Course Description This is a combination course of Operating and Maintenance Procedures Conduct of Operations For more information on this course, contact Customer Service at 1-800-769-1199. Course Highlights Operating and Maintenance Procedures Day One - All Day Introduction: What is an effective procedure?   • Workshop: Writing effective instructions Regulations and standards for operating and maintenance procedures   • Deciding what procedures are needed   • Workshop: Developing a task inventory Gathering information for a procedure   • The three “islands” of information   • When/why the procedure will be performed   • Main steps, substeps, details, hazards, precautions   • Workshop: Performing a task analysis Formatting the procedures   • Document control features — headers and footers   • Introductory items — procedure titles, sections, and section titles   • Step-by-step formats   • Work documentation features   • Discussion: Which format(s) is right for your facility? Writing step-by-step instructions   • 10 rules for writing the most effective instructions   • Workshop: Improving a set of step-by-step instructions Day Two - Half Day Addressing operating and maintenance limits and deviations in step-by-step procedures   • Defining “operating and maintenance limits,” “deviations” and related terms   • Identifying deviations that may occur, including:   • Errors of omission   • Errors of commission   • Defining procedural boundaries using:   • Conditional statements   • Warnings and cautions   • Workshop: Creating a procedure from the task analysis information Addressing operating and maintenance limits and deviations in continuous operations   • Listing process parameters and setpoints   • Identifying the worst-case and more likely consequences   • Developing troubleshooting steps, preventive measures, and corrective actions   • Workshop: Developing a table of operating and maintenance limits and troubleshooting guidelines Verifying, validating, and certifying procedures   • Workshop: Conducting a field walk-through Managing changes to procedures   • What is considered a “change?”   • Protocol for making and distributing changes   • Timeliness vs. technical accuracy, quality assurance, and buy-in   • Developing your plan of action Conduct of Operations Philosophy of Reliable Operations Building Blocks of Reliable Operations   • Equipment Control   • Operations Practices   • Communications   • Procedures   • Training   • Organization/Administration   • Philosophy Management of Change Continuous Improvement Tailoring the Program Elements Implementing Change For more information on this course, contact Customer Service at 1-800-769-1199.   William "Eddy" Schedule 1-281-673-2754 WSchedule@absconsulting.com Lee Vanden Heuvel 1-865-671-5848 LNV@absconsulting.com   For more information on this course, contact Customer Service at 1-800-769-1199.

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