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Tuesday, 07 September 2021 13:51

S809: Data Analytics in Asset Management

The analysis of data is one of the most important activities in modern asset management. It can make the difference between success and failure.

 

1. Introduction

 

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The Data Analytics in Maintenance course aims to create an appreciation of analytics in the context of a rapidly increasing data driven world. The South African mining industry was historically characterized conventional labour-intensive mines. Technology has been widely adopted and in 2021, most new mining projects are heavily mechanized and rely on various technologies, albeit with different levels of adoption.

This wave of mechanization has drastically increased complexity in terms of:

  • supply chain systems: machines have thousands of parts and components
  • training and skill development: the variety of assets are increasing fast
  • cost: managing costs and operational efficiency has become more critical
  • operational visibility: identifying operational bottlenecks in an environment with many complex coupled variables will need more methodical approach

These demands are not only applicable to maintenance aspects in mining, but also in any capital-intensive industries where equipment downtime and marginal changes in the operational expenditure can threaten the bottom line.

The course is a jargon-free practical guide to creating valuable and actionable insights to optimize the asset management effort. We have intentionally elected to create content that will accommodate learners with limited statistical training while limiting the primary tool of analysis to Microsoft Excel. The course will cover the whole analytics process using practical hands-on examples.

 

2. Course Duration

 The material is taught in 5 days with a daily 8 hour per day schedule.

 

3. Prerequisite

Learner should have a working knowledge of computers ( internet, Microsoft Excel and email).

 

4. Course Content

 

4.1 Module 1: A brave new world

Data analytics and concepts are introduced. The learner is exposed to how world-class maintenance professionals are using data strategically in business. The data science analytics process is explained and contrasted to how the course aims to address the various stages of the analytics process.

Topics:

  • The analytics process
  • Business case studies
  • The changing maintenance landscape
  • Maintenance 4.0 technologies
  • Organizational data analytics maturity

4.2 Module 2: Performance Measuring

This module discusses how and where an organization can begin its digitalization journey. The performance measurement is a natural starting process in starting up a concerted analytics process. The themes covered outline how an organization can effectively use performance measurements to identify risks, opportunities, foster innovation and drive continuous improvement.

Topics:

  • Maintenance and operational indicators
  • How maintenance key performance indicators (KPIs) influence strategic outcomes
  • How to make winning KPIs
  • How to make winning KPIs
  • How to dig deeper in the KPIs to understand what is driving them
  • Understanding historical and predictive indicators
  • Planning for effective performance measures
  • Cascading strategic objectives through performance measures

 

4.3 Module 3: Data Sourcing

This module introduces the Extract, Transform and Load tool through Power Query. This tool is used to automate much of the data sourcing process and to a extend the data cleaning process. We use hands-on practical data to work on.

Topics:

  • Various types of structured data and how to digitalize them
  • Data definitions through the knowledge pyramid
  • Meta data management
  • How to use Power Query to;
    • Connect to various sources (online, folders, worksheets and database)
    • How to transform data and automate the data preparation
    • How to reduce manual operation when merging and appending data
    • How to make regular reports to self-update and safe valuable time

 

4.4 Module 4: Cleaning Data

Most collected digital data that is not analysed is in the format that is not easy to manipulate. It could be some parts are missing, aggregated, the format is not usable to the analyst and no consistency in how the records are captured. This chapter gives the learner tools to make the data usable for the analytical process.

Topics:

  • Dealing with the top 5 data quality dimensions:
    • Accuracy
    • Completeness
    • Consistency
    • Validity
    • Uniqueness

Practical examples on MS Excel and understanding functions to clean data

4.5 Module 5: Data Discovery and Analysis

Analysis is the heart of the analytics process. In this chapter we use methods to make the data to tell a compelling story. This module uses a practical examples where various data sources are integrated and prepared to solve real maintenance problems. Although many operations have some form of visualization reporting, the student is introduced to diagnostics and predictive analytics processes.

