RCM 3-Day Introductory Training Course Overview

Objectives

• Learn what RCM2 is and how it works
• Learn what RCM2 achieves, how it achieves it and what resources are needed to apply it
• Provide sufficient understanding of the approach so that delegates can contribute usefully to an RCM2 analysis downstream (on equipment that they know well)
• Provide sufficient understanding of the approach so that delegates can manage an RCM2 application/implementation project

Audience

• Maintainers, users, suppliers and designers of the equipment/system (at all levels, including technicians and operators)
• Anyone who will take an active part in an RCM2 analysis
• Anyone who will take part in implementing and/or managing the application of RCM2 and auditing the output. 

Pre-requisites

• None

Tools and Methods

• Highly participative, comprising a combination of formal lecturing, exercises and case studies
• Visual-aids used include high-quality colour presentations and incorporate extensive aids to reinforce learning
• Comprehensive course notes are provided together with "solutions" to all exercises and case studies.

Sessions

• Duration: 3 days
• Number of delegates: 8-16
• Location: Any suitable venue

Expected Output

• At the end of the course, the delegates should have sufficient competence and confidence to take part in an RCM2 analysis (under the guidance of an RCM2 facilitator)
• The RCM2 derived maintenance tasks will maximise equipment availability and reliability at minimum life-cycle cost and without compromising safety or environmental integrity.

Content

INTRODUCING RELIABILITY-CENTRED MAINTENANCE

• Where RCM2 comes from, how the world of maintenance is changing and an introduction to the course content.

DEFINING THE PROBLEM AND GATHERING INFORMATION

• Defining functions and desired performance standards
• Defining the ways in which an asset can fail to deliver the desired performance standard (functional failures)
• Establishing the causes of failure (failure modes)
• What happens when the failures occur (failure effects)

ASSESSING FAILURE CONSEQUENCES

• Protective and warning devices which are not fail safe
• Failures which threaten safety or the environment
• Failures which affect production or operations (output, product quality or customer service)
• Failures which only entail the direct cost of repair

ASSESSING THE VALIDITY OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE AND SETTING TASK FREQUENCIES

• On -condition maintenance
• Scheduled restoration tasks
• Scheduled discard tasks

DECIDING WHAT TO DO IF A SUITABLE PROACTIVE TASK CANNOT BE FOUND

• When and how often to do failure finding routines
• When to redesign
• When to run to failure

APPLYING THE RCM PROCESS

• Using supervisors, operators, craftsmen and specialists in RCM2 review groups
• The role of the RCM2 facilitator
• Implementation strategies and how to get started