AAOM Handbook

PL.09 Specify Test & Handover Procedures/ Specifications Context A work package is to define all the requirements for sustainably (i.e. dealing responsibly with safety, the environment, employees, communities, governments and asset life), correctly and efficiently completing work. When work is completed on/with an equipment/workplace it should be left in a condition and location that is appropriate to the next function scheduled for the equipment/workplace (which could be a Service or a Production task). To achieve this, the last steps of each Task should be validating that the equipment/workplace is in an appropriate condition and/or location to perform its next intended function to the required standards. In developing a quality work package the condition and/or location that the equipment/workplace must be left in should be specified. If it must meet a specific standard (performance, tolerance, cleanliness etc) at the end of the work package then this must also be specified. In some cases, there may be several methods of validating equipment/workplace condition and/or location, all of which are equally acceptable. In other cases, one particular method may be preferred for safety, technical, quality or other reasons. If it is important that something be achieved at completion the work, then it must be validated. If it is important how the validation is made , then a test and handover procedure is required. Purpose To specify the test and handover procedures necessary to validate that an equipment/workplace is fit for its next intended function. Quantity One specification for each criterion necessary to validate that an equipment/workplace is fit to hand over. One job instruction/procedure for each criterion where a specific validation method is required. Quality The level of detail required in the specification/procedure will be determined by the answer to following question:

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