Introduction to Commissioning and Initial Start-up
About the Course
Did you know that from the perspective of an investor, it is the Commissioning & Start-Up (CSU) phase that defines the project as a success or failure? When a project has been fully commissioned and started-up, it is likely the project will also be a financial success, with investors receiving their expected returns. When a project has not been fully commissioned and is then started-up, it is highly unlikely the project could ever be a financial success. From an investor's perspective, the project is a disaster.
Why don't more people with many years of project experience already know this? It could be because the training and education to build essential skills and knowledge has not been there, and for many Operators and Contractors, still does not exist - until now.
This course answers the following crucially important questions:
- What is commissioning?
- What is systems completion?
- When and how should construction transition from areas to systems?
- How should I perform as a CSU team member or stakeholder?
- What does project success or project failure look like?
- What are the critical success factors for commissioning and start-up?
Target Audience
This course is essential to Managers, Engineers, Technicians, Operators currently, or soon to be, involved in Systems Completion and Commissioning. This course is highly recommended to Managers, Engineers, Technicians, Operators stakeholder organizations, such as Construction, Operations, Engineering, QA/QC, Safety, supporting CSU on the project, you will gain valuable insight to your roles and other requirements imposed by this crucially important Discipline. Engineering Student about to enter the world of engineering, construction, or manufacturing. Both operations and maintenance who are involved or likely to be involved in Plant Start-up and Commissioning situations
You Will Learn
At the end of this course, you will learn how to:
- Achieve successful CSU on any project
- Apply the Systemization process and formulate the Start-Up sequence of priority Systems
- 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
The overall learning objective is for course followers to become knowledgeable in Systems Completion and familiar with vital strategies for the successful Commissioning and Start-Up of projects, on time and safely.
Learning Level
Introductory to Intermediate
Course Length
1 Day
Course Content
- The 7 stages of Commissioning
- The 9 Elements of commissioning
- Safety & Environmental Considerations
- The Commissioning Manager & Commissioning & Start-Up (CSU) Team
- Introduction to P&IDs
- Commissioning Procedures
- Progress Tracking & Reporting
- Introduction to Factory Acceptance Testing
- Cleaning, Drying, Leak Testing and Oil Flushing
- Pre-Start-Up Safety Review (PSSR) Handover to Operations
- Mechanical Completion (End of Construction)
- Punch Lists (How to record and identify punches)
- Typical Pre-commissioning Activities verification
- Start-up/Initial Operation
- Performance Test/Reliability Test
- Critical Success Factors in Commissioning & Start-Up (CSU)
Course spans the complete journey from the equipment verification at vendors facilities, through fabrication (mechanical completion), pre-commissioning, commissioning, process startup and final facility handover to Operations.
The purpose of this course is to provide guidance on the completions process and management control system for inspection and test activities associated with any project. The course contains a description of the processes involved in the preparation and execution of the completions management and defines the system capability and responsibilities of parties involved through the various stages of the project completion process.
