How to convince management that you need a CMMS (Computerized maintenance management system)

All departments including maintenance need the correct tools in place to run their day to day operations. Work orders for routine maintenance and plant maintenance may come in at any time of the day and sometimes can start to get on top of you. Choosing the right CMMS software is the easy part: you know what you need, but convincing your boss otherwise is a different matter.

Shutdown, turnaround, and outage events: How to make them successful

When shutdown, turnaround, and outage events occur, they are extremely complex. They often require multiple stakeholders to get involved to reduce the time that assets are offline. Ultimately, what is required is for zero safety incidents and maximum uptime.

The Digitisation of Permitting / Permit to Work (PTW) systems

What is a permit to work system (and why you need one!)

The power of norms to estimate maintenance activity duration (and why you shouldn’t live without them)

How ALTRAD UK is building its digitised future

Integrated permit to work versus allowing your contractors to operate their own system(s)

Human Error Analysis in a Permit to Work System: A Case Study in a Chemical Plant