Practical Shutdown & Turnaround Management

INTRODUCTION

Planning and managing shutdowns, turnarounds and outages in the process plant environment is a complex and demanding function. If turnarounds are not properly planned, managed and controlled, companies run the risks of serious budget overruns, costly schedule delays and negative impacts on customers.

In this seminar, you will learn:

• How to develop a practical shutdown strategy
• Management of all stages of the shutdown process
• Develop the management plan, work plans, resource plans and budget
• How to management related issues such as risk and safety

Objectives

By the end of this course, delegates will be able to: 

• To enhance the company’s turnaround management capabilities, and to ensure a team approach in the planning and execution of plant shutdowns and turnarounds
• Provide a comprehensive understanding of effective turnaround management techniques and implementation
• Create awareness of planning methods and an integrated organisational approach in the execution of successful turnarounds
• Develop an action plan to improve their own shutdown management techniques
• Have a much clearer understanding of their own and every other team members role in ensuring a successful turnaround

Training Methodology

This training course is a combination of dynamic instructor lead topic areas and class discussions. Interactive discussions will allow you to hear and learn best in class applications relating to shutdown and turnaround planning and execution techniques. The seminar includes practical case studies to illustrate how problems in shutdowns are dealt with.

Organisational Impact

The organisation will benefit from this seminar by: 

• Improved motivation of employees that are now more confident about how to go about planning managing their shutdowns and turnarounds
• Improved shutdown work quality and less rework
• Reduced shutdown durations due to the elimination of unnecessary work and proper scheduling
• Reduced costs due to the smoothing of resource demand and improved resource utilisation
• Fewer logistical delays due to improved planning and communication
• Lower risk due to formal risk management

Personal Impact

The individual will benefit from this seminar by:

• A greater appreciation of the key role of planning in the shutdown process
• Being able to analyse, compile and communicate the initial scope and estimates with confidence
• A better understanding of how the shutdown/turnaround must support the current objectives of the organisation and plan accordingly
• Being a able to recognise shortcomings in the current way of planning and scheduling and being able to actively contribute to improvement
• Becoming a more valued member of the team due to improved knowledge in all aspects of shutdown and turnaround management
• Improved self-esteem, confidence and a fresh outlook from exposure to quality training and also the opportunity to network with people from other organisations that face similar challenges

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course would undoubtedly be of immense value and interest to: 

• Shutdown or turnaround professionals and coordinators
• Planning/scheduling and cost control staff
• Construction superintendents and supervisors
• Operations shutdown/outage coordinators
• Project engineers and contract administrators
• Participation from inspection, materials, safety and maintenance engineering