There is a crisis developing in the critical facilities labor market. The available pool of qualified and experienced talent is not keeping up with the demand.
The critical facilities industry relies on industry standards to establish the minimum requirements necessary to design, build, and operate critical sites. Some of these standards get adopted by federal, state, and local governments through legislation as enforceable codes.
The future will certainly see this trend continuing. Between edge-computing and the Internet of Things (IoT), we are continuing to bring more technology, automation, and information to the individual everywhere. Information overload is not only an ever-present danger, it is the new norm.
Integrity is often used to describe people and their traits. Merriam-Webster defines integrity as the adherence to a code, the quality of being honest and fair, and as the state of being complete or whole.
The mission critical industry is well known for advocating the use of industry “best practices.” Most owners and operators will claim they use or otherwise comply with these practices.
The manufacture of most equipment includes various levels of quality control including inspections, verifications, and other quality control processes as part of their overall quality assurance programs.
Commissioning, including acceptance testing, is a somewhat rigid process intended to verify and validate that a project delivers what is required and expected.