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silva.foxx
Hey guys... a little off topic but I sense there's a few 'production' orientated Industrial bods on here that do more than just electrical.
We have a machine, connected to a piped-feed system - a large one - and some piping mods have been carried out by a contractor.
We came to start up the machine after 5 weeks of being shut-down. The pipe mods were completed 3 weeks ago. The machine required a CIP for start-up and got nothing. We found the inlet valve to the product pump chained closed as part of the isolation for the said pipe mods.
As it's a 24/7 plant the person who locked off the valve was not on shift, not even in the country. The shift mgr. contacted the eng mgr. who spoke with the projects guy. Both told the shift mgr. the work had been complete and the lock could be removed (well... cut off as no key was found). We were requested by the shift mgr to remove it, by email stating the permission of the eng mgr. and projects guy.
What's the general consensus on this, before I complete the tale?
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We have a machine, connected to a piped-feed system - a large one - and some piping mods have been carried out by a contractor.
We came to start up the machine after 5 weeks of being shut-down. The pipe mods were completed 3 weeks ago. The machine required a CIP for start-up and got nothing. We found the inlet valve to the product pump chained closed as part of the isolation for the said pipe mods.
As it's a 24/7 plant the person who locked off the valve was not on shift, not even in the country. The shift mgr. contacted the eng mgr. who spoke with the projects guy. Both told the shift mgr. the work had been complete and the lock could be removed (well... cut off as no key was found). We were requested by the shift mgr to remove it, by email stating the permission of the eng mgr. and projects guy.
What's the general consensus on this, before I complete the tale?
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