Shutdowns

&
Turnarounds.
Best practice.
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By Dr. Abdelkader Salem.

Topics
A. STO best practice:
Event strategy.
Event phases.

Quality plan.
Safety plan.

B. Freezing of scope of work

C. Shutdown management format and
resources optimisation
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Context of shutdown event

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Shutdown context
Financially: Unusually expensive event.
Technically demanding.
Plant disturbance: possibility of induced
operational problems.
Psychologically: stressful event for planning and
plant personnel.
Effect on HSE:
Can potentially induce:
Reliability issues: Leaks.
Accidents.
Etc.

A reluctantly accepted management tool.

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Why carry out a plant shutdown?

Management tool to regain/enhance HSE,
reliability, uprate or upgrade capacity of the asset.
Carry out jobs requiring plant outage, related to:

HSE.
Facility changes, uprate/ upgrade.
Project work.
Maintenance and inspection work:

Etc.
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Reliability jobs.
Integrity jobs.
Equipment repairs.
Statutory inspection

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Effect on Companys business

Reality, asset exists as long as it makes
money for its shareholders.
Rate of production is usually affected.
Financed from Companys profit.
Affects Shareholders dividend.

Success of a turnaround is directly

connected to Companys profitability.
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Shutdown Strategy, HSE and Quality

plans.
Financial:
Plant stops making money for the period.
The earlier plant is back on stream the better.
Resources selection and plant Reliability.

Planning

Quality plan

HSE: Possibility of incidents. HSE Plan

Shutdown success Versus Company performance: KPIs
Budget.
Necessity for a overall even strategy
Reliability.
HSE.
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A. Shutdown strategy

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Shutdown Core Team

Most effective approach to plant
shutdowns is long term strategy.
Consider plant outages in 5, 10 years (or
shorter) in company overall business plan.
Decides on what will and what will not
be shutdown.
As this is long term part of company
business, it pays to build/retain expertise
in shutdowns core competence.
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Business case justification

Event scope drivers.
Why this work has to be done at all. Case
Why this work has to be done now.
Major deliverables for the event.
Propose duration of the shutdown.
Estimate budget (company financial procedure?)
Return on investment (ROI), expectations if
efficiency improvement etc.
Consider event constraints.
Consider/ identify major risks.

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Event strategy alignment

Event strategy must be alignment with:
Companys high level objectives and overall
business goals (production, finance, etc.)
Must be INTEGRAL to companys maintenance and
inspection strategies.
Must be ALIGNED with company asset integrity
objectives.

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Event phases
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Initiation.
Preparation and Planning.
Pre-shutdown
Execution, plant hand over.
Event post mortem:

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-Lessons learnt.
-Report writing.
-RACI on agreed actions till closure.
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Shutdown strategy, Phase 1

Phase 1, Initiation:

Finalise business plan and justifications.

Nominate shutdown management core team.
Define goal and objectives.
Define scope of main drivers.
List event constraint.
Estimate duration.
Estimate budget and request funds.
Set communication process: meetings etc.
Review previous shutdown reports and lessons
learnt.

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Shutdown strategy, Phase 2

Phase 2, preparation and planning:

Finalise shutdown team and agree management format.

Set roles and responsibilities.
Define scope of main drivers.
Estimate event complexity.
Finalise budget and request funds.
Set communication process: meetings etc.
Set cut-off/ freeze date for scope of work
Review/ produce necessary procedures.
Agree and set contracts as necessary: manpower, material,
construction equipment, transportation, specialized services.
Set Administration and Cost accounting teams.
Set working pattern.
Re estimate event duration and determine critical path.

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Shutdown strategy, Phase 3.

Phase 3, pre-shutdown activities:
On-site:
Close coordination with Plant Team.
Plant on stream, all activities under PTW system.

Off-site
Off-site activities mostly include:
Prefabrication.
Testing of newly acquired equipment or replacement.

Completion of these activities should be completed before

event start date.
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Shutdown strategy, Phase 3 ctd.

Phase 3, on-site pre-shutdown activities:

Discuss and agree with Plant Team the scope of work

for ON SITE ACTIVITIES under PTW.

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Erection of scaffolding at selected areas.

Work order tagging.
Removal of insulation at selected areas.
Rigging preparatory work.
Mobilization of equipment.
Mobilization of contractors.
Mobilizing and lifting and transportation equipment.
Lay-down and marshaling areas.
Temporary office facilities.
Etc.
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Shutdown strategy, Phase 4.

Phase 4, execution phase:
Assist in plant shutdown: inventory removal, decontamination
and isolation.
Physical equipment disconnection and opening.
Inspection: visual and instrumental examination.
Repairs, overhaul of existing items, installation of new items,
removal of redundant items, execution of project related work,
etc.
Reinstatement of plant equipment: final inspection, equipment
boxing up, reconnection, etc.
Plant testing: pressure testing, system tests, trip and alarm
testing and settings, etc.
Plant start-up: reconnection of services, reintroduction of
inventory, etc.
Clean-up of the plant AND hand shake.
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Shutdown strategy, Phase 5.

Phase 5, Termination:
This phase involves two separate elements:

Ensuring plant is handed back in fit condition.

Debriefing at all levels of the organization to capture the
lessons learnt .

Shutdown Managers responsibility to produce:

Shutdown report which will include a summary of the

salient points of each phase of the event.
Report will also include the lessons learnt from the post
mortem sessions, the recommendation of the audit report
(if carried out) and a financial report if available.
Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it.
Winston Churchill.

