Safe Maintenance Practices for the Plant

Plant engineers shall carry out condition monitoring of all key equipments. Preventive maintenance schedules shall be drawn and implemented. Sufficient inventory of critical spares shall always be available to avoid development of dangerous situations due to continuous running of equipments without repairs. 

Regular inspections and hydraulic tests of all pressure vessels (boilers, economisers, air receivers, compressed air systems, gas cylinders, and all pressure vessels in refrigeration plants to be carried out), and load tests for all hoists, chain pulley blocks to be carried out as per statutory requirements. 

Confirm that all safety interconnections are in order and alarms are operating at set values. 

Follow the standard maintenance procedures for the process unit/machinery in case of a break down. Since this will be different for the various units, only general 

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