Maintenance Strategy and Continuous Improvement

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What is the primary purpose of identifying 'bad actors' in process equipment?

  • To identify equipment that is most likely to fail and require repairs.
  • To prioritize equipment for maintenance based on criticality.
  • To establish a spare parts inventory strategy for critical equipment.
  • To determine the root cause of recurring failures and implement corrective actions. (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a key activity involved in defining a maintenance strategy?

  • Identifying equipment categories based on criticality ranking.
  • Ensuring a healthy contractor safety management system.
  • Developing a spare parts strategy for equipment.
  • Analyzing the impact of equipment failure on production. (correct)

What is the significance of generating an IPTM for identified SCE, SRE, and SCoE equipment?

  • To establish a system for identifying and managing potential hazards.
  • To determine the optimal time for equipment replacement.
  • To create a detailed maintenance schedule for each piece of equipment. (correct)
  • To track the performance of critical equipment and identify areas for improvement.

Which tool is specifically mentioned for identifying and analyzing potential failure modes?

<p>Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of performance tracking in the context of maintenance strategy?

<p>To evaluate the effectiveness of the maintenance strategy and identify areas for improvement. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of these activities directly contributes to ensuring a high level of safety compliance during maintenance operations?

<p>Ensuring skilled resources are available for performing maintenance activities. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Maintenance Strategy Activities

  • Identify equipment categories based on criticality ranking procedure

Maintenance Strategy Development

  • Define maintenance strategy for ranked equipment
  • Review maintenance strategy periodically
  • Define maintenance tasks for each piece of equipment based on strategy

Continuous Improvement

  • Focus on continuous improvement through performance tracking
  • Utilize tools like Root Cause Failure Analysis and Failure Mode Effect Analysis

Bad Actors Identification and Resolution

  • Identify bad actors in process equipment based on bad actor's identification procedure
  • Apply appropriate counter measures to resolve bad actors

Spare Part Strategy and Safety Critical Equipment

  • Develop spare part strategy for equipment
  • Identify Safety Critical Equipment (SCE), Safety Related Equipment (SRE), and Safety Critical Operational Equipment (SCoE) based on Management of safety critical equipment's procedure
  • Generate IPTM for identified SCE, SRE, and SCoE utilizing FMEA and RCM tools

Maintenance Resources and Safety Management

  • Ensure skilled resources are available for performing maintenance activities
  • Ensure a healthy contractor safety management is in place
  • Ensure all maintenance activities are performed with a high level of safety compliance

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