Q. Design lay-down areas for plant?

Designated lay-down areas are areas specifically positioned to enable equipment maintenance to be carried out. These are normally assigned for maintenance work around overhead machinery and vessels and are serviced by the fixed or mobile cranes.

Permanent overhead sling points or monorails should be provided to assist horizontal traversing of heavy items to cantilevered lay-down areas for crane access.

Lay-down areas shall be located so as to minimize the risk of load handling or dropped object damage to systems and structures.

The need for load handling above pressurized hydrocarbon equipment, hazardous inventories, and equipment important for safety shall be avoided as far as possible. Suitable impact protection shall be provided where such lifting cannot be avoided.

Lay-down areas shall normally be located in non-hazardous areas and provided with heavy-duty barriers to prevent damage to adjacent equipment.