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MRO Q&A: How Can Plant Managers Keep up with All the Changes Happening in Every Area of Food Plant Operations? Welcome to MRO Q&A, a Food Processing series addressing maintenance, repair and operational issues in food plants. We've assembled a panel of plant operations experts to answer any question you have on plant-floor issues.   |
Food Processing
November 2009 |
MRO Q&A: Where can I access a maintenance and sanitation SOP? MRO Q&A is a Food Processing series addressing maintenance, repair and operational issues in food plants. |
Food Processing
April 2010 |
MRO Q&A: Sanitizing, Standardizing Your Maintenance Program MRO Q&A is a Food Processing series addressing maintenance, repair and operational issues in food plants. |
Food Processing
October 2010 |
MRO Q&A: Why Do Good Plants Go Down? From a macro perspective the top three major shutdown threats for a food plant could be summarized as: a catastrophic event, a facility's internal operational failure or a facility's external operational failure. |
Food Processing
April 2009 |
MRO Q&A: Roofing, HVAC as a Source of Contamination How do the majority of plant managers view the threat to food safety from contamination from HVAC systems, and what they are doing to mitigate this threat? |
Food Processing
May 2005
Mike Pehanich |
How to retrofit an aging plant Food processors looking to retrofit aging facilities to get more out of their capital budgets should heed these "rules of retro" before they bring their plants into the 21st century. |
Food Processing
March 2005
Mike Pehanich |
Designing food safety into your plant Don't make food safety an afterthought. Carefully planning the design and materials used in your plant can help insure the safety of your food production. HACCP programs and AMI's 'Eleven Principles' are good starting points. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
Some Commonsense Rules for Maintaining a Flat Roof Flat roofs demand more attention than pitched roofs, but as long as you don't damage the roofing material as you work, it's easy to keep them functional. |
Food Processing
June 2011 |
MRO Q&A: What is the best way to protect electrical enclosures from water damage during wash-down? NSF International, in conjunction with the American National Standards Institute, have developed a set of voluntary standards which are used within the food industry to define acceptable operational guidelines for food safety and sanitation. |
This Old House
Sal Vaglica |
Using Contractor Referral Websites Tips for using online resources to get the best contractors for your projects. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Hire a Good Contractor These are tough times in which to hunt for a good contractor to repair or spiff up your home. Here are a few tips in engaging one. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2011
Sean Williams |
Beacon Roofing Supply Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of roofing materials company Beacon Roofing Supply fell as much as 10.5% earlier in the trading day following the company's fourth-quarter earnings results. |
This Old House
Katherine Moloney |
How to Choose a Pitched Roof If it's been a while since you had a home reroofed, you'll find some new products on the market, including many that suggest the look of costlier materials without the high price. |
Entrepreneur
August 2003
Jacquelyn Lynn |
On the Job Is that independent-contractor hire insured? If not, then you'd better be. |
Home Toys
December 2003 |
Selecting an Electrical Contractor What to do when it is time for the "wire to meet the walls" |
National Defense
March 2011
Denis Chamberland |
Contractors on the Battlefield: Outsourcing of Military Services The last decade has witnessed a sharp increase in the scale of outsourcing of military services to third parties, emphasizing the importance of integrating contractor support into military operations and generating efficiencies. |
National Defense
April 2012
McGrath & Jack |
Publicly Available Information Should Be Promptly Reviewed As of Jan. 3, contractors have seven calendar days to review information after it is posted in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System and object to its public release if a Freedom of Information Act exemption applies. |
Inc.
September 2008 |
Who's Who? Are you wondering whether one of your workers has been misclassified as a contractor? Ask yourself these questions. |
National Defense
June 2014
Dale W. Church |
Fresh Strategy Needed to Preserve Industrial Base What is needed is a fresh acquisition strategy that takes into account how to maximize efficiency while producing at less than optimum production rates and thereby maintaining an essential industrial base. |
National Defense
May 2010
Dorn C. McGrath |
Contractors Must Begin to Update Integrity Database The National Defense Authorization Act of 2009 now requires the government to develop and maintain an information system containing specific information on the integrity and performance of federal contractors and grantees. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2008
Merle Henkenius |
Roof Repair Basics: How Your House Works Understanding how your roofing system works can help you talk knowledgeably with a contractor, or help you make buying decisions to do your own work. |
National Defense
May 2008
Moorhouse & Connolly |
Contractors' Conflicts of Interest Under Scrutiny Contractors may soon be required to police their employees' personal conflicts of interest. |
National Defense
March 2009
Stafford & Goodwin |
Contractors Should Protect Their Reputation The Past Performance Information Retrieval System is a government-wide portal through which contractors can access government performance assessments of their contracts. |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2005
Kevin T. Higgins |
Smart sanitation strategies Today's food processors are taking a smarter approach to sanitation, using sophisticated tools to execute SSOPs. And they are finding that the rewards are not only improved sanitation; there's an economic payback, too. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2004 |
When and How to Hire a Contractor Before hiring a contractor to work on your house, review these tips. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
The Definition of Independence For a small-business owner, hiring an employee is a big step. Ignoring the rules classifying employees can be a costly tax mistake for your business. |
This Old House
Tom Silva |
How to Hire a Contractor Get recommendations... Do phone interviews... Meet face to face... Investigate the facts... Make plans, get bids... Set a payment schedule... etc. |
National Defense
October 2013
Moorhouse & Bradel |
Not Hard to Run Afoul of False Claims Act Under the "reckless disregard" standard, a contractor can violate the act by not paying attention to the truth or dishonest information provided to the government in a manner that can be characterized as "reckless." |
