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Turnaround Excellence: A Practical Learning Experience

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This course offers a deep dive into the principles and best practices of turnaround execution, covering key aspects and participants will gain insights into work planning, preparation, execution, shutdown/startup management, contractor coordination, cost control, quality assurance, and safety. Designed for both onshore and offshore professionals, this program combines real-world case studies, interactive modules, and practical exercises to master key maintenance challenges.
Where Luanda, Angola
When March 17 to 19, 2025
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Leading Organizations Benefited
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Interactive Latest
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Real-World Case Studies & Exercises
Our Expert

Facilitator

Mr. Malcolm John Edward

Shutdown and Turnaround Expert

Mr. Davies is an expert in the field of Turnaround Management with more than 40 yrs of experience. He has accomplished in many aspects of maintenance, projects, construction and turnaround management and specialized in managing turnarounds and similar projects from concept through to completion in a wide range of industries including Offshore, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Refining and Manufacturing.

Other major areas of expertise include writing project, maintenance and turnaround methodologies, auditing and benchmarking maintenance and turnaround projects and training client personnel in house from board level to hourly paid workers. He has trained, consulted and worked with international clients in UK, Europe, Singapore, Malaysia, Georgia, Bahrain, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Ghana, Khazakistan, Norway etc

Our Features

Key Learning Outcomes

Strategic Turnaround Enhancement

Strengthen your company's approach to shutdowns & turnarounds

Optimized Planning & Scheduling

Master advanced frameworks for efficient execution

Turnaround Safety Excellence

Learn critical safety protocols & risk management strategies

One-Team Approach

Foster seamless collaboration for successful turnarounds

Smooth Transition to Start-Up

Ensure a safe, structured handover post-shutdown

Comprehensive Knowledge Base

Gain industry best practices & proven methodologies

Advanced Planning Techniques

Implement cutting-edge scheduling & resource management

Experience Sharing & Networking

Exchange real-world insights, challenges & solutions

Thought Leadership

Join The Leading Companies at Specialized Turnaround,
Shutdown & Outage Management Training Program

  • First Day March 17, 2025
  • Second day March 18, 2025
  • Third Day March 19, 2025
Module 1

Introduction – (How do we stand against the rest of the world)

  • Business contribution
  • Terminology (Turnaround. Shutdown, Outage)
  • Long term strategic maintenance planning
  • The principles of work management
  • 4 phases of the Turnaround
  • Overview of Shutdown/Turnaround Methodology
  • Need for the Shutdown/Turnaround
  • Understanding the customer
  • Main differences between on-shore and off-shore turnarounds
Module 2

Initiating the Shutdown/Turnaround (Is there scope for improving our proceses)

  • Introduction (what is Front End Loading)
  • Outage Policy (size, duration, frequency)
  • The steering group
  • Duration – what to consider before declaring a duration
  • The benefits of good Front End Loading (data gathering)
  • New Techniques (reduction in work scope)
  • Preparation Team
  • Shutdown/Turnaround Preparation Plan
  • Shutdown/Turnaround Preparation Audit process
  • Important differences between Off-Shore and Land based facilities
Module 3

Steering Group (Policy Group)

  • Make up of policy team
  • Role of policy team
  • Relationship between level1 and Level 2 policy
  • Policy team agenda
  • Preparation Auditing
  • Budgeting
  • Duration (what do we need to declare a duration)
Module 4

Validating the Work scope- (the biggest cause 0f schedule/cost overrun)

  • Introduction
  • Work Listing Strategy
  • Integration of functional support groups (to aid planning)
  • Maintenance Work scope
  • Work list Meeting
  • Meetings to aid the work listing process
  • Validation of work scope
  • Unnecessary Work
  • Use of technology to reduce workscope
Module 5

Planning – (putting the turnaround together)

  • Introduction
  • Planning Systems (Latest thinking)
  • Database
  • Major Tasks, Small Tasks, Bulk Work
  • Shutdown and Start Up Logic
  • Scheduling the Work
  • The Turnaround Plan
  • Level 1, 2,and 3 maintenance planning
  • Project Team approach to planning
  • Scheduling process
  • Input to the Planning Process
  • Scheduling Shutdown and Startup Plans
  • Monitoring Progress (updating the schedule)
  • Workshop & Discussion and review of the day
Module 6

Pre Turnaround Work – (the only way to achieve predictability)

  • Controlling Outage Materials
  • Long Delivery Items
  • Pre fabrication
  • Specialist technologies
  • Vendors representation
  • Preparation Framework
  • Shutdown/Turnaround logistics
  • Meetings to aid preparation
  • Introduction to site logistics
  • The Team
  • Elements of site logistics (on shore and off shore)
Module 7

Logistics Management – (managing the logistics problem)

