Planned shutdowns and turnarounds, which are a common occurrence in large process facilities, will be firmly placed in the business context of this course. The supply of enhanced general availability, efficiency, and integrity will be determined as the goal. In order to accomplish this, the course will identify the ingredients that must be properly managed and optimized. There will be a structure provided for prompt, effective, and efficient action.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will have gained a solid understanding of the key elements of successful shutdown management.
These include:

· Strategies for shutdown avoidance eg by managing degradation and regulators

· Justifying the shutdown and formulating clear objectives to help minimize work volume

· A timetable and framework to make visible and manage the necessary business processes

· Best practice plans for some critical aspects of a shutdown

· Communication strategies

· Benchmarking and capture of data to drive improvements

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Who Should Attend?

This is a comprehensive core skills course for professionals dealing with all significant aspects of the management of shutdowns and turnarounds.

The course will be highly valuable to all professionals, particularly engineers, who are involved in this area of the business. For other support personnel involved in shutdowns the course will produce useful insights and put into perspective the key issues and approaches that need to be effectively managed to bring business success.

Course Outlines:

Understanding the purpose of a shutdown
How to measure success
Development of a strategic framework for effective action
Pacesetter performance and best in class
Putting the shutdown into context of overall operations
Pre-shutdown work minimizing techniques
Establishing the shutdown objectives and targets
Forming the shutdown team
Making a milestone plan with Pacesetter targets
Vetting, challenging and freezing work scopes
Development of contracting strategy options
Quality plans for critical issues
Detailed planning systems
Managing efficient preparation and execution
Managing and minimizing emergent work
Management safety
Achieving a smooth and leak free start up
Performance reporting, cost monitoring and lessons learnt

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