Topics:

  • Framing maintenance questions into analytical projects
  • Creating focus to find maintenance insights
  • Data aggregation techniques
  • Creating visuals that tell a compelling story
  • Going beyond descriptive analytics
    • Diagnostic analytics and finding relationships within the data
    • Prescriptive diagnostics: how to create data models
    • Introduction to regression
  • Time-series analysis
  • Developing hypothesis
  • Practical exercises to find meaning in otherwise latent data

4.6 Module 6: Trend Analysis Framework

This framework demands all the skills picked up from Module 3 to Module 5. It covers a novel method to track the consumption of 1000s of parts in a non-graphical method. This ingenious trending method can be used to answer questions such as: what is pushing the cost curve, which failure modes are on the rise and which parts must we reduce or increase in the warehouses

Topics:

In an operation that uses 10,000+ individual coded items such as spare parts, raw material and fuel, an engineering manager is interested in understanding what is causing maintenance costs to rise in spite of many initiatives by the team. He ropes in an analyst to assist the reliability engineer to conduct a spend analytics project.

Tracking an individual item using time-series graphical plots may be adequate, however, when looking at 1000s of items, a graphical approach becomes rather tedious because;

  • Creating 1000s of graphs is not practical to do or interpret
  • Graphical information still needs further analysis to determine the trend
  • Graphical information methods cannot be filtered or manipulated

This analysis framework opens up many possibilities in analysing trends in a powerful method.

4.7 Module 7: Formulating a Data Strategy

Data analytics is prevalent in some form in every enterprise. However, the maturity and benefits derived are not consistent. In the maintenance realm, there are countless amount of data generated within the CMMS system, the ERP and the production environs. This module shortly provides a brief overview on how an organisation as a whole or a maintenance department can take intentional steps to make the most of the data in the organization through crafting a Data Strategy. Aspects of the Data Strategy are discussed in a jargon-free manner. The discussions are aimed at maintenance professionals and not IT professionals.

Topics:

  • What is a data strategy
  • Benefits of conceptualizing a data strategy
  • Data strategy formulation steps
  • Questions to create a data-driven operation vision
  • Reviewing the current data utility
  • A brief overview of what good data maturity looks like
  • The four types of analytics
  • Practical maintenance data considerations
  • Data governance and how to leverage ICT models
  • Creating a roadmap
  • Typical Data Analytics jobs
  • Typical Data Analytics software and tools

 

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for anyone who has to work with data and understand the fundamental meaning of data. These include Asset Managers, Maintenance Managers, Maintenance Engineers, Managers in control of Asset Management, Managers in control of Maintenance Stockkeeping and Purchasing, Maintenance Supervisors, Maintenance Planners, and many others. It can play an important role to prepare maintenance and operational personnel to understand the fundamental asset management/maintenance organisation's problems and enable them to manage and direct the organisation successfully.

 

Credits 12*, level 6**                      

* The course comprises 60 hours of study, of which 40 hours are in class, with a further 20 hours spent on completing a work related assignment..

**Higher Diploma level

         

 

 

Root Cause Analysis is one of the most potent tools in the fight against failure

canstockphoto3893070Root Cause Analysis is used in a routine way in most medical situations. It is recognised that a symptom has an immediate cause, which can in turn be caused by a deeper seated problem. Physicians also understand that you cannot just jump in and start treating the symptoms. You need to stop to consider whether there's actually a deeper problem that needs your attention.

If you only address the symptoms – what you see on the surface – the problem will almost certainly happen again... which will lead you to re-address the same symptoms, again, and again, and again. If, instead, you look deeper to find out why the problem is occurring, you can remedy the underlying systems and processes that cause the problem.

We in maintenance also work with 'patients', machine patients. In the same way as with patients in the medical case, we have to find problems through the use of Root Cause Analysis.

Root Cause Analysis seeks to identify the origin of a problem. It uses a specific set of steps, with associated tools, to find the primary cause of the problem, so that you can:

  • Determine what happened.
  • Determine why it happened.
  • Decide on an action to reduce the risk of it happening again.

S803 photo4Root Cause Analysis typically leads to one or more of the following three basic types of causes:

  • Physical causes – something physical failed or stopped working.
  • Human causes – somebody did something wrong, made a judgment error.
  • Organisational causes – a system, process, or policy that people use to make decisions or do their work is inadequate.

 

This simplified version of the full S803 Root Cause Failure Analysis course aims to provide all the information to be able to perform a full root cause analysis, but leaving out the very worthwhile part on using the Herman Brain Dominance instrument to optimise your team's problem solving capabilities, as well as the final comprehensive practical workshop. This is intended for persons that need the knowledge regarding RCFA, but without the need for optimise the use of the method, and the practice afforded by the final workshop.

The accent of the course is on practical application through group work. The purpose of this is for students to internalise the method well.

