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Never Underestimate the Importance of Safety

May 23, 2013 by Turnaround Logistics Leave a Comment

The tragic explosion at the West Fertilizer plant in Texas has raised many questions about chemical safety. While a fertilizer plant would not normally fall under our typical clientele, it is important to take this opportunity to discuss the need for caution and protection in the petrochemical industry.

Any time that combustible or explosive materials are present, safety must be priority number one. For example, some of the most dangerous situations can occur when a unit is being drained or taken down for maintenance. Planning ahead and taking the appropriate amount of time to prepare carefully can ensure the well-being of your employees and your business. Planning ahead can also help avoid any miscommunications or gaps in the turnaround process. If everyone knows their roll in the procedure then there is less risk that a problem will go unnoticed or an important step will be neglected.

Proper ventilation is also an important aspect of the turnaround process. When a plant is undergoing repairs, cars and trucks may be parked where they normally would not be. Exhaust fumes from a running truck can cause serious complications if they are accidentally taken in with the air supply. A simple way to avoid this is to plan safe parking places for vehicles that are far enough away from workers, equipment, trailers, and plant traffic.

Besides the obvious chemical dangers and blast risks, the warmer weather can also put your employees in danger. Surprisingly, spring weather has a high potential for causing heat stroke due to quick escalations in temperature. The human body generally needs a few days to adjust to hot weather, but in the springtime the thermometer can jump 20 degrees within a day. Providing shade and/or shelter is an easy way to protect your workers. Everyone should be alerted of the warning signs of heat stroke and how to prevent it.

Filed Under: Blast Resistant Shelters, Logistical Planning, petrochemical and power generation site safety, petrochemical plant safety, Planning an Efficient Turnaround Tagged With: chemicals, hot weather, planning, safety

Top 3 Tips for Industrial Operations Planning a Turnaround

April 10, 2013 by Turnaround Logistics Leave a Comment

Experience is the best teacher of all, and if you do something long enough, you’ll eventually get good at it. So we’ve learned a thing or two over the years from working with our customers.

We have a policy that our customers are always right, and there’s nothing we won’t try to do to satisfy their requests — within reason, of course. But sometimes, we’ve found, a customer will get a little confused about how to best proceed with a company offering logistics services. So here are a few tips to help guide you in meeting the logistical needs of your plant turnaround.

  1.  Whoever you use as a supplier, make sure they are basically capable of whatever product or service you are looking for. Check out the supplier’s website and follow up on the phone with a customer service rep.
  2.  Plan ahead for whatever services or equipment you need. Don’t wait till the last day to place an order. Typically, it will take a supplier a day to round up the people and equipment you need for a function and another day to set everything up.
  3.  You should always take into consideration the placement of temporary facilities, whether they are tents or office trailers or sanitation units. If you situate temporary equipment in a place where it will interfere with another business activity in the interim, you’ll have to add an additional cost to your invoice by asking the supplier to come back and move the temporary equipment. Try to know exactly where things should go beforehand.

The best piece of advice we can give you when it comes to your turnaround needs is: Think things through and plan ahead. (That holds true for a lot of problems.) And please feel free to contact us for any other questions you have when you’re doing your planning. That’s what we’re here for.

Filed Under: Blast Resistant Shelters, Logistical and Transportation Services, Logistical Planning, petrochemical and power generation site safety, petrochemical plant safety, Planning an Efficient Turnaround, scheduled plant outages, temporary shelter, Transportation Services Houston, turnkey logistical solutions

New Year, New Website…Same Great Service

March 21, 2013 by Turnaround Logistics Leave a Comment

If you’ve visited our website recently, you may have noticed something different about it:  a complete makeover.  We’re a modern company offering some of the most highly respected clients in the country complete, state-of-the-art workforce accommodations, and we decided our website should better reflect that.  We officially launched it in October, and so far, it’s gotten a wonderful response.

One of the first things you’ll notice on the home page is that it’s sleeker and more visually appealing.  Beyond that, though, are many changes that are built to make your experience on our site better.  It’s much more user-friendly than our old website, and includes a lot more valuable information on our services.  Click on any of the links and you’ll find full descriptions and informative areas of information, all of it as easy to navigate as it is useful.

You’ll also notice we’ve added a “Request a Quote” function that allows you to easily receive a quote through our website.  This added feature has not only proven helpful to our site visitors, but to us as well; we’ve gained many new contacts through this link.  And did you know we are very active on social media? Now you can reach our Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn pages, as well as our blog, directly through our website.  Want to check out examples of our past work? They’re right there on our home page.

