MACTEC UNVEILS CONFINED SPACE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Application Provides Central Repository/Tracking System to Protect Personnel Entering or Working in Confined Spaces

ALPHARETTA, GA, May 20, 2008 -- MACTEC Engineering and Consulting (MACTEC E&C) has introduced Confined Space Management System (CSMS)© an innovative web-based application that allows shop supervisors, safety, fire department and bioenvironmental personnel to track activities and people within confined spaces.  Ann E. Massey, president and chief executive officer of MACTEC, Inc., the holding company (www.mactec.com), made the announcement. 

“Inappropriate training and protection of personnel entering confined spaces may pose serious risks,” said MACTEC Vice President and Research Triangle Park Office Manager Greg M. Pagett, P.E.  “CSMS is an effective tool for managing confined space entry by ensuring that only qualified personnel following appropriate safety measures are allowed to enter confined spaces”

CSMS is an ASP.NET application that works within .NET Framework 2.0 and an Oracle backend database (which can be changed to an SQL server backend if needed). The Wing Safety Office at Robins Air Force Base in Atlanta, for instance, uses CSMS to capture information pertaining to confined space assessments. 

Key system tasks include:

• Georeferences and defines a specific confined space
• Defines the type and hazards associated with a confined space
• Tracks type of permits required to enter a confined space
• Track types of PPE Personal protective equipment  required to enter a confined space
• Tracks personnel training records
• Creates/tracks required permits

MACTEC, based in Alpharetta, GA, is a leading infrastructure engineering firm focused on five strategic business practice areas: Facilities, Transportation, Water, Energy, and Telecommunication. With annual revenues over $450 million, MACTEC’s 3,000-plus employees work from over 80 offices nationwide. MACTEC consistently ranks in the top 10% of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms. The firm has operated in Research Triangle Park since 1978.  Additional North Carolina offices are located in Asheville, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Wilmington.