Course Content

Module 1 – Failure Cause Analysis Fundamentals

  • Introduction to RCFA
  • What failure? (Defining the Problem)
  • Determining the problem boundaries
  • The 11 Problem Definition Steps
  • Root Cause – A True Pursuit?
  • Mental Barriers to Creative Thinking
  • Brainstorming – Idea Generation
    1. Team Work & Team Management
    2. Team Development
    3. Management & Team Responsibility
    4. Verbal Brainstorming

Module 2 – Principles of RCFA

  • Introduction to the RCFA Wall Chart
  • The Cause and Effect Principle
  • Fault Tracing Fundamentals
  • The RCFA Analysis Process
  • Creative Idea Evaluation
  • Judgment
  • Critical Thinking

Module 3 – Getting RCFA to Work

  • Solution Implementation
  • Selling the Plan
  • Planning the Plan
  • What Can Go Wrong? Risk Analysis
  • Implementation Monitoring
  • Time Management
  • Team Facilitation

 

Who Should Attend

 

The course is intended for maintenance people who need to cope with maintenance problem situations.

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Credits 8*, level 5**                      

 

* The course comprises 40 hours of study, of which 24 hours are in class, with a further 16 hours for the assignment.

**Occupational Certificate level

Monday, 18 January 2016 17:02

S822: Implementing ISO 55000

ISO 55000 is about using the organisation’s assets for maximal gain

Important Note: If unsure of the background to the ISO 55000 standard, read the "S820: What is Asset Management and how does it differ from Maintenance” page.

The discipline of Asset Management is increasingly important. In Asset Management full regard for achieving maximum benefit from the organisations’ assets is intended. Such expertise draws from all functions within an organisation: from business, financial, human resources, as well as operations and maintenance management. It is particularly challenging, therefore, to gain a good understanding of the discipline across the whole breadth of the knowledge base.

The ISO 55000 standard assists asset intensive businesses to achieve excellence in Asset Management. This is of critical importance when dealing with shareholders and regulators, who expect first-class results from the business’ assets.

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The S822 course is meant to assist the organisation in implementing the ISO 55000 standard. It assumes that the participant understands what the ISO 55000 standards entail (per the S821 course).

Benefits of implementing ISO 55000 includes:

  • The application of an asset management system provides assurance that the organisation's objectives can be achieved consistently and sustainable over time.
  • Asset management enables an organisation to examine the need for, and performance of, assets and asset systems at different levels.
  • Aligning the asset management objectives with the organisational objectives, as well as linking asset reports to financial reports, improves the organisation’s effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Additional benefits:
    • Improved financial performance
    • Managed risk
    • Improved organisational sustainability

Course Content

Module 1

  • ISO standards implementation principles
  • Determining ISO 55000 implementation readiness
  • Determine what value will be added
  • Building Asset Management competence
  • Setting a Baseline for comparison

Module 2

  • Setting up a Steering Committee
  • Planning for implementation
  • Process improvement and best-practice implementation
  • Documentation Design
  • Creating an Asset Management culture

Module 3

  • Project Management
  • Change Management
  • Ensuring long term success
  • ISO 55000 Certification

 

Who Should Attend

Maintenance Managers, Maintenance Engineers, Reliability Engineers, Production Managers, Business Managers.

 

Credits 8*, level 6**                      

 

* The course comprises 40 hours of study, of which 24 hours are in class, with a further 16 hours for an assignment.

**Higher Diploma level

         

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Monday, 18 January 2016 17:01

S821: Understanding ISO 55000

ISO 55000 is about using the organisation’s assets for maximal gain

Important Note: If unsure of the background to the ISO 55000 standard, read the "S820: What is Asset Management and how does it differ from Maintenance" page.

The discipline of Asset Management is increasingly important. In Asset Management full regard for achieving maximum benefit from the organisations’ assets is intended. Such expertise draws from all functions within an organisation: from business, financial, human resources, as well as operations and maintenance management. It is particularly challenging, therefore, to gain a good understanding of the discipline across the whole breadth of the knowledge base.

The ISO 55000 standard assists asset intensive businesses to achieve excellence in Asset Management. This is of critical importance when dealing with shareholders and regulators, who expect first-class results from the business’ assets.

