Commissioning
The commissioning of systems, particularly high-energy systems, requires experience and skill to avoid problems that might result in the creation of additional hazards or accidents. We can provide highly experienced personnel capable of understanding the intricacies of such systems so that the commissioning documentation will be produced in an efficient manner where safety is considered as paramount. This will ensure the development of a sequence of operations that will take the system from completion of production, through to fully operational and functional, in the most efficient and safe manner possible.

The commissioning requirements, apart from the need to 'make the system work', will be determined primarily by the need to demonstrate certain aspects of system functionality or performance to ensure the system can fully deliver its design requirements. A full record of the commissioning procedures and results are always recorded.

The general order of commissioning events will include Testing and should take place in the following sequence:

Testing
The type(s) of testing to be carried out on the system will be determined by the type of system and its operational requirements. Mechanical systems will require a different approach from electrical systems but suitable tests can be developed for both, to ensure that the full performance and functionality of the system is demonstrated and recorded to provide the datum archive information required to monitor the health of the system through time

Maintenance
The maintenance requirements of any system will be derived from several different sources:

• Manufacturer's equipment requirements
• Plant operational requirements
• Safety justification requirements
• Legal and statutory requirements

We can bring together all aspects of these requirements to produce a comprehensive programme of maintenance. The programme would be carefully scrutinised for unnecessary work and all requirements fully justified.

Disposal
Disposal of systems and equipment can be as complicated and require as much thought and planning as the design of the system itself.

In the social environment we live in today, the careful disposal of systems and equipment, which has reached the end of its useful life, is a very high priority. Damage to the environment will not be tolerated and legislation places various dictates on the work undertaken so that it is carried out safely. An increasingly important consideration is the amount of recycling undertaken in most disposal projects. We can prepare documentation that will carefully and safely decommission plant and prepare it for disposal ensuring the maximum degree of recycling possible.