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Access by Scaffolding: Understand the Planning of This Operation in a Plant or Platform That Produces Millions of Dollars per Day

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published on 14/06/2020 at 21:25
Updated on 14/06/2020 at 21:32
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Imagine the complexity of stopping a plant that produces 15 million dollars a day! The equipment needs maintenance to ensure the levels of availability and reliability of the operation. For a large part of this maintenance, scaffold access is used.

The regulatory standard (NR-18) stipulates that scaffolds must be sized and built to safely support the workload they will be subjected to. It is mandatory that they have a toe board, guardrail system, stairs, leveled non-slip flooring, and complete covering.

In this scenario, the importance of creating an access plan for all work fronts becomes evident. An efficient access plan should contain:

  • Map identifying the locations.
  • Quantitative and qualitative material assessment.
  • Level of complexity of the structure.
  • Possible grouping of services to be performed by each access.
  • Assembly/disassembly timeline.
  • Adjustment control.
  • Percentage of spare equipment.
  • Material movement control.
  • Cost estimates.
  • Record of qualified professionals for assembly and design execution.
  • The access plan minimizes risks in the execution of the planning.
  • Controls costs and ensures the safety of professionals.

Alexandre Costa André, Planning and Control Technician


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Paulo Nogueira

Graduated in Electrical Engineering from one of the country's technical education institutions, the Instituto Federal Fluminense - IFF (formerly CEFET), he worked for several years in the offshore oil and gas, energy, and construction sectors. Today, with over 8,000 publications in online magazines and blogs on the energy sector, the focus is to provide real-time information on the Brazilian job market, macro and microeconomics, and entrepreneurship. For questions, suggestions, and corrections, please contact us at informe@clickpetroleoegas.com.br. Please note that we do not accept resumes at this contact.

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