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Managing Maintenance Shutdowns and Outages »

Authors: Joel Levitt
ISBN-13: 9780831131739, ISBN-10: 083113173X
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Industrial Press, Inc.
Date Published: April 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Joel Levitt

Book Synopsis

A trainer of maintenance professionals, Levitt writes specifically for maintenance managers and project teams in heavy maintenance environments such as refineries, power plants, chemical plants, mines, and airports. He explains the steps and procedures for a successful planned maintenance shutdown or outage, with checklists and examples from many industries. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Ch. 1	Basics of shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages	1
Ch. 2	Shutdown communications	11
Ch. 3	Shutdown phases	17
Ch. 4	How to justify the shutdown	22
Ch. 5	Timelines and audits	30
Ch. 6	The shutdown organization	33
Ch. 7	Master schedule for phase 1 initiation	43
Ch. 8	Scope of work : how to find and pick the jobs	49
Ch. 9	Work validation and preparation for planning	56
Ch. 10	Individual job planning	63
Ch. 11	Risk management	77
Ch. 12	Environment, health and safety	84
Ch. 13	History of project management	99
Ch. 14	Key concepts for all PM techniques	111
Ch. 15	Critical path method (CPM)	118
Ch. 16	Resources	130
Ch. 17	PERT and newer methods	136
Ch. 18	PM (project management) software	141
Ch. 19	Master schedule for phase 2 planning	151
Ch. 20	Contractors : how to integrate external organizations	159
Ch. 21	Accounting, costs and budgets	174
Ch. 22	Logistics : organization for the parts, materials and supplies	181
Ch. 23	Execution : how to manage in the face of reality	192
Ch. 24	Master schedule for phase 3 execution	214
Ch. 25	Completion	219
Ch. 26	Reporting	222
Ch. 27	Master schedule for phase 4 and phase 5	229