USA fleet members save money, time with PPE vending machines
At Columbia Generating Station, ten Fastenal vending machines were installed last month, each stocked with commonly used personal protective equipment (PPE). Employees in their maintenance department are piloting the initiative before it potentially expands to the rest of the site, said Daniel Dale, supply chain services manager at Columbia.
This initiative, Dale said, was brought forward through USA and several fleet members including Cooper, Cook and PSEG Nuclear who have implemented the grab and go technology and have seen major cost savings. Cook also worked with Fastenal, a USA supplier, and documented more than a million dollars in savings during an outage when the demand for safety supplies is typically at its highest.