Up Time Magazine- June/July 2008

Proactivity Zone Work Identification Pain Zone Problem Solving Work Analysis & Measurement Work Planning Collect & Utilize Data Work Culture Productivity Zone Work Documentation Work Scheduling Daily Schedule Compliance Joint Prioritization Work Accomplishment Figure 1 - Reliability Management Group’s Work Management Wheel©. environment allow work to be scheduled and assigned without a proper job plan? Most organizations have become experts in emergency, reactive and just-in-time maintenance. Failure to schedule properly planned jobs that identify the correct tools and equipment, coordinate multi-craft work and insure proper equipment isolation that covers all work groups can and will lead to accidents and injury. How is work coordinated and scheduled in your organization? safety issues were addressed. A review and documentation will also help identify special tools, equipment, parts or PPE that may have been overlooked while planning the job. The type of repair that was performed, and the condition of the equipment when the job was completed, should also be captured and documented. What type of documentation and work history is available to help improve safety at your facility? Work Analysis And Measurement Will Increase Safety The information gathered during work documentation is worthless in improving safety unless the information is reviewed, problems are identified and improvement plans are developed in a timely manner. The intent of analyzing and measuring safe and unsafe work performance is to proactively address safety issues utilizing historical information so future job plans can be improved. The analysis and measurement process can also provide data to help an organization move from a reactive to proactive maintenance philosophy, which will reduce emergency work. Superior safety performance will only be realized and sustained through continuous review and work process improvement. been assigned to this type of work? Once you have verified that unsafe work has been identified, it’s time to visit your site Planning person(s). Work Accomplishment Will Increase Safety Clear, concise expectations of the work to be accomplished must be communicated from site leadership and be understood by work groups prior to the start of all jobs. Job plans must be reviewed so all safety issues related to the job can be discussed and clarified with the workforce. Lock/Tag/Try procedures and all equipment isolation must be reviewed prior to starting the job to insure a safe work environment at the job site. The workforce must understand their roles and responsibilities related to safety, such as using the proper tools, equipment and wearing the proper PPE provided for the job. Expectations for job status reporting must be communicated to avoid any conflicts with multi-craft coordination. The expectation that good housekeeping is part of the work to be accomplished should be communicated and understood by all employees. Have you clearly communicated your expectations to your employees on accomplishing work? Proper Job Planning Will Increase Safety Ask your planning group to show you the priority work you have identified. Ask your planning group to show you the job plan on how this work will be accomplished. The first step in a good job plan starts with a clear, concise description of the work to be accomplished. A job plan will identify all hazards associated with completing the desired task. Lock-out/Tag-out procedures will be included in the job plan. Proper PPE required to perform the work will be identified. Special tools and equipment will be noted. Multi-craft coordination will be communicated. The correct parts and materials will be verified and staged prior to the start of work. The correct crew size and number of hours to complete the job safely are also a requirement of a proper job plan. How do your job plans compare to these expectations? Conclusion We must get back to the basics. We must make safety an every day, common occurrence. We must clearly define safety as a standard step in our daily Work Management process. We must avoid the temptation of making safety a special event and instead safety must become the way we work and our way of life. Mike Rarrat is a Vice President of Business Development for Reliability Management Group (RMG), a process and work management consulting firm based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. RMG specializes in delivering sustainable, bottom line results for their clients through improvements in reliability, asset management and defect elimination. While with RMG, Mike has worked in a variety of industries, including electrical utilities, refining, chemical and petrochemical. Prior to joining RMG, Mike worked in the Power Generation industry for 25 years, holding positions in Materials Management, Operations, Maintenance and as Site Manager at MidAmerican Energy’s Louisa Power Plant. Mike can be reached at mrarrat@rmgmpls.com or 1-952-882-8122. Work Scheduling Will Increase Safety The most important step in the scheduling process is to adopt the discipline to only schedule planned work. In review of the job planning process listed above, why would any organization trying to create a safe work www.uptimemagazine.com Work Documentation Will Increase Safety All safety problems or deviations from the job plan while accomplishing work should be documented. A post review of the job will help identify unforeseen safety hazards that were encountered and identify how the 29 http://www.uptimemagazine.com

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Up Time Magazine- June/July 2008 Contents Upfront Upclose: The True Cause of Most Machine Failures Information Technology: Finding Future Perfect Lubrication: Building an Oil Analysis Winner Maintenance Management: Hidden Ways to Increase Safety Infrared: Air Barriers Lower Energy Costs, Increase Profits Motor Testing: Efficient Motor Repair, Part Deux Precision Maintenance: Good Maintenance, Smart Maintenance Reliability: Common Errors in Root Cause Analysis Ultrasound: Avoid the Baghouse Blues Vibration: Don't Let Your Sensors Get Eaten Alive Upgrade: Lining It All Up

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