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Shutdown Management

Plan shutdown and turnaround frequencies, durations and intervals with risk planning

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Shutdown Management

Overview

Shutdown management for processing plants requires planned periods of equipment and facility maintenance, repair, and upgrades. These shutdowns are crucial for ensuring operational efficiency, safety, and compliance. However, they also come with a set of significant challenges for mine operators.

Costs associated with shutdowns can be immense, including for skilled labor (often contractors), equipment, materials and lost production. Balancing the need to complete the necessary maintenance and repairs within a limited timeframe while minimizing costs can be difficult. Invariably, additional unknown needs are discovered when working on the tasks that have been scheduled. The process to determine which surprises in repairs needed should be included during a shutdown is also complex.

Key Client Challenges

Are there data-driven approaches or technologies that can help us make more informed decisions during the shutdown planning phase?

What are the best practices for coordinating and communicating with different teams, contractors, and departments involved in the shutdown process?

What steps can we take to enhance safety and mitigate risks associated with shutdown activities?

How YCP Unison Can Help

Developing standardized work procedures and best practices for shutdown activities can improve efficiency, consistency, and the quality of work performed during maintenance periods. However, new ways of working need to be supported by employees to truly last and take effect.

Our experts at YCP Unison can work with your teams to implement the processes, controls and systems needed for long-term change, as well as instilling the behavior changes and buy-in from employees and management through active performance management.