TRAINING COURSE: Managing Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages

Corporate ethos which sees change as a survival necessity, coupled with continual demands to achieve greater production efficiencies and reduced operating / maintenance costs, means that Engineers and Technologists are faced with ever-increasing plant and process performance targets. As a consequence, more and more reliance is being placed upon the accurate and reliable analysis, representation and interpretation of data. This course aims to provide engineers and technologists with the understanding and practical capabilities needed to convert data into information, and then to represent this information in ways that it can be readily exploited. A Working vocabulary of analytical terms which will enable you to converse with people who are experts in the areas of data analysis, statistics and probability, and to be able to read and comprehend common textbooks and journal articles in this field. An understanding and practical experience of a range of the more common analytical techniques and data representation methods, which have direct relevance to a wide range of engineering problems. The ability to recognize which types of analysis are best suited to particular types of problems. A sufficient background and theoretical knowledge to be able to judge when an applied technique will likely lead to incorrect conclusions. 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 risk of serious budget overruns, costly schedule delays and negative impacts on customers. This BOOST training course, includes the core techniques of quality planning critical path scheduling, resource optimisation and the earned value method of progress and cost control. Applying these techniques in an integrated manner together with work breakdown structures, milestone planning and contractor management will produce the outcomes that the organisation needs to ensure the sustain its business going forward.

In this Managing Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages (STO) training course, you will learn about:

• The overall shutdown management process
• How to develop the scope of work and control for late work
• Planning with quality in mind
• The critical path method of planning and control
• Contracting STO work and dealing with contractors
• Controlling progress
• Controlling risks, hazards and other STO issues in a shutdown / turnaround environment