Turnaround turns the refinery into a major construction site
The refinery becomes a huge construction site during the turnaround, which results in specific safety requirements.
"During the turnaround, the safety regulations concerning construction sites must also be met. The safety and environmental requirements of the turnaround were already presented to the contractors in the tendering phase. We require our contractors to have their own safety plans, which are jointly reviewed. Everyone must be committed to the common safety rules," Jarkko Hupanen, Turnaround Safety Manager, says.
During the turnaround, safety will be measured by the number of safe turnaround days, i.e. how many days have been worked without accidents, leaks or fires. In addition, a certain number of safety observations and reports are included in the requirements for a safe turnaround day.