Outage management

The administrative procedure for outage management should ensure effective implementation and control of all activities performed during planned and forced 

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Develop the shutdown policies The outage management team should also establish clear, concise guidelines that will be used to plan and manage the shutdown. These criteria should include ... 

Effective planning is the next step in the outage management process. Like all other maintenance activities, each task included in the outage plan must be fully planned. However, the finite time frame associated with a fixed-duration shutdown also requires effective scheduling to assure success. 

Request all work requests The outcome of the initial outage management team meeting will generate a complete list of all approved maintenance tasks that are to be included in the outage plan. To complete the process, the planner should request any other tasks that may be included. This request should ... 

A PPM program is needed to avoid equipment failures, utiHty outages, and production intermptions. From a cost savings angle it is extremely important to do preventive maintenance in order to avoid breakdowns. Periodic inspections and a good lubrication program uncover conditions that could lead to breakdowns. When problems are found eady, they can be taken care of without work intermption and costly repairs. Sometimes faciHty managers are so afraid of downtime that preventive maintenance is done too often. In other cases production does not allow adequate time to provide proper maintenance. 

Effective shutdown management depends on absolute adherence to prescribed standards that define what type of work will be done during scheduled shutdowns. These decisions can not be made by the maintenance planner alone. To aid in the selection, planning and implementation of outage tasks, a management team is a fundamental requirement. This team should be composed of ... 

Question past shutdown practices Each of the tasks or projects requested for the outage should be evaluated to determine whether or not it should be included in the outage. The management team should include the following questions in this evaluation ... 

Develop timetable for shutdown The management team should establish a macro-level schedule for the outage. Without complete planning, a definitive timeline can not be established, but the team should establish specific milestones that must be met. 

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Business Continuity Plans define how significant unplanned disruption to business operations (sometimes referred to as disasters) can be managed to enable the system recovery and business to resume. Disruptions may occur as a result of loss of data or outage of all or part of the computer system s functionality. The range of circumstances causing disruption can range from accidental deletion of a single data file to the loss of an entire data center from, for instance, fire. 

Will electronic data management solve all your problems No, you will still need to maintain hard copy sets of procedures. As long as there are power outages and failed computers, hard copies should be maintained. An electronic document management system will, at the least, help you keep your hard-copy sets current and intact. 

Require that all changes affecting safety equipment be approved by the plant manager or by his or her designated representative for safety. Any outage of safety-critical equipment must be reported immediately. 

Based on the results obtained in the study, KrSko NPP developed the shutdown safety plan (SSP) to provide guidance for the implementation of all outage safety management actions. Some of the recommendations from the study have been already implemented (e.g., availability of both diesel generators when plant is in reduced inventory configuration). 

The shutdown safety plan (SSP) is an extension of an outage operational plan and covers the risk management considerations. The SSP should describe possible recovery actions considering systems and equipment which are or may be available at different periods during an outage. Also use of external resources and non-standard systems for accident mitigation should be described. 

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