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by Robert (Bob) J. Latino Leave a Comment

‘Facebook’ Maintenance & Reliability: The Illusion of Performance

‘Facebook’ Maintenance & Reliability: The Illusion of Performance

I used to be on Facebook many years ago in an effort to keep up with old friends. However, I began to realize the forum was often used to create an illusion that someone wanted their community to have about them. I knew many of these people creating such illusions, that is how I know they were ‘illusions’. Their ‘Facebook Family’ simply was not their reality. 

This is not a paper about the pro’s and con’s of social media forums such as Facebook, but more about our propensity to create illusions, or prisms in which we want others to view our work initiatives. While I could apply this concept to many personal and business situations, I’m going to limit it to our general views of Reliability, Maintenance and to a degree Safety (as a by-product of effective Maintenance and Reliability). 

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Filed Under: Articles, on Systems Thinking, The RCA

by JD Solomon Leave a Comment

Communicating with FINESSE: Why is Framing So Important?

Communicating with FINESSE: Why is Framing So Important?

“I just got through with a telephone call,” stated a concerned voice on the other end of the line. “We addressed the wrong issue. I am not saying you. It was collectively all of us. They wanted to sell all parts of the business unit and completely get out of that aspect. We addressed them retaining ownership but having someone else operate it.”


“That is not right,” I replied. “We solved the problem they wanted us to solve, and they bought off on it. “We can develop some solutions for the other problem, but that will take some time and effort.”


“How do you know we solved the right problem?” my client asked. “They have gone over everyone’s head and say we didn’t.”

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Filed Under: Articles, Communicating with FINESSE, on Systems Thinking

by Greg Hutchins Leave a Comment

Anticipatory Leaders Leverage Future Facts (TM)

Anticipatory Leaders Leverage Future Facts (TM)

Guest Post by Daniel Burrus (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)

We cannot turn back the clocks and undo the damage the pandemic has done, but we can move forward with an anticipatory mindset and a firm plan of action. For many decades now, and in all industries, digital disruption has been on an exponential curve upward. Because the pandemic forced us to turn to technology for help on both a personal and business level, the pace of technology-driven change increased dramatically, far beyond merely exponential levels. Now that this change has been set in motion, the question remains: What do we do now?

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Filed Under: Articles, CERM® Risk Insights, on Risk & Safety

by Mike Sondalini Leave a Comment

The Steps in Developing a ISO 9001 Quality System

The Steps in Developing a ISO 9001 Quality System

Responsibility

  • Management Commitment (5.1)
  • Organisational Purpose and Policy (5.3)
  • Customer Requirements (5.2)
  • Organisational Objectives (5.4.1)Planning
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Filed Under: Articles, Maintenance Management, on Maintenance Reliability

by Nancy Regan Leave a Comment

Why do Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)?

Why do Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)?

Equipment performance degrades unless it is maintained properly. Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) can help you figure out what preventive maintenance and Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) you should be doing to get the Reliability you need from your equipment.

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Filed Under: Articles, Everyday RCM, on Maintenance Reliability

by Sanjeev Saraf Leave a Comment

Is Your Organization Making The Right Decisions?

Is Your Organization Making The Right Decisions?

Eating a few fries this one time will not increase risks of a heart attack. Plus I like the fries from this joint. I’m ready to order!!

That was a relatively easy decision; however, there are certain decisions that are more complex and may have significant implications to your organization’s future including organizational safety.

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Filed Under: Articles, on Risk & Safety, Operational Risk Process Safety

by Karl Burnett 1 Comment

Locomotive Failure Reports

Locomotive Failure Reports

Sir George Findlay was a prominent British railroad manager. He was the general manager of the London & Northwestern Railway, a major company that underwent nearly 20 years of expansion under his leadership. 

His 1895 book, The Working and Management of an English Railway, described an organization for railway track maintenance. The basic gang had four people responsible for 4 miles of track. Supervision and management included inspectors, a chief inspector, and a divisional civil engineer. Each division also had draftsmen, masons, and other special crafts at their disposal. 

