Past Presentation - OPERA Online Presentation - 'Plant Dismantling for Re-erection'

Speaker: Richard Vann FIDE, FIExpE, Eng. Tec. Managing Director RVA Group

Presentation synopsis: 

With minds focused on a circular economy – everyone looks to reuse or recycle. Applying this philosophy to large-scale process plant may not always achieve the operational, commercial and environmental outcomes desired.

Many factors should be considered when assessing the risks associated with a plant relocation and how risk can be managed and mitigated to an acceptable level.

Recognising every case should be assessed on its own merits and no one-size fits all, this presentation covers many of the more common issues and challenges to be faced.

Speaker Bio:

Richard has worked within the decommissioning sector for over 35 years. In 1992 he formed RVA Group, currently active in the EU, Asia, and North America, managing large-scale, high-hazard and complex decommissioning projects.

The company experience includes many complex decommissioning and demolition projects as well as detailed plant sequential dismantling and relocation schemes. Richard’s goal has always been to support global organisations in achieving EHS excellence and extracting best value from asset retirement programmes.

As Past President of both the Institute of Demolition Engineers and the Institute of Explosives Engineers, Richard was also part of a peer-group of contributors who produced the current version of BS5607: Code of Practice for Safe Use of Explosives in the Construction Industry.

This presentation is available to download from the OPERA Members Area of the website for current members only.