Reducing risk saves lives, time, and money. Here's a book that clearly shows you how to manage and significantly reduce risk. Risk reduction is a highly complex balance of the constant demands of equipment, personnel, and production. Based on the principles of reliability-centered maintenance, this volume helps to assess, quantify and manage risk in a wide variety of real-life situations. It goes beyond statistics and probability and shows how to actually apply risk-based management to measurably improve reliability in plant operations and maintenance programs.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter-1 Evolution of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM)
What Is Reliability-Centered Maintenance?
Applications of RCM
Then Why Don’t We All Use RCM?
References
Chapter- 2 A Measurement Perspective
A Measurement Experiment
Six Laws of Measurement
Two Additional Issues: Measurement Bias and Imbalance
Developing a Measurement Strategy
References
Chapter-3 Responsible Statistics
Proper Use of Statistics
Guidelines for the Correct Reporting of Statistics
Difficulties in Using failure Data
Sneak Analysis
Prediction Modeling Approaches
Probability Modeling Assumptions
The Purpose of Reliability Estimation for Risk-Based Management
A Trend Analysis Procedure
Summary
References
Chapter- 4 Common Measurement Parameters and Applications
Systems and Super-Systems
Application of Measurements
The Mean Time Between Failures ( MTBF)
Availability
Availability of Super-Systems vs. Systems
MTFB of Super-System vs. MTBF of Systems
Total Productive Maintenance Measure
Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
Summary
References
Chapter-5 Reliability-Centered Maintenance: Description
History of Failure
Maintenance Classifications
RCM Terminology
The Five Steps of Reliability-Centered Maintenance
Numbering System
References
Chapter-6 Reliability-Centered Maintenance Example: The Bicycle
Define the System and Subsystem Boundaries
Categorize Maintenance Tasks
Implement Maintenance Tasks
Chapter-7 Reliability-Centered Maintenance Case Studies
Where Should RCM be Applied?
Common Results of RCM Studies
Case Studies
Other RCM Experience
Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter-8 On the Nature of Risk
Subjective or Qualitative Risk
Definitions of Risk
Risk as a Quantitative Measure
Risk Modification
Geometric Representation of Risk
Risk Assessment Example
Insurance Applications of the Risk Coordinate System
References
Chapter-9 Functional Risk Measurement: Incorporating Risk into RCM
Introduction to Risk-Centered Maintenance
Portability of RCM and Risk-Centered Maintenance Results
Example of Risk-CM: A Gas Compressor System
Common Maintenance and Operations Personnel Reactions
Chapter- 10 Operational Risk Measurement
Components of Operational Risk
Reducing Operational Risk
Summary
Chapter-11 People: The Newest Measure in Risk
The Human Contributions to Risk
Fatigue or Reduced Alertness: A Symptom (Not Root Cause) of Failure
Circadian Risk Analysis of Downtime Events
Summary
References
Index