We’re very excited about our new and improved website, and encourage you to check it out.  We think it better represents who we are, what we do, and how we’re constantly evolving and moving forward.  Check it out and let us know what you think!

Filed Under: Blast Resistant Shelters, Logistical and Transportation Services, Logistical Planning, petrochemical and power generation site safety, petrochemical plant safety, scheduled plant outages, temporary shelter, Transportation Services Houston, turnkey logistical solutions

Case Study: Turnaround Logistics for the BP Refinery

February 18, 2013 by Turnaround Logistics Leave a Comment

As you probably know all too well, planning for and operating a large turnaround project can be overwhelming.  There are so many details and logistics to work out, and not a single one can be overlooked.  That is why Turnaround Solutions has become such a trusted source of logistical planning for so many petrochemical and power generation clients.  They realize that it’s too much to plan on their own, and that we have the experience and know-how to get it done for them, and get it done right.

One example of a current client for whom we are presently offering turnaround solutions is the BP Refinery in Carson, California.  We first began the conversation with them back in the summer of 2012, and they were very impressed with what we had to offer.  We started shipping equipment to them in October, by January we were in full swing, and it’s been going great.

Currently, the BP refinery has 95 of our lunch/break/permitting tents, a Dynamic Air Shelter provided by us (complete with heating and AC), 200 picnic tables, 10 personnel, and a variety of our equipment serving all of their logistical needs.  We’re so pleased with how it’s going, and happy to know they can get through their quick turnaround without having to worry about all the details that we are experts at.

At Turnaround Solutions, we can accommodate everything from those aforementioned picnic tables and tents, to services such as on-site catering and hygienic facilities.  To learn more about what we can do for you, visit our website.

Filed Under: Blast Resistant Shelters, Logistical and Transportation Services, Logistical Planning, petrochemical and power generation site safety, petrochemical plant safety, scheduled plant outages, temporary shelter, turnkey logistical solutions

The Importance of Blast Resistant Shelters:

November 5, 2012 by Turnaround Logistics Leave a Comment

After an event occurred in 2005 at the Texas City Refinery, Dynamic Air Shelters was asked if their shelters would perform in an event similar to this explosion.  Dynamic was proud to answer that question with a resounding “Yes!”

Our light weight, versatile blast resistant shelters have become an industry standard on petrochemical and power generation sites.  They are able to protect workers and equipment by dissipating blast forces up to a 6 PSI threat, .50 milliseconds. We can add additional protection by providing a geo textile wall that can resist debris equal to 155 mm artillery or 50 caliber direct fire.

The recent events this year in California and Oklahoma in which petrochemical plants had explosions, demonstrates the importance of blast resistant shelters. While events like these do not happen often, they do occur. Our shelters can keep you and your employees safe and mitigate the health and safety regulations within the confined space.

We provide installation services and any shelter can be installed with just a forklift. Please visit our website to browse all of the options available for your custom inflatable blast resistant shelter.  All shelters come with a comprehensive 2 year warranty. Extended warranties are also available.

Filed Under: Blast Resistant Shelters, petrochemical and power generation site safety, petrochemical plant safety

Providing Personal Solutions to Your Needs

July 18, 2012 by Turnaround Logistics Leave a Comment

As many of our loyal customers have come to find, Turnaround Logistics offers all of the best equipment, management, planning, and coordination for all your workforce/personnel needs. Our services include (but are not limited to) logistical planning, tents & accessories, lights, generators, parking areas—we are your complete one-stop-shop. What you might not know, however, is that we offer a range of secondary services that match the quality of our primary services.

We do a large amount of onsite presentations, and regularly visit our clients on location. With our extensive close relationships with customers, we are often contacted to visit refineries and other facilities to determine precisely what their needs are. Rather than simply receiving an inquiry and assessing it, we will actually go to your premises to see what exactly you need. This means your requirements are not “guesstimated”—they are carefully established. We evaluate, ask questions, and thoroughly seek out your problems and solutions. This translates to an immediate cost savings to you, as well as peace of mind. We realize how valuable your time and money are, and by going straight to the source, and pointing out everything that will help you and your business, we at Turnaround Logistics will help keep things running smoothly. We realize that this is not common practice in the industry, but we are happy to do what it takes to provide you with the best solutions available.

Please visit our website at www.turnaroundlogisticsinc.com to contact us with any questions.

Filed Under: Blast Resistant Shelters, Logistical Planning, petrochemical and power generation site safety, petrochemical plant safety, scheduled plant outages, temporary shelter, turnkey logistical solutions, Uncategorized

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