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Event Quality Plan

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Event Quality plan

Quality Plan specifies the minimum quality
assurance and control system to:

Circumvent inferior work quality which would

eventually compromise the integrity of the plant
assets.
Resources selection.
Work quality checks throughout phases of event.
Peer reviews.

Shutdown Manager is responsible to issue

Quality Plan for the event in question.
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Turnaround KPIs
KPIs often adopted are:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.

Complete all planned jobs.

To highest work quality.
With minimum downtime.
Minimum cost.
Zero accidents and minimum environment
impact.

Seldom completion of all planned work,

achieve highest quality, minimum downtime
and lowest cost.
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Event HSE Plan

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Event HSE Plan

Shutdown event presents unique HSE challenges due to:
Large work force.
Unfamiliarity with the facilities and equipment.
Strict schedule.
Extended working hours.
Shutdown Manager produces HSE plan specific to the event at hand.
HSE Plan to specify minimum requirements to:
Minimize incidents occurrence.
Insure overall goal and objectives are achieved with no HSE
compromises.
HSE Plan will describe overall HSE structure in which the individual
HSE plans of all stakeholder will fit (including contracted agencies).

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B. Scope freeze/ cut-off date

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Scope of work freeze date.

1. One of main contributors to success of a
shutdown event is a thorough control and
optimization of the scope of work.
2. Aggressive screening vs. the scope criteria.
3. Work challenge.
4. Freeze work list at suitable timing (cannot
plan against an open scope of work).
5. Establish and agree procedures and make all
Stakeholders aware.
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C. Event management options

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Turnaround Management options

Options
i. Client Company Management.
ii. Consultant Management Team.
iii. Main Contractor Management Team.
iv. Mix of (i) and (iii).
Usually adopted
v. Rarely (ii) or (iii) acting alone in complex
plants.
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Alliancing shutdown Management

format
Most effective and cost efficient.
Based on Client/ Contractors:

Team work (integrated shutdown team).

Alignment of goal and objectives (same KPIs).
Use of bonus/ penalty scheme.

Success is dependent on:

Change of contract culture (both Client and

Contractor).
Mutual trust.
Etc.
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Turnaround management options

pros & cons
Each option has benefits and drawbacks
depending on the constraints:

i. Shutdown complexity.
ii. Level of plant Turnaround expertise.
iii.Complexity of plant.

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Support slides

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Shutdown event constraints

Companys objectives (production rate etc).

Impact on sister companies.
Selection of window of opportunity.
Estimate Shutdown duration.
Budget and funds availability.
Event cost estimation including impact of plant outage
(production losses and profit loss).
Timing during the year and weather considerations.
Total Resources timely availability (workforce, spares, etc.).
Availability of additional services such as catering and
accommodation, etc.
Etc.
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Shutdown event procedures

Procedures will be prepared with due attention to quality,
companys experience and best practices.
Included may be the following procedures:
Formulation and validation of a shutdown work.
Request for additional scope after cut-off date.
Shutdown miles stones.
Validation of shutdown and start up plans
Analysis of event critical path.
Delegation of authority.
Formulation of peer reviews.
Control management of additional work past the freeze date.
Management of emergent work during the execution phase.
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Turnaround close out

Close out report will include Lessons learnt in the following:

HSE issues.
Shutdown policies. Impact on the shutdown.
Workscope. Emergent work. Reasons. Engineering activities.
Planning and scheduling.
Cost performance. How close to the budget. Cost of emergent work.
Work completed compared to work scheduled.
Scheduling compliance.
HSE compliance.
Communication: what worked and what didnt.
Reporting techniques and technologies used.
Contractors performance.
Vendor performance.

Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it.

Winston Churchill.
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Challenging Turnaround
workscope
Work lists ought to contain ONLY those
jobs which cannot be carried out with the
plant on the run.
Must challenge attitude: ..plant is shut
down anyway, so why not take advantage and
Case study: plant 6
get as much done as possible!..
Challenge jobs not necessary but ..nice to
do!.
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Content of final work lists

Final work lists must contain only validated work
necessary to restore, maintain or improve plant reliability,
capacity and safety.
1. Legislatif and/or company standards.
2. Corrective maintenance.
3. Preventive maintenance.
4. Equipment cleaning.
5. Sanctioned safety initiatives.
6. Sanctioned quality improvement initiatives.
7. Projects which up-grade or up-rate plant capacity and
equipment.
One exception:
Work that could be done on-line but would be genuinely
complicated or presents high risk hazards.
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Unnecessary work
Unnecessary work will:
1. Clog work plan and schedule.
2. Divert Turnaround resources from genuinely
important shutdown jobs.
3. Take up valuable time.
4. Increase the cost of the event.
5. Risk introduction of faults into otherwise a
reliable plant equipment.
Case St elect motor

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Event execution complexity.

Factors that affect shutdown execution
complexity
i.

Size of shutdown measured in field manhours

ii. Amount of Capital Project scope measured
in Percentage of capital field man-hours
iii. Experience in conducting the shutdown
measured in Months since last shutdown

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Overall Complexity
Business Impact

Low

Medium

High

Low

Medium

Medium

Medium

Medium

High

Medium

High

High

Low
Medium
High

Phase 2

Courtesy of AP Networks

KPIs example
KPIs ought to meet the following objectives.
Management and prioritization of work
HSE management compliance.
Work schedule management.
Planned Vs Spent man-hours.
Completing planned and emergent work within
the sanctioned budget.
Reliability.
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