October 12, 2006 Human Error Tip
Work stress is:
a. The leading cause for medication errors in the US (49%)
b. A significant contributor to aircraft crashes (65%)
c. A cause involving 23% of significant nuclear power plant events
Tip provided by Bob Latino
Reliability Center Inc.
http://www.reliability.com
October 12, 2006 Register Today a Free Infrared Thermal Imaging Web Workshop
Date: Friday October 20, 2006
When: 11am - 12 noon EST (GMT - 5)
Cost: $0 - FREE
Part 1 - 6 Steps to an Effective Infrared Testing Program by James Taylor
and
Part 2 Introduction to Infrared by Greg Stockton
Each workshop will feature two presentations - one covering management aspects and one covering technical aspects. Each presentation will be followed by a Q & A session, and you can choose to continue the discussion with other participants via the web for days, weeks or months. Our goal is to create a community of shared knowledge that will lead maintenance & reliability professionals to a better understanding of reliability principles.
Space is limited so please use this link to enroll in this FREE workshop today!
October 12, 2006 SAP EAM Tip
Getting the most out of your SAP-EAM investment
Do you wonder whether you are getting the most value out of your maintenance budget only to find that you simply lack sufficient maintenance history documentation? The purpose of an EAM system like SAP is to help provide this critical business information so that decision-makers know where their greatest areas of opportunity exist for improvement.
In order to compile this information you must make sure that there is a standard method for capturing this information. If we were Accountants we would use standards like GAAP or Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to collect and compile critical business information. SAP-EAM offers this type of capability by providing the necessary tools for effective collection of maintenance and reliability accounting.
Let me provide some of the basic data elements that SAP-EAM provides for the collection of this critical maintenance and reliability data. To start, every corrective maintenance activity (repairs or replacements) should check the Breakdown box on the SAP notification. This will allow Reliability Analysts to identify that a “reliability” event has taken place. It will also enable the Breakdown Duration to calculate the difference between the Malfunction Start Date and Malfunction End Date. This can assist with MTBF, availability and a host of other asset related metrics.
SAP-EAM also provides a robust method for delineating which “items” were addressed during the corrective maintenance event. Within each notification item the user can delineate the following:
- Object Part – This is the component or maintainable item addressed during the maintenance event. (e.g. Mechanical Seal)
- Damage – This represents the physical condition of the Object Part during the maintenance event. (e.g. Leaking)
- Activity – This represents the action taken during the maintenance event. (e.g. replaced, repaired, etc.)
- Cause – This is the preliminary cause of the event. The cause is not always obvious and this field value should not be mistaken for the root cause. (e.g. Improper Operation)
SAP-EAM also allows for a robust set of event codes to be used to help the end user document maintenance events. It also allows for the creation of multiple items if more than one component or maintainable item were addressed during the maintenance event.
SAP-EAM, configured and used properly, with a robust set of event codes can be an excellent tool for documenting and improving the overall effectiveness of your capital assets.
Tip provided by Ken Latino
Practical Reliability Group (PRG) http://www.practicalreliabilitygroup.com
Note: SAP and SAP EAM are trademarks of SAP AG.
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October 12, 2006 Start Up Tip
Twelve reliability deliverables are required to be in place prior to starting up a factory.
Over the next several weeks each one will be defined. These are tasks which must be completed to build ownership at the shop floor to ensure the equipment is maintained as installed. In order to sustain the condition of the equipment and maintain its ability to perform, operating and maintenance systems must be in place. First reliability deliverable is “obtain and enter complete equipment data into the CMMS.” The best time to specify data requirement is prior to purchasing the equipment. Engineering specifications and Request for Proposals (RFP) should clearly identify the information which the vendor must provide. If for some reason the information cannot be obtained from the vendor (for example: used or salvaged equipment),use the work order system and plan for a mechanic to gather the information when the equipment arrives at the site. The minimum amount of information should be nameplate data, drive component data, bearing data, lubrication requirements, power requirement, specific equipment details and manuals. This equipment data is the starting point for developing maintenance plans for a piece of equipment.
Tip provided by Kevin Lewton
MET DEMAND
http://www.metdemand.com
October 12, 2006 Asset Management Tip
Asset Management is increasingly being considered by industrial organisations around the world.
PAS 55:
PAS 55 was developed by the Institute of Asset Management in the UK and the British Standards Institute for the optimal management of physical assets that are key in achieving business objectives and effective service delivery. It was originally designed for infrastructure assets and follows experience gained over 25 to 30 years of deregulation in the UK.
PAS 55 offers a structure of processes and activities for management to follow so that they can determine where the gaps are to enable a cycle of continual improvement; its foundation is therefore about processes and management.
EAM:
Is a comprehensive Computerized Maintenance Management System, which enables
• The control of maintenance work, planning, documentation control, record keeping and information systems etc.,
• and additional features of project and contractor management etc., if required.
Overview:
Both the above programmes are relatively new and are largely different. PAS 55 focuses mainly on organisational commitment and culture in managing its processes to meet its objectives in the short, medium to long term, whereas, EAM administers the work control process.
The perfect solution would be a combination and alignment of the two, to enable the organisation to identify the processes that need improved management and to administer the operation with some of the latest CMMS solutions.
Tip provided by Jack Huggett
The Woodhouse Partnership Ltd
http://www.twpl.com
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October 12, 2006 Preventive Maintenance (PM) Tip
This tip concerns one possible way to design your PM
tasks and frequencies.
PM is like advertising. You know that half of it is wasted. The great challenge is knowing which half.
There is a pointer within your grasp that will only point at PM tasks that will make a difference. This pointer is the parts that you use.
Process: Review the parts that you use and make a listing of all the parts that failed because of breakdown. Sort these so that the most frequent parts failures lead the list. Divide those failures into three categories (this will look
somewhat familiar if you are a RCM devotee).
1. Parts failures where there is a safety or environmental exposure.
2. Parts failures where large costs were incurred in parts, labor, scrap or downtime.
3. Most frequent failures not in the above categories.
Starting with category 1 look at the parts and the failures. Is there a task that would have eliminated the failure?
After category 1 is complete do the same analysis on category 2 and 3. Always include the cost of the task in the
review and choose tasks that give you a big bang for your buck!
This type of approach can be very effective to tighten up a PM program.
Tip: Add a series of tasks to your PM schedule on your computer system that initiate the review of the 5 most used breakdown parts. Have the analysis be performed by a knowledgeable trades person and give it a labor standard or 4 or more hours.
Good Luck
Joel Levitt
Author - Time Management for Maintenance Professionals
Time Management for Maintenance Professionals
Human Error Tip
Work stress is:
a. The leading cause for medication errors in the US (49%)
b. A significant contributor to aircraft crashes (65%)
c. A cause involving 23% of significant nuclear power plant events
Tip provided by Bob Latino
Reliability Center Inc.
http://www.reliability.com
