Plant Turnarounds & Shutdowns

Plant Turnarounds & Shutdowns

This practical "how to" manual is written for all persons involved in scheduled major mechanical outages of commercial facilities, manufacturing plants or major industrial process systems. Order online!

Detailed Plans & Procedures

Detailed Plans & Procedures

It provides details on the five phases of a plant turnaround; the master work list and work package development; and setting the formal work list cut off date.

Organization & Execution

Organization & Execution

Necessary support systems for work scope execution are discussed along with a comprehensive contractor managment plan. A special section is included on manpower efficiency.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

3-Day Interactive Course - Develop Your Next Shutdown Plan. Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 2009. Click our EVENTS links for more information.  

Upcoming Jobs

Upcoming Jobs

Shutdown Readiness Audit for Balzac Gas Plant & Refinery, Alberta, Canada. I will be consulting for Nexgen Inc. at this location in August 2009.

John McLayJohn McLay, P. Eng., R.E.T.,P.E.
A Canadian born Professional Engineer, with 38 years of experience in heavy industry, including refinery, heavy oil extraction and upgrading, pulp and paper and food processing.

"John McLay is the most knowledgable and enthusiastic person on shutdown management."  - Terrence O’Hanlon, Maintenance Forum

“If we had known what you could really do we would have paid you any rate you wanted.” - John Parfaitt, Maintenance Manager, AEF

Practical Management for Plant Turnarounds

Book Overview: Book Cover

Number of chapters: 10

Estimated pages: 216

Estimated words: 50,000+

Binding: Soft-cover with spiral wound back.

Retail value: $130.00 Canadian dollars 

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