Turnaround, Shutdown & Overhaul Management for Rotating Equipment Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
• Explain the principles and lifecycle of shutdown, turnaround, and overhaul management.
• Analyze the specific requirements of rotating equipment during turnaround activities.
• Develop comprehensive turnaround scopes for critical rotating machinery.
• Assess equipment criticality and prioritize overhaul activities.
• Develop work packages and detailed job plans for rotating equipment.
• Apply effective turnaround planning and scheduling techniques.
• Estimate manpower, tools, materials, spare parts, and specialist resources.
• Coordinate contractors and multidisciplinary maintenance teams.
• Identify turnaround risks and develop appropriate mitigation measures.
• Apply safe isolation, permit, and work control requirements.
• Manage inspections, quality controls, and technical hold points.
• Monitor turnaround progress, productivity, schedule performance, and costs.
• Manage scope changes, unexpected findings, and emergent work.
• Coordinate equipment reassembly, testing, commissioning, and startup readiness.
• Evaluate overhaul quality and post-turnaround equipment performance.
• Develop a structured framework for continuous improvement of turnaround performance.

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Learning Outcomes

• Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
• Develop a complete turnaround management framework for rotating equipment.
• Define and prioritize rotating equipment overhaul scopes.
• Assess equipment condition and determine appropriate overhaul requirements.
• Develop detailed work packages and job plans.
• Build integrated turnaround schedules for multidisciplinary activities.
• Estimate labor, equipment, materials, spare parts, and contractor requirements.
• Coordinate mechanical, electrical, inspection, operations, and support activities.
• Identify critical path activities and turnaround schedule constraints.
• Apply risk-based planning to shutdown and overhaul activities.
• Establish effective work control, isolation, and permit coordination.
• Monitor turnaround progress and identify schedule deviations.
• Control emergent work and manage scope changes.
• Evaluate overhaul quality and equipment readiness for startup.
• Coordinate testing, commissioning, and return-to-service activities.
• Measure turnaround performance using relevant cost, schedule, safety, and reliability indicators.
• Develop a post-turnaround improvement plan based on lessons learned and performance results.

Course Outline