Shutdown School

Designed to assist maintainers, operators, supply officers, engineers and managers understand work associated with the delivery of shutdowns and turnarounds.

Course Outline

2 Days

8 Core Modules

Establishing The Shutdown

Asset Management Plan - Shutdowns (Portfolio)
Shutdown Initiation
Establish the Steering Committee
Appoint the Shutdown Manager
Review the Shutdown Drivers
Review Past Shutdowns (Continuous Improvement)
Establish Shutdown Objectives
Formulate Preparation Plan

Develop The Shutdown Organisation

Planning and Scheduling Team
Projects Management
Works Delivery Team
Logistics Team
Materials Team
Safety Management
Technical Engineering and QA
Production / Operations Management

Shutdown Control Protocols

Establish Information Systems Strategy
Establish Control Documents
Establish Communication Plan
Establish Registers
Establish Document Management System
Auditing Framework (Progress Monitoring)

Preparation

Kick Off Meeting
Generate the Scope of Work
Approved Capital Project Work Orders
Corrective and Proactive Work Orders
Non – Running Preventive Maintenance Work
Provisional Scope of Work
Provisional Scope of Work Budget Estimate

Detailed Work Planning

Categorise Work
Plan Internal Resources Work
Contractor Planned Package Work

Scheduling

Work Integration Analysis
Header Level
Long Lead Procurement
Pre-Shutdown Work
Contracting
Run Down / Run Up
Isolations Planning

Delivering Work

Work Pack Issue
Isolations Management
Work Pack Return
Adjust Shutdown Schedule
Shutdown Timetable Change
Emergent Work
Track Shutdown Progress
Daily Meeting Schedule
Commissioning

Close-Out Of Shutdown

Shutdown Close-out Program
Finalise Commercial Arrangements
Finalise Technical Data
Specification of Further Work
Documentation
Post-shut Review

Who should attend

Overview

Key Learning Objectives

Snapshot

Establishing The Shutdown

Develop The Shutdown Organisation

Shutdown Control Protocols

Preparation

Detailed Work Planning

Scheduling

Delivering Work

Close-Out Of Shutdown

Your Instructors

Peter Durrant

Adjunct Principal

Covaris

Navy veteran, diverse maintenance career. Senior roles in Navy, mining, and resources. Maintenance consultant. Expert in work management, sustainable change. Dip Eng & MBA Tech Mgmt.

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Kylie Nash

Principal Engineer

Provecta Process Automation

30+ years engineer in electricity generation. AGL Macquarie veteran - asset management, reliability, team leadership. Skilled in problem-solving, change projects. BEng & MBA Tech Mgmt.

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Brian Ropitini

Director

Ara Ake, New Zealand

Accomplished facilitator, coach & mentor. Fitter & turner turned senior leader. Led multi-million-ton methanol plants & global teams at Methanex. Exceptional communicator & visionary.

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Chris Cunningham

Principal

Covaris

Leading asset management specialist with 20+ years experience. Diverse industries: power, nuclear, mining, defense & more. Globally renowned in change & risk management, optimized asset performance.

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Mike Greyling

Adjunct Principal

Covaris

Seasoned asset management leader with 35+ years in aviation, smelting, mining. Proven excellence in maintenance, reliability, risk management, stakeholder engagement, Six Sigma expertise, SAP leadership.

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Shutdown School

Perth WA

Instructor-led, classroom learning

2025-07-21

Jul 21

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22 Jul

2025

2295

$2295 +GST

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Asset Management School was absolutely fantastic! Not just the content, but also the networking evening, the whole experience. Despite 23 years as a maintenance engineer and planner, I learnt so much to take back to apply in my business.

Salman Rashed

Assets Maintenance Planner

Waikato Regional Council

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Senior Manager

Asset Health Newmont

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