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

What You’ll Take Away

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

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Your Instructors

Peter Durrant

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

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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Mike Greyling

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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Richard Jeffers

Richard Jeffers

Managing Director

Two6 Services

Fellow of IMechE specialising in asset management and reliability. Leads Two6 Services Ltd optimising manufacturing reliability. Advises Ensemble Al on intelligent automation. Applies Al and ISO 55001 for measurable asset performance improvements.

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Neil Smith

Neil Smith

Director

Jebs Advisory

An accomplished Maintenance and Asset Management professional, Neil has extensive operational leadership experience across Resources, Manufacturing, Defence, and Utilities sectors. His expertise spans maintenance, projects, and productivity improvement, striving for excellence in safety, performance, and cost management.

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Leigh Gould

Leigh Gould

Consulting Specialist Asset Management

Leigh Gould Consulting

Leigh has extensive knowledge of Heavy Mining construction, Operations, and Maintenance. His experience spans both Surface and Underground mining in hard Rock and coal, as well as Smelting, Refining, and Chemical Process plants. His primary area of expertise is in asset maintenance and reliability, specialising in heavy fixed processing plants.

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Shutdown School

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Perth WA
Instructor-led, classroom learning
2026-05-04
May 4
5 May
2026
2495
$2495 +GST
Perth WA
Instructor-led, classroom learning
2026-07-27
Jul 27
28 Jul
2026
2495
$2495 +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.

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Rio Tinto

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