Insights

23 Mar 2021
Mining and Metals

How to reduce plant noise levels
- Nicholas Allen, P.Eng.
  
  Engineer - Energy and Air Quality
22 Mar 2021
Mining and Metals

Risks associated with mining dam failure
16 Mar 2021
Mining and Metals

Managing your investment plan wisely
- Claude Catudal
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, Project Management and Control
03 Mar 2021
Power and Renewables

Industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity risk methodology webinar
- José Alvarado, P.Eng., GICSP
  
  Director, ICS Cybersecurity
02 Mar 2021
Mining and Metals

Mining dam safety review

A mining dam safety review is a legislated periodic review. Mining dams are classified according to their potential consequences of failure, which may be experienced in their lifetime. As such, this safety review must be conducted at least every five years for dams that are classified as “significant”, “high”, “very high” or “extreme” under the Mining Act and in accordance with Canadian Dam Association (CDA) guidelines (2007, 2013). Existing regulations in the province where the dam is located must also be taken into account. For example, the Legislated Dam Safety Reviews in BC (2016) published by Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) provides guidelines of professional practice for engineers who carry out dam safety reviews in British Columbia.
22 Feb 2021
Power and Renewables

A piecemeal 4.0 approach? Really?
- Jean-François Beaulieu
  
  Director, Digital Consultant
09 Feb 2021
Mining and Metals

Flow issues in silos and bins
08 Feb 2021
Power and Renewables

A procedural overview of urban or sensitive-area blasting practices
- Riccardo Del Bosco, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Mining and Geology
07 Jan 2021
Power and Renewables

Local access of ICS devices: a cybersecurity perspective
- Shayne Casavant, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, ICS Cybersecurity
09 Dec 2020
Power and Renewables

Segmenting a network for increased reliability and security

We all have experienced browsing the internet at home when the connection speed has slowed to a crawl. This might be because your child has started a session of World of Warcraft or your spouse, or even the neighbor down the street, is streaming a movie. They have taken over all available bandwidth, leaving you waiting and wondering how long it will take to update your web page. Now imagine if this scenario were to happen on an industrial control system at a substation, a refinery or even a nuclear power plant. The results could be disastrous.
03 Dec 2020
Power and Renewables

The importance of hydrogeology when building infrastructures
24 Nov 2020
Power and Renewables

Perform without burning out
13 Nov 2020
Power and Renewables

The purpose and importance of a contingency analysis
- James Alarcon
  
  Principal Estimator, Project Management Services
12 Nov 2020
Mining and Metals

2D river modelling with USACE HEC_RAS 5.0.7: simulation for operation, flood events and dam breaks
- Mina Shahraki, P.Eng., P.E.
  
  Department Manager, Civil
29 Oct 2020
Power and Renewables

Do you know how to protect your industrial structures against fire?

Why protect steel from fire when it doesn’t burn? This is a frequently asked question, despite the well-known fact that steel is a fireproof material. Under load, steel, a great heat conductor, begins to lose its design safety margin at temperatures above 300°C, and its strength decreases as its deformation increases. Excessive deformation can cause steel to collapse and compromise compartmentalization and integrity.
Monika Rybarova, P.Eng., M.A.Sc., P.M.P.

Principal Engineer, Structural
27 Oct 2020
Power and Renewables

Prevent production downtime with hyperconvergence
- Michaël Racine
  
  Telecommunications and Networking Analyst
22 Oct 2020
Power and Renewables

Machine learning: a powerful asset for better use of your data
- Arbi Bouchoucha, Ph.D.
  
  Advanced Data Analyst
21 Oct 2020
Power and Renewables

Working at altitudes and good OHS practices
- Sylvain Boily, P.Eng., M.B.A., P.M.P.
  
  Commissioning Manager, Operational Readiness and Commissioning
13 Oct 2020
Mining and Metals

3D video: an essential tool for mining and industrial projets
- Marie-France Proulx, P.Eng., M.A.Sc., P.M.P.
  
  Senior Engineer, Earth and Infrastructure
09 Oct 2020
Power and Renewables

World Mental Health Day: staying the course with proven strategies to combat stress

Work and daily life can be stressful, particularly during this period of uncertainty we are currently experiencing with the global COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, you can adopt some easy strategies to help you relax and refocus.
01 Oct 2020
Power and Renewables

Good alarm management pays off
- Maxym Lachance, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Process Control and Operational Technology
30 Sept 2020
Power and Renewables

Industry 4.0 audit: where to start for successful digital transformation
10 Sept 2020
Power and Renewables

Remote inspections: a flexible and economic solution
- Mathieu Brochu
  
  Visual simulation specialist
01 Sept 2020
Mining and Metals

Designing foundations to support rotating machines on unfavourable soil conditions
14 Aug 2020
Power and Renewables

COVID-19 and masks: Best practices

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, many public health agencies across the country are requiring people to wear masks in enclosed or covered public spaces. They are also strongly recommending that masks be worn when physical distancing cannot be respected. Here are some best practices for properly wearing masks, thereby limiting the spread of the virus.
13 Aug 2020
Mining and Metals

Noises and vibrations in quarries and sandpits: regulatory overview
- Sabine Butler, P.Eng., M.A.Sc.
  
  Engineer, Environmental Engineering
21 Jul 2020
Power and Renewables

National drowning prevention week: be especially cautious when working from home
16 Jul 2020
Power and Renewables

Patch management for industrial systems
- Gilles Léonard
  
  System Architecture Analyst
30 Jun 2020
Mining and Metals

Succesfully completing your artificial intelligence project in the mining sector
- Arbi Bouchoucha, Ph.D.
  
  Advanced Data Analyst
21 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Motion amplification: a new tool for vibration diagnosis

Vibration analysis using accelerometers is a powerful tool for preventive maintenance, breakage detection or troubleshooting. For complex issues, however, traditional methods require a large number of measurement points and the manipulation of high volumes of data. In addition, the results must be rendered into non-technical language before being communicated. A new technology developed by RDI Technologies, motion amplification, now facilitates vibration analysis.