AAOM Handbook

PL.03 Is Additional or Skilled Input Required? Context Once a Work Order/Task is approved it contains a set of basic information defining the work, provided by the originator or approver of the work. For relatively simple work packages this basic information may be sufficient to complete the planning. For complex work packages, more, or skilled, information may need to be gathered and compiled to complete the planning. Gathering or compiling some of the additional information may require that resources and time be assigned to this activity. This may be a detailed inspection and assessment of the equipment/workplace, work site, parts or materials etc, or the preparation of specialised technical input such as a specification or work procedure. This activity requires the assignment of a resource (a miner, tradesman, operator, engineer etc) to do the work, and a time for the work to be completed. In order to ensure that the right information is gathered, by the right resource, at the right time, the Task of getting the information often needs to be scheduled, planned, and resourced. At the commencement of planning it must be decided whether a Task needs to be added to the Work Order to gather additional or skilled planning information. Purpose To determine whether a Task for additional/skilled input needs to be added to a Work Order. Quantity One decision whether additional skilled information is required to complete the planning of a Work Order. Quality If the person accountable for planning does not have the information required to correctly specify each of the following work package components that are relevant to the work;  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,

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