AAOM Handbook

hazards is compiled, all of the available sources of information regarding historical threats should be consulted. This may include the; • experience of personnel, • internal records of past risks, including sources such as process, maintenance, accident, incident and complaints records, plus • external sources such as news articles. This information may also be extrapolated to provide guidance on the risk that may yet develop with other processes. In the case of an existing process with a relatively short time intervals between unwanted event recurrences, the history of the process should provide most of the required information on the probable risk and their characteristics. While it might be hoped that the complete, relevant risk history for a process will be available in the records, this is often not the case. Hence, assembling a record of the historical risks will generally involve drawing on both the records and the knowledge of experienced personnel. A comprehensive record of all identified probable risks for a process may be used to; • reduce the incidence of detrimental modification of standard Service Work Packages, by allowing easy identification of the reasons that Service Strategies and actions were implemented. • use results of the process performance and actual unwanted event occurrences to validate or improve the Service Strategy design.

Purpose

To specify the historical risks for which a Service Strategy will be created.

Quantity

• One list of historical risks. • A list of historical risks and related priority unwanted events in terms of the Operational Risk Management (ORM) Baseline Risk Management process.

Quality

To identify the historical risks and characteristics; • Review design and engineering documents, assessments and reports for relevant information. • Research the process operating, maintenance, accident, incident and complaints records, plus external sources such as news articles, for the historical risks evident in the records. • Describe each probable risk, as the Serviceable Item, the risk type (reputational, operational, etc.), and the risk source. For example; o employee stress from extended working hours,

o slurry pump wear from abrasive fluids, o engine wear from contamination of oil, o structural steel corrosion from paint failure.