AAOM Handbook

The work to be managed arises from two sources. 1. Work Scheduling System (WSS). These Work Orders are created based only on approved production and service strategies that either have; a. a consistent pattern of recurrence and hence can be triggered by either a calendar or counter (run time, volume, cycles, etc), or else b. are always dependent on the completion of a previous task in a consistent schedule (e.g. where the designed mining block sequence defines the sequence and timing of the mining tasks. 2. Ad-hoc (i.e. as required). These Work Orders are created based on either; a. approved condition or performance-based production and service strategies that do not exhibit a consistent pattern of recurrence, or b. to deal with situations where either an operate to failure strategy is in place or an unexpected defect or failure has occurred. A condition or performance-based activity or failure/defect observation may be the outcome of a WSS generated inspection, or measurement, or may arise form casual observation by a diligent employee. If a Work Order that is forecast by the WSS has a sustainability, output or cost impact that is greater than the threshold agreed by the responsible manager, that Work Order must undergo a technical and commercial review before approval and commitment of resources. Ad-Hoc work should always undergo a technical and commercial review before approval and commitment of resources. Purpose To decide what work will be completed. Quantity One process to decide whether a given work package is necessary, appropriate and funded. Quality The work packages to be considered in the work approval process include:  work derived from selected Production and Service strategies that exceed the defined approval threshold, and

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