AAOM Handbook

INTERNAL

Task/Work Package. The common components to completing work in the right way are;  correct work location,  hazards identified and controlled,  permits and isolations correctly executed,  work procedures correctly executed,  materials, tools and equipment correctly applied,  work outcomes achieved,  work outcome specifications and tolerances verified,  test and handover procedures correctly executed,  test and handover specifications and tolerances verified,  every readily identifiable defect either corrected and reported, or specified and reported, and  work record and history requirements recorded. Planning. The right standard for planning the work is to specify in the Task/Work Package everything that matters to the safe, correct and efficient achievement of the work outcomes. The common components to quality work planning are;  work location specified,  work outcomes specified,  work outcome specifications and tolerances defined,  recognised task hazards and controls specified,  recognised permits and isolations specified,  mandatory work procedures specified,  necessary materials, tools and equipment specified,  test and handover procedures specified,  test and handover specifications and tolerances defined, and  work record and history requirements specified. Scheduling. The effectiveness of scheduling is indicated by the level of work that is scheduled for completion at the right time (i.e. the scheduled start date is either within the tolerance specified in the Production/Service strategies and OMS, or before the Required Date), Resourcing. The effectiveness of the resourcing process is indicated by the extent of the resources specified for the work that are available and fit for purpose at the scheduled time and work location.

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