150 contractors. Three weeks to shutdown. Who is actually ready?
Turnarounds and shutdowns are the highest-risk periods in an industrial operation. Hundreds of contractors, tight time windows, and everyone needing to be inducted simultaneously. Traditionally this takes too long, too much goes wrong, and there's little proof afterwards of what was done. It doesn't have to be this way.
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- › All contractors with completed site induction before day one
- › Full audit trail per contractor, exportable
- › Up to 40% shorter induction lead time
A shutdown doesn't cost you money because of poor engineering. It costs you money because of poor preparation.
Every day of delay during a turnaround costs industrial companies an average of €250,000 to €1,000,000, depending on the installation. And the most common cause of delay isn't technical failure. It's a contractor who doesn't know where to go, what to do, or what safety rules apply at your site.
The classic solution is a physical induction day: all contractors in one location, the same presentation, the same signature on a sheet of A4. That works poorly. Contractors arrive on different days, the content is generic, and in the event of an incident there's little proof that anyone actually understood anything.
We build digital contractor inductions that contractors can complete before they set foot on site, on their own device, in their own language, with proof of completion you can access when it matters.
What we see at turnaround clients
- › Contractors arrive without the required site-specific knowledge
- › Contractor induction gets compressed on day one, content is lost
- › No verifiable proof that a contractor understood the induction
- › Language barriers cause misunderstandings about safety procedures
- › After incidents, there's no individual audit trail available
At our last turnaround we had 180 contractors from eight different companies. Normally that was a logistical nightmare. Now everyone had completed their contractor induction before the first day, including the proof.
The STARK 4D method
How we turn every challenge into a working solution, in four steps.
We start with your problem, not our solution.
What's really going on? What does success look like? We map what exists, what's missing, and what your people actually need. No assumptions, no templates. Just honest scoping and concrete examples of what's possible.
We translate your challenge into a clear plan.
Approach, format, timeline, all worked out with your team before we build anything. You know exactly what you're getting. No surprises halfway through.
We build it, and test it with your people.
Whether it's a VR simulation, an interactive module or a full blended programme: your subject matter experts are part of the build. That's how we make it accurate and relevant to the work floor.
Going live is the start, not the finish.
We support rollout, adoption and embedding. We track whether the training works and adjust where needed. Because training that's not used has no value.
What it delivers for your turnaround.
Induction complete before day one.
Contractors complete the site induction before arrival, on their own phone, in their own language. On day one, everyone is already inducted and immediately deployable.
Audit trail per contractor.
Every completion is logged with timestamp, score and name. In the event of an incident or inspection, you have immediate proof of who followed what, per individual, exportable to your systems.
Scalable without extra staff.
Whether you're expecting 30 or 300 contractors, the system scales with you. No extra instructors, no scheduled induction days. Contractors flow in whenever it suits them.
How we build digital contractor induction.
01
Mobile contractor induction
Responsive e-learning that contractors complete on their own phone before arrival. No app installation, no wifi required during the module. Available in multiple languages.
02
VR site familiarisation
Contractors explore your installation virtually before they physically set foot on it. Emergency exits, assembly points, hazardous zones, they already know it.
03
Digital registration & reporting
All induction completions centralised in one dashboard. Exportable to Excel or your own HSEQ system. Ready for external inspections.
How it plays out in practice.
Gasunie
Working safely on hydrogen installations before they are installed
10
VR modules, every critical step of the procedure trained
TotalEnergies Gas Mobility
Training service crews for stations spread across Europe
3
learning formats in one programme: 3D work instructions, blended and micro learning
Where are you right now?
Not everyone reading this is ready for a conversation. Pick the step that matches where you are.
01 · Orient
Measure where you stand
Ten questions across five dimensions. You get a radar chart of your training maturity plus three things you can act on straight away.
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02 · Compare
See what it did for others
Cases at Gasunie, Enercon, TotalEnergies and Nel, with what actually changed in onboarding, retention and incidents.
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03 · Decide
Put your situation to us
Tell us what you are dealing with. You get an assessment of approach, lead time and cost, not a sales pitch.
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