Machinery safety services for paper and board industry – Stora Enso, Finland
AFRY played an important role in enhancing the machinery safety of Stora Enso's renewable packaging project in Oulu, Finland
The collaboration involved comprehensive risk assessments and the implementation of advanced safety measures to ensure the efficient and safe operation of machinery.
Stora Enso, a leading global provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden construction, and paper, invested approximately EUR 1 billion to meet the growing market demand by converting the remaining idle paper machine at its Oulu site in Finland into a high-capacity consumer packaging board production line.
In addition to AFRY’s engineering services, AFRY also provided machinery safety services for converting the paper machine into a board machine.
Project highlights
Client
Stora Enso, Oulu Mill, Finland
Project duration
January 2023–July 2025
Project location
Oulu, Finland
AFRY’s services delivered
- Machinery safety management plan
- Support for procurement
- Numerous risk assessments
- Machinery safety audits
- Support for the CE marking process of the machines
- General support related to machinery safety.
Image source: Stora Enso
Comprehensive support in machinery safety
The collaboration began when AFRY's machinery safety experts assisted Stora Enso with the Feasibility study, focusing on procurement, CE marking, and general machinery safety.
At the start of the implementation planning, the machinery safety experts participated in technical negotiations related to machinery safety responsibilities, supporting Stora Enso and assisting in the preparation of contract appendices. They also developed a machinery safety management plan for the project. Subsequently, actions outlined in the plan were initiated, including:
- Risk assessments of interfaces and complementary machinery safety audits, for example, the interfaces between different machine suppliers or the interfaces between new and old machines
- Support for the CE marking process of the machines is on Stora Enso’s responsibility. However, thanks to successful procurement, there were only a few CE marking processes left
- General support during the project, including discussions with the machine suppliers
- AFRY’s machinery safety experts have helped assess the compliance of the machine suppliers’ delivery content with the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
"We are proud to provide machine safety services on such a large scale for Stora Enso. The excellent collaboration with both Stora Enso and the machine suppliers have been crucial to the success of the project."
Anna Savunen, Head of Global HSE Services, Global Division Industry
AFRY's expertise in health and safety services
AFRY has played a significant role in the project by providing health and safety services, including process risk assessments (HAZOP and LOPA). These assessments are crucial for ensuring safety, compliance, and efficiency in the conversion project. Respectively, AFRY’s machinery and process safety services were involved in the previous OCO project in Oulu. This previous experience provided AFRY with valuable insights and expertise, enabling it to contribute effectively to the current project.
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