Technical Consulting Services

Commissioning Technical Support Services

At Carver PA Corporation we understand the complexities of starting up a new plant or process and preparing for a Shutdown. You’re concerned with getting the process completed safely, effectively and on time. But start-up is also the time to think about achieving sustainable Operational Excellence. It’s your chance to get it right from the beginning!

The Commissioning and Start-Up (CSU) process is potentially the most stressful and dangerous phase of a facilities life cycle due to its inherent risks and uncertainties. This phase is of short duration but remains the highest risk period for your people and assets and has the greatest impact on short and midterm operations costs. A safe, successful CSU requires the highest level of skill, knowledge and experience in the areas of Commissioning processes and documentation control; project management, risk management, asset function, project integration and communication.

Please review Carver’s Commissioning Specialist Training Certification Program for further details.

     1. How well is your critical equipment commissioning managed at present? 
     2. How well prepared is your team to handle the project and the associated risks?
     3. Is your CSU plan properly developed and executed such that it ensures the safe          and long term success of the facility?

Please take a closer look at what CARVER has to offer and contact us with any questions you may have.

Commissioning Services Overview

Carver PA Corporation provides five types of Commissioning and Start-Up technical support services.  The type of service required by your organization depends on where your organization is in its development, the project complexity, and the risk and magnitude involved.
Please review the following and contact us in order to determine which service is ideal for your organization.

1) Commissioning Planning and Control Field Training Facilitation Manuals
Commissioning SUPER Specialist Manual (CSSM) - This manual is designed as a “cookbook” for your team to ensure consistent, high quality training in Commissioning Management. It is a reference manual for both senior and junior staff to gain the theoretical knowledge required to prepare, plan, control, and terminate a Commissioning sub-project. This is typically supplemented with:

• Training Programs by Carver to ensure a solid knowledge base is established that will provide
  a foundation to build on and subsequently minimize learning time (see #2 below).

• On-site CSU Coaching and Support from one of Carver’s Senior Field Facilitators throughout
  development and field execution of the commissioning project.

2) Advanced Commissioning Planning and Control Training Programs. These programs consist of a mix of classroom based case-study working sessions followed up with one-on-one coaching by a Carver Specialist. This combination ensures the workshop learning is fully understood, behaviours embedded and then practically applied within the limitations of your site.

3) Commissioning Quality Control Manual. This manual documents a set of Standard Commissioning Planning Practices and is referenced in all training programs. This manual should be integrated into your Operations and Maintenance Standard Practices manual. It must incorporate your internal policies, decision making culture and Standard Operating Procedures. This manual will drive consistent high quality Commissioning Planning and Control practices on an ongoing basis for future outages and expansion or capital projects.

4) Commissioning Operational Readiness Review (OOR) Assessment.
**Note: this assessment should take place 2 to 6 months prior to ‘Feed-On’ date in order to allow time for refinements in Planning and Control preparations. The output of the review is a practical plan forward approach for the recommended prioritized improvements.

5) Supply of Contract Commissioning Staff required to supplement internal teams. This often includes Carver PA Corporation providing Commissioning and Start-up Specialists to supplement the Commissioning planning and control processes.

Here are a few ways CARVER can assist your Commissioning Team:

1. PSSR Standard Practice; Pre-Safety Readiness Review planning, documentation and execution.

2. Key stages of the commissioning process and how it fits into the overall project.

3. Develop an overall commissioning and plant start-up strategy and detail plan.

4. Deal with machinery and equipment specific commissioning issues.

5. Manage issues dealing with the commissioning of typical Process Plant and Utilities Systems.

6. Develop an overall commissioning management plan, resource plan and budget.

7. Manage risks associated with commissioning.

8. Identify safety and training requirements.

9. Develop activity/progress reporting charts.

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Does your commissioning planning, execution or start-up history indicate that it would benefit from an experienced CSU team?
Contact CARVER today to discuss how we can help your Commissioning team succeed with their next project.