Summary
In short
- A shutdown plan is a plan used in KnowMaintain that plans a planned outage, covering scope, sequence, resources, permits and restart. It is built against ISO 55001 cl.8.1 and forms part of the Capital Projects and Commissioning programme.
- Written well ahead of the shutdown. Owned by the maintenance manager with production.
- The template holds 66 fields across 7 sections.
- Scoring is plan adherence percent, where high is good.
- ISO 55001 is asset management systems. The international standard for getting value from physical assets across their whole life. Underpins the maintenance templates.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Asset, Work Orders.
What it is
What it is
What is a shutdown plan?
A shutdown plan is a plan used in KnowMaintain that plans a planned outage, covering scope, sequence, resources, permits and restart. It is built against ISO 55001 cl.8.1 and forms part of the Capital Projects and Commissioning programme.
When is a shutdown plan completed?
A shutdown plan is completed when the thing being planned is created, and again at the stated review interval. Written well ahead of the shutdown.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This plan is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this plan covers has occurred, or is about to
- Authorisation is needed before the work can begin
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form SHUT-2026-000
- You are running the Capital Projects and Commissioning programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links asset, work orders
Not for
- Anything outside KnowMaintain, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 55001Asset management systems
The international standard for getting value from physical assets across their whole life. Underpins the maintenance templates.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the shutdown plan template based on?+
It is built against ISO 55001 cl.8.1. ISO 55001 is asset management systems. The international standard for getting value from physical assets across their whole life. Underpins the maintenance templates. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the shutdown plan contain?+
There are 7 sections: header, scope, readiness, production and product, safety plan, restart, outturn. Together they hold 66 fields, 44 of which are required.
How often is a shutdown plan raised?+
A new record is raised when the thing being planned is created, and again at the stated review interval. Each one is given an ID in the form SHUT-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the shutdown plan belong to?+
It is part of Capital Projects and Commissioning. Equipment arriving with its procedures, training and spares rather than after them.
How is a shutdown plan scored?+
Scoring is plan adherence percent. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the shutdown plan template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the shutdown plan library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowMaintain — asset maintenance. Work orders, planned maintenance, calibration, reliability and shutdowns.
Meet KnowMaintain→Sources
Sources
- ISO 55001 — Asset management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization