A preventive maintenance schedule for chemical, fertiliser and petrochemical plants is the plan of checks, services and inspections that keeps the plant’s equipment running between breakdowns. Reactors, pumps, heat exchangers, pressure vessels and relief valves. Inspection intervals tie into process safety, so mechanical integrity tasks sit next to routine lubrication and alignment.
Below are the equipment types we list for this industry, each with its own preventive maintenance schedule and checklist, and the common utilities every plant has. The tasks and intervals follow common industry practice; the maker’s manual and site safety procedures come first.
Equipment in a chemical, fertiliser and petrochemical plants preventive maintenance schedule
Conveying, bulk handling & dust control
Process & chemical equipment
Oil, gas, power plant & environment
Water & effluent treatment
Cranes, lifting & material handling
Pumps
Boilers, steam & thermal systems
Packaging, filling & inspection
Fire protection & safety
Instruments, automation & laboratory
Valves, piping & hydraulics
Compressors & compressed air
Fans, blowers, vacuum & ventilation
Heat exchangers, vessels & storage
Electrical distribution & power quality
Power generation & backup
Pharmaceutical & biotech
Motors, drives & power transmission
Food, dairy & beverage
Machine tools, metalworking & assembly
Furnaces, foundry & surface treatment
Other equipment
Agro, grain & sugar processing
HVAC & refrigeration
Mining, cement, metals & minerals
Common plant equipment in chemical, fertiliser and petrochemical plants
Pumps, compressors, motors, boilers, chillers, air handling units, transformers, generators and conveyors appear in almost every industry. Their schedules:
The full list is on the page of equipment preventive maintenance schedules.
How big is the preventive maintenance schedule for chemical, fertiliser and petrochemical plants?
For one unit of each of the 116 industry-specific equipment types in our library, the schedule has 710 recurring tasks and about 9,455 hours of work a year. Adding one unit of each of the 62 common equipment types makes it 1077 tasks and about 12,223 hours. A real plant has several units of most of them, which is why the monthly workload needs balancing.
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Pick your equipment in the free generator and download a 12-month schedule as an Excel file, with tasks, intervals and monthly workload hours. For the method, read the guide to the preventive maintenance schedule, and the preventive maintenance checklist.
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Frequently asked questions
What should a preventive maintenance schedule for chemical, fertiliser and petrochemical plants include?
The equipment that decides output and safety, the tasks and intervals for each, the time each task takes and who does it, and a record of completion. For this industry the biggest groups of equipment are conveying, bulk handling & dust control, process & chemical equipment, oil, gas, power plant & environment, water & effluent treatment. Add the statutory examinations that apply to your plant.
How many types of equipment does the chemical, fertiliser and petrochemical plants schedule cover?
Our library lists 116 industry-specific equipment types for chemical, fertiliser and petrochemical plants and 62 common plant equipment types, each with its own tasks, intervals and times.
Is there a free preventive maintenance schedule generator for chemical, fertiliser and petrochemical plants?
Yes. The free preventive maintenance schedule generator opens with this industry selected, lets you choose your equipment and quantities, and gives a 12-month schedule as an Excel file.