RMC-05-96 Maintenance Considerations During Project Development

Description:

Maintenance and Reliability performance after start-up is a direct result of the degree of involvement of the maintenance organization in the design, construction, commissioning and start-up phases of a project. Shell Canada recently started up a $3B Heavy Oil Upgrader, and the start-up has been called the best in Shell’s history. This paper reviews the critical role that maintenance played in this success, and outlines the key considerations for each phase of a major project. Topics covered include: development of a maintenance vision and strategy; participation in model reviews; Availability modeling; criticality reviews; equipment selection and standardization; CMMS set-up and population; RCM; spare parts; PM program development; procedures and training; and Walkdowns and handover.