Systems Completion, Commissioning and Start-up - CSU

Program Overview

This comprehensive program covers the principles of System Completion and Commissioning (CSU), guiding participants through the preparation, implementation, and closeout phases of a project. It empowers professionals with the knowledge and skills to ensure successful and safe project startups while optimizing operational efficiency and adhering to API Recommended Practice guidelines.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Course Overview and Phase 1 - Preparation
• Influence Curves and Planning
• Safety & Environmental Considerations
• Setting a Budget for CSU
• Gap Analysis
• The Commissioning Manager & Commissioning & Start-Up (CSU) Team
• Risk Assessments
• Systemization, Completions Pyramid, Start-Up Sequence, Turnover Process
• Introduction to Systemization, battery limits on P&IDs - Getting Stakeholder Agreement
• Introduction to System Priority Sequence for Initial Start-Up - Getting Stakeholder Agreement
• Phase 2 - Implementation
• Progress Tracking & Reporting
• Factory Acceptance Testing and Preservations
• Tags, Checksheets, Certificates and Punch Listing
• Specialist Subcontractors for Cleaning, Drying, Leak Testing and Oil Flushing
• Completions Pyramid and Turnover Process
• Phase 3 - Close out
• Pre-Start-Up Safety Review (PSSR) and Management of Change
• Handover to Operations
• Lessons Learned
• Planning for First Shutdown
• Critical Success Factors in Commissioning & Start-Up (CSU)

Teaching:

• Instructors: Alan Mills
• Formats Available: Virtual, In-Classroom

Other:

• Target Audience: Managers, Engineers, Technicians, Operators currently, or soon to be, involved in Systems Completion and Commissioning.
• Highly Recommended for: Managers, Engineers, Technicians, Operators stakeholder organizations, such as Construction, Operations, Engineering, QA/QC, Safety, supporting CSU on the project.
• Learning Objectives:
• Achieve successful CSU on any project
• Justify a budget for CSU
• Apply the Systemization process and formulate the Start-Up sequence of priority Systems
• Perform Gap Analysis and know how to use the results
• Plan and execute specialist off-site Pre-Commissioning
• Persuade major stakeholders like Construction, to be successful in the CSU process
• Attain higher standards of Process Safety in your company
• Overall Learning Objective: To become knowledgeable in Systems Completion and familiar with vital strategies for the successful Commissioning and Start-Up of projects, on time and safely, embedded within the guidelines of API Recommended Practice, 1 FSC 1st Edition.