been issued a Chrome Book. The Sophomore class was also issued their own Chrome books as of January 31, 2017.

Mrs. Probst said the 3 R’s (Reading, Writing & Arithme-tic) have been replaced with the 4 C’s which are Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration and Creativity. Teachers are able to help their students perform at their best by being able to meet their needs since students are at different levels of learning.

The cost of a Chrome Book is $250 and they last about 4 years. The goal is to supply every student in the en-tire school with their own Chrome Book that will be as-signed their Freshman year and they would keep this through their four years. The funding for these devices has come from grants as well as donations. Mrs. Probst said if anyone had suggestions on helping fund this program, to please contact her.

Alexander explained that the Chrome Books are used for group projects. The students can collaborate on their projects without having to meet together. Chloe talked about assignments being at your fingertips. If you miss school, you aren’t behind because you know what your class covered.

Mrs. Probst talked about the security features and filters built into the devices. The goal is to keep everyone safe and give students the best opportunity for learning. There is no doubt that Mrs. Probst is very passionate about her job and she has the very best interest of the students in mind.

Alan concluded by stating that we are here to empower our communities. Last year we helped the ball park and this year he wants to reach out and help with the 1 to 1 initiative.

Julie then talked about the Wellness Team and the pro-gram that has been put together for 2017. We are ex-cited to see employees take charge of their health and wellness. The program encourages everyone to main-

tain their weight, participate in exercise, share health and wellness information with fellow co-workers and the have their blood pressure or blood sugar checked on a regular basis. We hope everyone will consider participating in this program. The Wellness Team members are: Gerod Briggs, Dean Edrington, Jenny Frichtl, Alan Bogardus and Julie Matson.

Kent shared information about Newton’s safety initiatives for 2017. The goals are to improve the LOTO process, promote awareness regarding soft tissue injury prevention and to improve morale. The Safety Committee and the group who attended the safety conference are working on these goals.

Natalie Berger, Manager of Health & Safety out of Collins-ville, talked about Focus 5 – Safety Work Practices (formerly known as Rules To Live By). The DEKRA sur-vey showed areas that we are weak in and where the fo-cus will be: LOTO, electrical safety, working at heights, confined space entry and lifting and rigging. She talked about SIF (serious injury or fatality) and PSIF (potential for serious injury or fatality). DEKRA and the Safety Reboot team revealed the need to focus on SIFs because from last year’s incidents corporate wide, we had a high per-centage, 38%, which were SIF or PSIF. The benchmark for our industry is 21%, so we have some work to do. The connection between SIF and the Focus 5 is that work tasks that include the Focus 5 almost always have some level of SIF potential. There will be more information com-ing out very soon on the SIF initiative.

Bob Kipp, VP & General Manager Plant Operations, dis-cussed the plan to move from a specific safety kickoff con-cept and design a strategic approach that is tied to Dynegy’s core concepts. The design was implemented to work on culture through rooting our goals to common ground and not the once a year this is important message. Instead, understanding what we need to accomplish and why is more likely to make sense and drive a movement to be a continuum of improvement to higher sustainable goals. Strive to be the safest, most reliable, lowest-cost provider in the industry was the theme and this can only be accomplished through the alignment of plant/department and employee goals in support of Dynegy’s success. For more information on the specifics of our common goals, please visit Newton share point under the announcement sections.

The meeting concluded with a meal from Ochs Street Smoked Meats and desserts from Homemade Delights by Twyla.

Strategic Plan & Goals All Plant Meeting ...Julie Matson

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Strategic Plan & Goals All Plant Meeting (Cont.)

Roger Beck Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary ...Julie Matson

Roger Beck celebrated his 10 year anniversary on February 8. Roger began his career at NPS on January 15, 2007 as an Instrument/Electrical Tech. Congratulations Roger! It’s a pleasure to work with you.

Pictured: Dean Edrington, Jeff Tegeler, Gaylon Seagraves,

David Bough, guest of honor—Roger Beck, Lance Stanley,

Mark Williams, Kieth Trimble and Bob Rohr.

Roger Beck, guest of honor and Lance Stanley, Supervisor.

Pictured: Alexander Harris, Beth Probst and Chloe Pitcher

Alan Bogardus

Bob Kipp Natalie Berger Kent Schafer

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1D Conveyor Belt Replacement ...Scott Stewart

The 1D conveyor belt transports coal from the sample house to the tripper room. It is one of two conveyors belts that serve

the function of transporting coal from the sample house to the tripper room. The other conveyor belt is the 1E conveyor belt.

These belts are 42 inches wide and approximately 1,575 feet long. They carry 1,500 tons of coal per hour and travel approxi-

mately 700 feet per minute.

Last year the condition of the 1D conveyor belt became a concern as the conveyor belt was showing signs of wearing out and

degrading to the point that replacement would be required in the near future. The present belt was installed in 2007.

Project 55172 was generated to replace the 1D conveyor belt in 2017. The project was approved in late January 2017 and a

bid specification is being written to be sent out to vendors by the end of February 2017. The work scope will include the re-

moval of the old conveyor belt, the installation of the new conveyor belt including splices and relagging the bend rollers for

the take-up counterweight. The work will be awarded by the end of March 2017 and based on the delivery of the new belt,

the work should commence in midsummer 2017. The estimated time to perform the work is 1 week. Below are some pictures

showing the present condition of the conveyor belt. As can be seen from the pictures, the plant received its moneys’ worth

from this belt.

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* Any omissions in this section are entirely unintentional.

3/4 Travis Blake

3/6 Travis Dial

3/17 Skip Moore

3/18 Jake Tingley

3/19 Mike Cureton

3/28 Jake Wernsing

Upcoming Events March Anniversaries & Birthdays

Mar. 7 Fire School

Mar. 12 Time Changes

Mar. 14 Fire School

Mar. 17 Good Friday

Mar. 21 Fire School

Mar. 28 Fire School

Wellness Corner

Practice It...Knowing Safety Is Not Enough!

As we strive to succeed in modern life, we must be willing to take personal

responsibility for our actions instead of defaulting to speed-dialing a personal

injury attorney whenever we come to misfortune. If you get hit by a motorist

running a red light, it most certainly is his fault, but you may fare better if you

remember to fasten your seat belt and look for oncoming traffic despite the

color of the traffic light. When we take responsibility for our actions, our mis-

fortune becomes a growth experience—an appealing alternative to feeling like

a victim or placing any importance on the notion of bad luck. Similarly, every

time we encounter a dicey driving situation, we should realize something upon

further reflection when things calm down: whenever we mumble a profanity to

someone who has just cut us off, we should really be saying it to ourselves,

too—for being in a rush, being too aggressive or impatient, or diverting our

focus from the road momentarily. Maybe the motorists who incur our wrath

truly deserve a little choice feedback, but we can find something to bring to the

table most every time. This theme also works in a discussion about dietary habits. You can blame lousy food options in

airports, your distressing family medical history, or the limitations of your budget, but in each case you may be better

served to accept some personal accountability. Take the extra time to pack healthy snacks for your travel. View your

family history as a catalyst to cultivate hypervigilance and risk-management skills instead of as a curse. Take a deeper

look at your lifestyle priorities, make some compromises, and stretch your food budget a bit to choose the very best of

everything. In this way you can turn negatives into positives and create excellent leverage to be the best you can be,

regardless of “bad luck” or other figments of your imagination that are vying for your attention. "Food is your founda-

tion, and fitness is the accessory”

15 Years Carl Will

10 Years Gaylon Seagraves