6. Plant maintenance and inspection

6.1 Maintenance

As a general rule, maintenance operations are carried out off-line.

Finally, we remind you that the interview can be :

• or curative, when triggered by a malfunction or faulty operation;

• either preventive, carried out in a systematic and organized way, at appropriate intervals.

Maintenance is generally entrusted either to the plant's own personnel, or to an outside company. In both cases, care must be taken to ensure that personnel have the necessary skills, safety training appropriate to the maintenance task, and a good knowledge of the installation. They must also be provided with the necessary machinery, equipment and materials,...