  • Logistics team
  • Defining logistics (getting it right first time)
  • Roles and responsibilities (aligning planning with logistics)
  • Elements of Site Logistics (Organising what we need)
  • Plot Plan (organizing the site what goes where and when)
  • Mobilization of materials, equipment and services
  • Off-site elements (management of off-site equipment)
  • Site clearance and hand back (leave the plant as you found it)
  • Demobilization and site clean up
  • Handover from turnaround back to operations
Module 8

Shutdown/Turnaround Organisation

  • Basic Principles
  • Single Point Responsibility
  • Constraints
  • The Hierarchy
  • Technical Support
  • Integrated team with Contractors
  • Sample Organisation – preparation, execution, start-up
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Training policy
  • Job Profiles/Competency Model
Module 9

Manpower Management

  • Identification of work skills and numbers
  • Optimisation of job methods and resource numbers
  • Optimisation of working patterns and duration
  • Levels of management and supervision
  • Appropriate preparation
  • How to ensure appropriate skill levels
Module 10

Contractor Packages (Getting the right people with the right skills)

  • Contract Syles
  • Out sourcing maintenance work
  • Contractor selection strategy
  • Assessing the contractor skill base
  • Contractor capability audit process
  • Control of contractor performance
  • Contractor development
  • Organisation Combination
  • Productivity Sampling (value for money)
  • Managing the Sub Contractors
Workshop & Discussion and review of the day
Module 11

Estimating and Cost Control (turnaround economics)

  • Introduction
  • Commercial awareness
  • Initial Estimate
  • Methods of producing Cost estimates (early doors through to control)
  • Proposed Cost Estimate
  • Approved Shutdown/Turnaround Budget
  • Cost Centres – how to prepare a cost report
  • Controlling Costs during the Shutdown/Turnaround
  • Closing out Costs and reporting
Module 12

Executing the Outage (You’ve talked the talk – now walk the walk)

  • Shutting Down the Plant
  • The Routine
  • The Unexpected
  • Control of work
  • Control of Emergent work
  • Event control
  • Trip and Alarm Management
  • Problem Solving
  • Use of technology to reduce resource numbers
Module 13

Integration of Projects into Turnarounds

  • Planning and scheduling
  • Management and control
  • Resourcing Commissioning and Start-up
Module 14

Start-up and Commissioning Management (Start-up – overcoming the dinosaur in the room)>

  • Start-up Management (what is the role and responsibility)
  • Start-up Team (integrated team approach)
  • Roles and responsibilities (understanding roles within the event)
  • Integrated team approach
  • Definitions
  • Hand over procedure
  • Start-up strategy (To ensure all aspects are covered and understood)
  • Safety and Quality aspects
  • Performance and acceptance testing
  • Managing reservation lists (mechanical problems which arise during start-up)
  • Checking and commissioning projects/modifications
  • What can go wrong
  • Problem management
Module 15

Safety Management (before, during and after turnaround)

  • Introduction
  • Management of, and responsibility for Safety
  • Safe Systems of Work (permit to work, rules, regulations, safety audits)
  • Complying with safety
  • Planning for Safety
  • Safety Team Training
  • Toolbox Talks
  • Walk the Talk sessions
  • Job Safety Analysis
  • Environmental Plan
  • Accident investigations
  • Safety Auditing
  • Job Freeze
  • Emergency Procedure
  • Safety Passport
Module 16

Quality management (before, during and after turnaround)

  • Introduction
  • The Quality System in relation to Shutdown/Turnarounds
  • Controlling Quality through Preparation, Execution and Post Turnaround Phases
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Engineering Systems of Work
  • Quality investigations
  • Contractor skills assessment
Module 17

Communication (the life blood of any turnaround)

  • Introduction
  • General Briefing
  • Co-ordination Meetings
  • Debriefing Schedule
  • Task Briefings
  • Other Briefings
Module 18

Problem Solving (when it goes wrong – what do you do)

  • Approach to problem solving
  • Types of problems
  • Problem solving process
Module 19

Shutdown/Turnaround data/Close Out (if you don’t measure how can you improve)

  • Auditing
  • How to audit
  • What to audit
  • Benchmarking
  • What is benchmarking
  • How to benchmark
  • Measurement
  • The importance of measurement
  • What to measure
  • Productivity
  • The importance of productivity monitoring
  • How do you measure productivity
  • Demobilization of the Site
  • Final Inspection and Handover
  • Post Shutdown Critique/debrief
  • Final Outage Report
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Who should attend

The workshop is suitable for HOD, Directors, Managers, Engineers and personnel who would benefit from a hand on approach to the management of shutdown/turnarounds/maintenance. It would also benefit Maintenance, Technical, Operations, Logistics, HSE and Maintenance personnel who need to understand how their organizations would integrate with Shutdown/Turnaround Management.

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