Tag
#shutdown
2 topics across all disciplines.
Start-up and shutdown — the hours when plants break
Why most process incidents happen during transitions rather than steady running, what purging and inerting are protecting against, why a controlled shutdown and a trip are not the same event, and why the first start-up after a turnaround is the most dangerous shift of the year.
Tie-ins and shutdown windows — preparing for the hours that cannot be extended
Why a tie-in window is the only genuinely fixed date on a project, what must be complete before it opens, why a trial fit is the highest-value hour on the job, what actually causes a window to overrun, and how to decide in advance what will be cut if it slips.