Providing a clear explanation of the value and benefits of maintenance, this unique guide is written in a language and style that practicing engineers and managers can understand and apply easily. Effective Maintenance Management examines the role of maintenance in minimizing the risk of safety or environmental incidents, adverse publicity, and loss of profitability. In addition to discussing risk reduction tools, it explains their applicability to specific situations, thereby enabling you to select the tool that best fits your requirements. Intended to bridge the gap between designers/maintainers and reliability engineers, this guide is sure to help businesses utilize their assets more effectively, safely, and profitably.
Content:
Front Matter
• Abbreviations & Acronyms
• Preface
• Table of Contents
1. The Production and Distribution Process
2. Process Functions
3. Reliability Engineering for the Maintenance Practitioner
4. Failure, its Nature and Characteristics
5. Life Cycle Aspects of Risks in Process Plants
6. Process Plant Shutdowns
7. Facets of Risk
8. The Escalation of Events
9. Maintenance
10. Risk Reduction
11. Information for Decision Making
12. Improving System Effectiveness
• Glossary
Index