The Reliability Readiness for New Facilities Training Course provides a structured approach to preparing newly developed facilities for dependable, maintainable, and efficient operation from the earliest stages of project delivery. The course covers reliability planning, asset criticality, maintainability, equipment readiness, commissioning interfaces, maintenance strategies, and operational assurance to help organisations establish reliable assets before startup.
Delivered as part of Operations Readiness and Assurance Training courses, this programme focuses on the practical application of RAM, reliability engineering, maintainability, and asset performance principles within new facilities. It helps participants understand how reliability requirements can be incorporated into design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover activities within the Engineering maintenance and operation category.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Understand the principles and importance of Reliability Readiness for new facilities.
Apply RAM principles to facility and equipment reliability planning.
Develop effective reliability and maintainability requirements for new assets.
Identify critical equipment and reliability risks before startup.
Understand the relationship between design, maintenance, operations, and reliability.
Establish maintenance strategies aligned with asset performance requirements.
Evaluate equipment readiness and maintenance readiness before handover.
Improve reliability inputs during procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup.
Apply reliability engineering techniques to reduce early-life equipment failures.
Support effective transition from project delivery to operational maintenance.
Develop practical reliability readiness plans, checklists, and assurance activities.
Strengthen asset performance throughout the facility lifecycle.
Target Audience
Reliability Engineers
Maintenance Engineers
Maintenance Managers and Supervisors
Operations Engineers and Managers
Asset Performance Professionals
Project Engineers and Project Managers
Commissioning and Startup Personnel
Operations Readiness and Assurance Professionals
Engineering and Maintenance Planners
Asset Integrity Professionals
Technical Services Personnel
Facilities and Plant Managers
Engineering Consultants involved in new facility projects
Course Outline
Module 1: Fundamentals of Reliability Readiness
Definition and principles of Reliability Readiness
Reliability requirements for new facilities
Reliability lifecycle and asset lifecycle integration
Reliability readiness versus operational readiness
Key reliability deliverables and milestones
Roles and responsibilities across project and operations teams
Module 2: Reliability Engineering for New Facilities
Reliability engineering principles
Failure modes and failure mechanisms
Reliability objectives and performance requirements
Reliability allocation and design considerations
Early-life failure prevention
Reliability assurance throughout project development
Module 3: RAM Analysis and Asset Criticality
Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) concepts
RAM modelling for new facilities
Equipment criticality assessment
Failure data and reliability assumptions
Availability targets and performance indicators
Identifying critical systems and equipment
Module 4: Maintainability and Maintenance Readiness
Maintainability principles in facility design
Maintenance access and equipment accessibility
Inspection, repair, and replacement requirements
Maintenance task development
Preventive and predictive maintenance strategies
Spare parts and maintenance resource requirements
Module 5: Reliability Requirements in Design and Procurement
Reliability specifications for equipment
Vendor reliability requirements
Equipment selection and reliability considerations
Procurement documentation and technical evaluation
Factory acceptance testing and reliability assurance
Supplier documentation and reliability data
Module 6: Reliability During Construction and Commissioning
Reliability assurance during construction
Installation quality and equipment protection
Pre-commissioning reliability checks
Commissioning readiness requirements
Defect identification and rectification
Preservation and storage of critical equipment
Module 7: Reliability Readiness Verification and Assurance
Reliability readiness reviews
Readiness checklists and verification processes
Reliability documentation and records
Outstanding actions and reliability risks
Punch-list management
Handover and acceptance criteria
Module 8: Asset Performance and Operational Handover
Asset performance requirements
Maintenance strategy handover
CMMS and asset data readiness
Reliability-centred maintenance considerations
Performance monitoring and KPIs
Transition from project to operations
Module 9: Reliability Risk Management
Identification of reliability risks
Risk assessment and prioritisation
Failure prevention strategies
Reliability risk registers
Mitigation and contingency planning
Managing reliability risks during startup
Module 10: Developing a Reliability Readiness Programme
Reliability Readiness planning framework
Key deliverables and assurance gates
Reliability readiness dashboard
Performance measurement
Continuous improvement
Practical implementation of a facility reliability readiness plan