Talking about the Havelock North water contamination, a participant asked was a sanitary well survey conducted and are daily bacteria tests run on the system. Ross: Right, there were some, when I was referring to operational issues, that particular, it’s a long story. Look, like there is Eastlight lever arch folders from the floor to the ceiling, boxes of evidence around this. They … [Read more...]
Asset Management is About Level of Service that Protects Public Health
Ross and Heather continue to discuss the case of Havelock North New Zealand water contamination incident. A webinar attendee's question led Ross and Heather to discuss the importance of levels of service and public health. The participant asked whether the water system at Havelock North was chlorinated, which Ross said that they wished it was. Ross explains further: There’s a … [Read more...]
The Importance of Making Valid Assumptions in Asset Management Planning
In the previous post, Ross presented the case of the Havelock North water contamination incident, explaining the lessons learned. Here, Ross cites the importance of making valid assumptions in asset management based on what happened in Havelock North. Ross explains: The other thing and this is something that we do a lot of asset management planning is we’re making a lot of … [Read more...]
Lessons from the Havelock North, NZ Water Contamination Incident
Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held another "Ask the Experts - Resolving Asset Management Issues" webinar on 11 October 2017. Inframanage.com presents the webinar topics through a series of blog posts. After Heather made some words of introduction to the webinar, she invited Ross to present the case of the Havelock North water contamination incident. Ross: Thank you, … [Read more...]
Resolving Asset Management Issues – Ask the Experts October 2017 Webinar
Watch this recording and presentation slides of the Ask-the-Experts October 2017 webinar that Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held. Ross and Heather had been conducting the Ask-the-Experts webinars since 2014. The webinar on 11 October 2017 is the 6th in the series. In this webinar, Ross and Heather focus on helping asset management practitioners resolve infrastructure asset management … [Read more...]
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