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` Technical issues
Maintenance is the combination of all
technical and administrative actions
including supervision, intended to retain
an item in, or restore it to a state in which
it can perform a required function.
A1.ReasonsforMaintenance
complywiththelaw,inparticularhealthandsafety
requirements
complywiththetermsofoccupation(e.g.lease)
protectthevalueofthepropertyasaninvestment
maximise plant utilisation and minimise non
availabilityoftheengineeringservices
provideaservicetothebuildingoccupants
ensureasafe,healthyenvironmentforthebuilding
occupants
ensureenergyisusedefficiently
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fulfilabusinessneed
7. Willtheengineeringservicesbeoperated:
a) continuously?
b) intermittentlyfora5dayweekmultishiftoperation?
c) intermittentlyfora5dayweeksingleshiftoperation?
d) usingotheroperationalpatterns?
8. What would be the feasible/preferred timing for routine
servicing or monitoring attention on daily, weekly, monthly and
quarterlybases(e.g.timeofday;dayofweek;etc.)?
9. What would be the most demanding response time for
emergency servicing in event of breakdown? To what parts of
thebuildingorservicesinstallationwouldthisapply?
10. Istotalcontractmaintenancetobeappliedtoanyplantitemsor
partsofthebuildingengineeringservicesinstallations(i.e.where
acontractortakesresponsibilityfortheoperation,maintenance
and programmed replacement of plant or systems for a
projectedperiodoftime)?
Reliabilitycentredmaintenance
basedontheoperationalrequirements
of specific plant in relation to known
reliabilityinformation.
Businessfocused(orriskbased)
maintenance
Prioritising maintenance according to
the core business activities, taking into
account business risk, resilience and
performance of the installed plant to
ensure the function of the business is
optimised.
ProcessTime
EnergyInput Resources
MaintenanceCost
Conditionbased Maintenancedecisionbasedon
Predictive
Monitoring equipmentcondition
Detectionof Monitoring&correctingfailing
Proactive
SourcesofFailures rootcauses
Risk identification:
all events which may cause harm to a business
or its processes
Risk analysis:
applying qualitative and quantitative tools to
ascertain subjective assessments, probabilities,
likelihood and severity.
E1.Risksarisingduringtheprojectlife
You will need to strike a balance between time, cost and long-term
effectiveness, and may be other parameters.
If you take decision A, will that make B impossible for any reason? Is
that acceptable?
`Switch over call centres in case of power failure, increase call wanting time
For example,
` a company may elect to outsource the physical security of its premises and hold
the contractors responsible for the safety and compliance of the services they
provide.
` Transferring risk is a wholly normal manner of dealing with the problem, after all
insurance is little more than transferring the risk from insured to insurer, but
companies need to be aware that however stringent the terms and conditions
they cannot transfer the complete business risk through outsourcing
` Risk transfer is a comforting theory, but the trade is more usually between
different types of risk, rather than reducing their number or intensity.
` Turnbull Committee on Corporate Governance places risk management
squarely on the boardroom table.
` London Stock Exchange requires that company results from 2001 (after 9/11)
should comply with five key recommendations, and as such;
` Such controls and their effectiveness should be reviewed at least once a year.
` An evaluation of the risks facing the business should be carried out at regular
intervals.