Large, complex capital projects typically involve a variety of contractors, sub-contractors, and suppliers whose activities must be closely planned and coordinated to meet project deadlines, budgets, and the owneroperator’s operational requirements. This planning and coordination also extends to the training provided to operations and maintenance personnel for the different equipment, instrumentation, and systems installed in the plant, mill, factory, or other industrial facility.
New integrated approach for operations and maintenance training
1. ARC VIEW
JUNE 9, 2016
As ARC Advisory Group learned in a
recent briefing with SNC-Lavalin Global
Training and Simulation (GTS), there
are many benefits associated with
having a single contractor responsible
for developing and coordinating the
training portions of each EPC package
for capital projects.
New Integrated Approach for Operations and
Maintenance Training
By Janice Abel
Keywords
Operations and Maintenance Training, Integrated Training Supplier, EPC,
MAC, OTS, Industrial Training, RFO, Operational Readiness
Summary
Large, complex capital projects typically involve a variety of contractors,
sub-contractors, and suppliers whose activities
must be closely planned and coordinated to meet
project deadlines, budgets, and the owner-
operator’s operational requirements. This planning
and coordination also extends to the training
provided to operations and maintenance personnel
for the different equipment, instrumentation, and
systems installed in the plant, mill, factory, or other
industrial facility.
Integrated Training Supplier Concept
It often makes sense to have a single contractor responsible for developing
and coordinating an integrated commissioning and start-up (CSU) plan for
a grassroots industrial facility. In this type of engagement, the integrated
CSU contractor would develop a plan that addresses all interdependencies
between the different engineering, construction and procurement (EPC)
contracts and ensure schedule alignment between the various EPC
packages. This is similar to the main automation contractor (MAC)
approach that is so appealing to owner-operators and their EPC companies
looking for single-source responsibility and a consistent automation
approach for large, complex capital projects.
As ARC Advisory Group learned in a recent briefing with SNC Lavalin
Global Training and Simulation (GTS), it’s also important to have a single
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