Acquisition of a Toller by Another Company

If another company purchases a toller company in the midst of an ongoing contract, several questions need to be asked. Foremost for the client company is the question of how the acquisition will affect process safety and environmental concerns. 

Experienced operators at the toller site leave due to retirement, downsizing or other factors. 

Both parties can work together to revisit and implement appropriate overview and procedure training for less experienced operators. 

Revisit the operating procedures to ensure they are written to the appropriate level of detail for the new operators. 

In-house maintenance services at the toller site become an outsourced function. 

Experienced operators at the toller site leave due to retirement, downsizing or other factors. Both parties can work together to revisit and implement appropriate overview and procedure training for less experienced operators. Revisit the operating procedures to ensure they are written to the appropriate level of detail for the new operators. 

In-house maintenance services at the toller site become an outsourced function. The client company must determine if their toll will be impacted. If so, work with the toller to evaluate the compatibility of the new contract maintenance personnel. 

Key technical staff become unavailable for the toll or leave the company. Attempt to interview and extract key information from the persons prior to their departure. Arrange for an overlap period for the key person and their replacement. Train the replacement. Ensure the replacement person is given access to the historical records of the toll contract, technology package, MOC packages, and incident investigations. 

Experienced Safety, Health and Environmental staff personnel depart. The toller may request more involvement from the client for these services until replacements are in place. 

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