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PHASED APPROACH TO

AGEING PLANT
Prioritisation of inspection
Soec|c oeta||eo |osoect|oo
o|aos
|ov|s|oo aoo aoaeeot o
aovaoceo |osoect|oo
|eao|o eoets |o oaae
eva|oat|oo
|ooeo eta||o|ca| test|o
aoo aoa|s|s ac|||t|es
/ovaoceo toess o sev|ce
assesseot
Effectively managing ageing plant across your site is critical to ensure
continuing safe and reliable operation.
\|t||o coeot coec|a| coosta|ots, coect| o|o|t|s|o aoooo|ate |osoect|oo,
oocoeot|o aoo aoa|s|o eso|ts aoo ,ost||o t|e eoo|eo eeo|a| act|oos |s esseot|a|.
Soec|a||st aov|ce aoo |ooeoeooeot assesseot cao ass|st |o oov|o|o t||s acoss t|e s|te
oov|o|o 'e beoets to t|e ooeatos aoo o.oes o c|t|ca|, |||-va|oe assets.
||/ Tec|oo|o |as boao eoe|eoce o oeta||eo |osoect|oo o|aoo|o aoo aoaeeot
to toess o sev|ce aoo ea|o|o ||e assesseots \e |ave cooe|eos|ve 'oo.|eoe
o ao oaae ec|ao|ss oooo t|oo| o|aooeo |osoect|oos aoo a||oe |ovest|at|oos.
||/ |as a o|aseo aoooac| to ae|o o|aot o oot||s|o t|e coo|ete oocess. Co
oo,ects cao cove a|| o|ases o ,ost oov|oe soec|a||st |e|o at t|e stae oo ost oeeo |t.
EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF AGEING PLANT
|oov|o /sset Saet aoo |e||ab|||t
MECHANI CAL PL ANT
CONSULTANCY
ERA Technologys systematic approach has
six phases that can be tailored to meet
customers requirements.
THE PHASES ARE:
Phase 0 - Initial Prioritisation
|eoe ||e aoaeeot ob,ect|ves,
estab||s| state aoo |oeot| o|aot to
be assesseo oo a |s' bas|s.
Phase 1 - Review of plant and operation
|ev|e. oes|o aoo |osoect|oo,
a|oteoaoce aoo ooeat|ooa| ||sto
o o|aot/oo|t/cooooeot aoo |oeot|
c|t|ca| |tes os|o a |s' baseo
aoooac|.
|o eac| cooooeot |oeot|eo,
a cooe-baseo ca|co|at|oo o ||e
coosoot|oo |s oeoeo aoo t|e
ooeat|ooa| ||sto |s ev|e.eo.
| oo s|o|caot actos ae |oeot|eo,
t|eo t|e cooooeot cao be |et
|o sev|ce oooe a oo|to|o
ooae, ot|e.|se ao |osoect|oo
sc|ee |s oeoeo.
Phase 2 - Inspection-based assessment
|o|eeot t|e |osoect|oo oeoeo |o
||ase + .|eo access to t|e o|aot |s
ava||ab|e
/oo| staooao o aovaoceo |||
ooceooes toet|e .|t| |o |oose
oo-s|te eta||oao||c |ovest|at|oo as
eoo|eo
|ov|oe oeo|ct|ve eva|oat|oo o a||
oata o ||ases + aoo 2.
Phase 3 - Refine fitness for service
assessment: repair, replace or retire
\|eo a oeect |s oooo, o ao
|oo|cat|oo t|at a cooooeot .||| oot
sov|ve o t|e eoo|eo oe|oo, t|eo
||/ cao coo|ete aovaoceo toess
o sev|ce ca|co|at|oos o |eve| +
t|oo| to |eve| 3 os|o ao |o-|oose
o|t|o|sc|o||oe tea o eo|oees
|ooeoeooeot ecoeooat|oos cao be
aoe o eoa|, eo|ace o et|e.
Phase 4 - Implement monitoring and
inspection strategy
| a sat|sacto ea|o|o ||e |s
|oo|cateo ate ||ases + aoo 2, o
ate a soccesso| ||ase 3 eoa|, t|eo
t|e cooooeot a be etooeo to
service
/oooo|ate oo|to|o |s
ecoeooeo aoo e-|osoect|oo
|oteva|s aov|seo.
Phase 5 - Strategy for replacement or
retirement
| t|e ||ase 3 assesseot |oo|cates
t|at oo ot|e eoeeot o t|e
assesseot |s ooss|b|e aoo t|at eoa|
|s e|t|e |ooss|b|e o ooecooo|c,
||/ Tec|oo|o .||| ecoeoo
state|es o eo|aceeot o
et|eeot
/ov|ce cao be |veo oo t|e |s'
o coot|oo|o ooeat|oo oot|| a
eo|aceeot cooooeot cao be
obta|oeo.
MECHANICAL PLANT CONSULTANCY
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