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Filed Under: Articles, History of Maintenance Management, on Maintenance Reliability

by JD Solomon Leave a Comment

These Three Acts Improve Your Ability to Lead Others with Better Facilitation, Communication

These Three Acts Improve Your Ability to Lead Others with Better Facilitation, Communication

Every written or verbal communication needs a structure. The three-act structure stands the test of time because it is a straightforward, efficient structure that works effectively with our human thinking processes. An example of the three-act structure is the series “Communicating with FINESSE” on Accendo Reliability.


There is still time to jump into the second act if you have not followed from the beginning.

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Filed Under: Articles, Communicating with FINESSE, on Systems Thinking

by Robert (Bob) J. Latino Leave a Comment

Post-Its: Their Love/Hate Relationship with RCA

Post-Its: Their Love/Hate Relationship with RCA

WE LOVE OUR POST-ITS!

When I’m asked who our primary competitors are, I quickly and simply reply ‘Post-Its’ (full-disclosure, ‘Post-Its’ are a registered trademark of the 3M corporation)!

It’s hard to imagine anyone who hasn’t been in a conference room at some point in their career, utilizing colorful, adhesive post-its to help express some form of a logical thought process. Whether it be for brainstorming, process mapping, Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) or some form of Root Cause Analysis (RCA), we have become avid fans of post-its to help us produce graphical expressions of our thoughts…WE LOVE POST-ITS!

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Filed Under: Articles, on Systems Thinking, The RCA

by Greg Hutchins Leave a Comment

Victoria’s New Risk Management Framework

Victoria’s New Risk Management Framework

Guest Post by James Kline (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is considered an important management tool and part of good public sector governance in Australia. The Commonwealth of Australia and the states of Victoria and New South Wales have implemented ERM. In addition, the states of Tasmania and Western Australia have issued good governance frameworks which include risk management.  This piece will provide a historical overview of the risk management approach used by the Australian State of Victoria. It will then discuss the changes made in the 2020 revisions to its 2018 Victorian Government Risk Management Framework.

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Filed Under: Articles, CERM® Risk Insights, on Risk & Safety

by Mike Sondalini Leave a Comment

Pressure Flange Seal For Liquid Filter Pressure Vessel

Pressure Flange Seal For Liquid Filter Pressure Vessel

Pressure Flange Seal For Liquid Filter Pressure Vessel. When a leak occurs between pressure flanges and the arrangement cannot be successfully sealed, it is necessary to change the sealing design. This article explains a successful modification done to the lid and body flanges of a vertical pressure leaf filter used to remove particulate from a liquid stream. It incorporates a ‘tongue and groove’ sealing arrangement, with the ‘tongue’ in the lid flange and the recess in the filter body flange.

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Filed Under: Articles, on Maintenance Reliability, Plant Maintenance

by James Reyes-Picknell Leave a Comment

Post Covid Perfect Storm

Post Covid Perfect Storm

Richard Beer and James Reyes-Picknell – long-time friends and colleagues like to talk about issues of interest to the asset maintenance management community. Between the two of them, there is nearly a century of experience in the field. Both have seen and lived the mistakes and lessons learned that we call experience.

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Filed Under: Articles, Conscious Asset, on Maintenance Reliability

by George Williams Leave a Comment

The Bathtub Curve

The Bathtub Curve

George Williams, CEO of ReliabilityX, explains The Bathtub Curve and PF Curve.

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Filed Under: Articles, on Maintenance Reliability, ReliabilityXperience

by Sanjeev Saraf Leave a Comment

Developing Trust While Communicating Risks

Developing Trust While Communicating Risks

Communicating risks to public from chemical or nuclear facilities is a major challenge. We notice this over and over again with EPA community-right-to-know, nuclear power plants and lately with the LNG facilities.

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Filed Under: Articles, on Risk & Safety, Operational Risk Process Safety

by Doug Lehr Leave a Comment

Survivability

Survivability

 The wellsite is 200 miles offshore, and based on experience with the application, your team is confident about reliability. But will the downhole tool survive the journey to setting depth? 

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Filed Under: Articles, Equipment Risk and Reliability in Downhole Applications, on Risk & Safety

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