Interview with Jörg Pläster on turnaround training, knowledge transfer and how contractor teams can address the skilled labor shortage.
Turnaround training is becoming increasingly important as the process industry faces a growing skilled labor shortage. This is exactly the focus of issue 68 of GOOD TO KNOW!, featuring the third part of our interview series with shutdown expert Jörg Pläster.
After nearly 50 years on the operator side, Jörg Pläster is now passing on his expertise to contractors. In the interview, he explains why he wrote a practical guide for site managers and foremen, how his training sessions are structured, and why structured knowledge transfer doesn’t eliminate the skilled labor shortage but significantly helps manage it.
For turnaround managers, plant operators and contractors, this issue offers practical insights into role descriptions, role awareness and knowledge transfer during shutdowns. The ZEBRA-CROSSING column by Michael Reffi also explores why positive emotions strengthen safety culture.