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Home » Authors » John R. Puskar P.E.
John R. Puskar P.E.

John R. Puskar P.E.

John Puskar has been practicing in the fired equipment and boiler safety and energy world for more than 40 years. He is a licensed Mechanical Engineer in six states and holds nearly every contractor license offered by the state of Ohio, including for fire protection and alarm disciplines. Puskar is a coauthor of Associated of Energy Engineers’ (AEE’s) Certified Industrial Energy Practitioner Program and a certified energy manager (CEM). Puskar has done more than 200 commercial and industrial energy audits over his career. His body of energy-related work includes performance contracting with industrial clients on boiler and chiller retrofit projects. One of his former companies, CEC Consultants Inc. earned the DOE Energy Star Ally of the Year award presented in Washington, D.C. Puskar is also the founder of CEC Combustion Services. This firm provided risk management audits, training, retrofits, and gas hazards management in more than 30 countries. He grew the firm from himself in the upstairs of his house to 43 people and over $10 million in annual sales before selling the firm in 2011. Today, the firm is owned by Honeywell and is known as Honeywell Combustion Services Group. In 2014, his book, “Fuels and Combustion Systems Safety – “What you don’t know can KILL you!” was published by Wiley and Sons. He was presented with one of ASME’s highest national awards, the Uzgiris-Barnett Product Safety Medal, for his lifetime contribution and innovations in the industrial safety world in 2015. Puskar currently serves on the NFPA 54, 56, 59A, 85, and 820 committees and has also been on the 86 committee, ASME CSD-1, and API 54 committees. He has authored more than 100 journal and magazine articles and has presented at more than 100 conferences and training workshops.
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chiller piping and air handlers

Four Lessons from a Chiller Job that Apply to Every Project

Don’t assume because a piece of equipment’s been operating for 20 years that it was put in according to the applicable codes at the time.
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John R. Puskar P.E.
April 15, 2022

Don’t assume because a piece of equipment’s been operating for 20 years that it was put in according to the applicable codes at the time.


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Three Obscure Fuels and Fired-Equipment Risks That Can Destroy Your Organization

On some level, every organization needs to understand the seriously disproportionate risks that are out there, but, at the same time, no one has the resources to manage every level of risk all the time.
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John R. Puskar P.E.
February 10, 2022

On some level, every organization needs to understand the seriously disproportionate risks that are out there, but, at the same time, no one has the resources to manage every level of risk all the time.


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Getting a new retrofit boiler

Ten Things to Think About as Your New Boiler Journey Begins

These are the best of the best considerations from 40 years of being in and out of more than 300 industrial plants in 12 different countries.
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John R. Puskar P.E.
January 14, 2022

Take the time to do the proper amount of upfront due diligence, it’ll make your new boiler journey much more pleasant.


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Boiler Safety On The Front Burner

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John R. Puskar P.E.
February 1, 2011
Between the limits of enforcement and the potential sources of trouble, there’s a lot of room for something to go wrong with a boiler system. Consider the options for regular inspections, testing, and training to steer your facility clear of extra costs, outages, or much worse.
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Don't Get Burned By A Boiler Retrofit Project

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John R. Puskar P.E.
January 9, 2009
When it comes to that unexpected (and unwelcome) development, it’s usually less a case of if than when. Avoiding confusion over the specific technical scope of work up front, keeping an eye on codes and insurance, and considering contingencies for discovered problems along the way will smooth the path as much as possible.
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