A planned or unplanned period during which equipment, systems or facilities are taken out of service.
An Outage is a planned or unplanned interruption in the operation of equipment, systems or facilities to allow maintenance, inspection, repairs, upgrades or recovery from unexpected failures. Planned outages are scheduled to minimize operational impact, while unplanned outages result from equipment failures, process upsets or other unforeseen events.
Outages provide the opportunity to perform maintenance, inspection and modification activities that cannot be completed during normal operation.
Major planned outages often include preventive maintenance, statutory inspections, equipment replacements, plant modifications and commissioning activities before returning equipment to service.
An Outage refers to any interruption of operation, whereas a Turnaround is a major planned outage involving extensive maintenance, inspection and project work.
Maintenance Management; Operations; Asset Management.
Power generation.; Oil and gas.; Petrochemical.; Manufacturing.; Utilities.
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