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Smokestack Inspections: Guidelines and What You Need to Know
Industrial smokestacks go through a lot during regular activity. Constantly pumping out steam vapor and exhaust exposes the interior of a smokestack to a tremendous amount of heat, gas, moisture, and even debris like sawdust. Over the course of months and years, all...
Promoting Workplace Wellness at Pearl Engineering
The traditional office environment can sometimes enable stagnant and somewhat unhealthy lifestyles. People sitting at desks all day, not getting much exercise, eating unhealthy food – it’s easy for employees in this kind of setting to not be in a position to make the...
Working Clearances for Electrical Equipment
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) publication NFPA 70®: National Electrical Code® (NEC), sets electrical safety standards for residential, commercial and industrial settings. This code, which is updated every three years, outlines the minimum...
Pearl Engineering’s Structural Scanning Capabilities
The Structural Engineering department at Pearl Engineering regularly tackles a variety of different projects for our clients, one important service, in particular, being assessing, measuring and documenting dimensions of buildings and spaces. In doing so, the team can...
Meet Mike Evans: Mechanical Engineering Associate
Mike Evans’ interests that would eventually lead him to pursue a career in physics and mechanical engineering started in a place you may not expect: his family’s beef farm, located at the end of a gravel road in Manitowoc County. Growing up, Mike helped his father...
Building Your Emergency Response Plan
Whether it is man-made or natural, disaster can occur without notice and cause major disruptions to the operations of a business. If a disaster occurred, would your organization be prepared to appropriately respond? This is where an emergency response plan comes into...
What is Pipe Stress Analysis?
Pearl Engineering works with a variety of industries performing services of all kinds, including pipe stress analysis. The prime objective of piping stress analysis is to improve the piping design to prevent piping system failure by fatigue, creep, buckling or other...
Meet Steven Hrubecky: Senior SE Project Consultant
Steven Hrubecky serves as Pearl Engineering’s Senior Structural Engineering Project Consultant, a role which requires him to wear many hats. “Every day is a little bit different,” Steve said. “That’s the really great thing about Pearl Engineering. The team is small...
What Needs to be in Your Hazardous Communication Plan?
Of all of OSHA’s many standards (and trust us, there are more than a few) one of the most frequently violated standards is Standard 1910.1200, the Hazardous Communication Standard, and not having a sufficient Hazardous Communication Plan. In fact, from October 2017 to...
Suspension Trauma: The Race to Rescue
In 2016, it is estimated that 991 construction-related deaths occurred. Deaths as a result of fall topped the list, accounting for 39% of deaths. While one may think that this number applies exclusively to deaths as a result of impact with the ground, former...
