AAOM Handbook

PL.02 Incorporate the Template into the Work Order Context In the simplest terms, the planning of a work package defines; the work, the standards that the work must meet, how the work should be done, and what is needed to do the work. The content of a well specified work package may include;  Identification of equipment/component or workplace/location to which the work relates.  The elements of the work that will need to be separately identified within a schedule,  Each distinct outcome for the work (what must be achieved at each stage, and at completion, of the work).  Tolerance or standard required for each outcome.  Conditions or constraints applying to the work.  Identification of potential hazards and management of the associated risks.  Permits and isolations.  Method or procedure for achieving the outcomes.  People, knowledge and skills.  Parts, materials, technical documents, tools and equipment.  Acceptance tests and procedures for completion and handover.  Acceptance standards for completion and handover.  Duration and sequencing of job components.  Earliest and latest start dates.  Recording of work progress.  Recording of job history. If any proposed work outcome or work method is not consistent with established practice, or approved work procedures, then change management processes must be followed. Creating a well specified work package can take a considerable amount of time and, as many work packages are repeated through the operating life of a business area, it is efficient to create a template for work packages that will be repeated. If there is a job template that is a relatively close fit to the specifications for the work that is to be planned the planning time can be reduced and the quality improved if the template is incorporated into the Work Order/Task. A template may be for generic equipment/locations and work content, e.g. change a centrifugal pump seal, or for a specific equipment/location and work content, e.g. replace liners in Fine Ore Bin A. In the case of the generic template there will be some parameters of the work package that will need to be altered to suit the specific equipment/location, e.g. a part number or tolerance, or hazards and risks. In the case of a specific template there may still be some

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