A Day in the Life

Discuss the day's work and review safety precautions. AT TransAlta, we're striving for a workplace where there are no injuries or reportable incidents. Daily tailboard meetings help set the tone for the shift.

Troubleshoot and isolate a failing piece of equipment that is jeopardizing production. Power plants are critical to our way of life. When one goes down, it can have a real impact on electricity supply and there's no way to make up any lost revenue. As our first line of defense, our trades people and operators help us keep on top of our game.

Work with operators to verify equipment returned to service and operating satisfactorily - another job completed safetly.

Attend in-shop demonstration on new shop tools. At TransAlta, there's always something to learn and new technologies to master. That's especially true as we work to become more efficient by finding ways to produce more power from the same amount of fuel.

Work with planners and supervisors to lay out work and safety plans for tomorrow's large pump overhaul. There's a great deal of planning that goes into much of our maintenance work. The goal is to complete our work as efficiently and as safely as possible to minimze down time, and that takes good planning and preparation.

Ready to go home after another safe and productive day.