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In deciding whether Asset Management is for your organisation, consider the following questions:

  • Do you understand the risk profile associated with your asset portfolio and how this will change over time?
  • Can you demonstrate the business consequences of reducing/increasing your capital investment or maintenance budgets by 10% over the next five years?
  • Can you justify your planned asset expenditures to external stakeholders?
  • Can you easily identify which investment projects to defer when there are funding or cash flow constraints?
  • Do you have the appropriate asset data and information to support your Asset Management decision-making?
  • Do you know if your people have the right competencies and capabilities to manage your assets?
  • Do you know which Asset Management activities to outsource?

The ISO 55000 set (ISO 55000, ISO 55001, ISO 55002) of International Standards is primarily intended for use by:

  • Those involved in the establishment, implementation, upkeep and improvement of an asset management system
  • Those involved in delivering asset management activities and services
  • Those needing to assess an organisation’s ability to meet legal, regulatory and contractual requirements

Course Content

Module 1

  • Introduction
    • Benefits of ISO 55001
    • Tips for implementing ISO 55001
  • Structure and contents of the
  • ISO 55001 standard
  • Terms and definitions
  • What is Asset Management?
  • Asset Identification
  • Asset Management and Organisational effectiveness
  • Framework for an Asset Management System

Module 2

  • Elements of an Asset
  • Management System
  • Asset Management in Organisational context
  • Determining the scope of the Asset Management System
  • Leadership in asset Management
  • Leadership and Commitment
  • Organisational Roles and Responsibilities
  • Planning for Asset Management

Module 3

  • Asset Management System Support
  • Resources
  • Competence
  • Communication
  • Information Requirements
  • Asset Management System Operation
  • Operational Planning and Control
  • Management of Change
  • Outsourcing
  • Asset Management System Performance Evaluation
  • Monitoring System outcomes
  • Internal Auditing
  • Management Review
  • Asset Management System Improvement
  • Nonconformity and Corrective action
  • Preventive action
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Integrated Management systems Approach
  • How to obtain ISO 55001 certification

 

Who Should Attend

Maintenance Managers, Maintenance Engineers, Reliability Engineers, Production Managers, Business Managers.


 

Credits 8*, level 6**                      


* The course comprises 40 hours of study, of which 24 hours are in class, with a further 16 hours for an assignment.

**Higher Diploma level

         

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Critical changes affecting Maintenance and Production people

Production as well as service organisations have traditionally discharged their duty towards their owners / founders /stakeholders by operating and maintaining production/service assets. For this purpose there existed a production/service department and a maintenance department in most firms.

Since the sixties of the previous century there was a progressive realisation that production assets need to be managed comprehensively by production organisations. Maintaining them is not the total answer. The idea of Physical Asset Management (mostly simply called Asset Management) was conceived.

Asset Management includes Maintenance, but much more than that. It broadly includes the following four main stages:

  1. Asset conceptualisation, design, development, and production.
  2. Asset (and support infrastructure) selection, procurement, and installation.
  3. Asset operation and maintenance
  4. Asset disposal

This led to the British PAS 55 Standard (2003, updated in 2008), followed by an International set of standards, called ISO 55000. These address the need for developing the typical organisation’s Maintenance function to a full blown Asset Management Function.

The questions now asked by most Maintenance (as well as Production) people are:

  1. What is the difference between what I have been doing and what I am supposed to be doing in future?
  2. Will these standards really contribute to a better future for our businesses?
  3. What is the real difference between Maintenance and Asset Management?
  4. What do I have to do?

The present course intends answering these questions, so that business managers (production and maintenance) can start planning for the new future specified by these standards.

Can Maintenance and Production people disregard these changes?

These changes will have at least as great an effect as that of the various safety, quality, and environmental standards. It is critical to build an understanding of these changes now and start planning for the future.

 

Course Content

Module 1 (Day 1) - Overview of the relationship between Maintenance and Asset Management 

  • An overview of Maintenance
    • Historical perspective
    • What does maintenance contribute?
    • What is lacking in the maintenance approach?
  • What is Asset Management?
    • The asset life cycle
    • Scope of Asset Management
    • Historical background
    • Assets and Asset Management
    • The management of Assets
    • Required outputs
    • The purpose of maintenance in the asset lifecycle.

Module 2 (Day 2) - The deeper relationship between Maintenance and Asset Management

  •  Understanding the Maintenance / Asset Management relationship
    • The Maintenance Cycle
    • The Asset Management CycleWhat are the similarities?
    • What are the differences?
  • ISO 55000 -the set of Asset Management standards
    • The evolution of Asset Management standards
    • PAS 55: Predecessor of ISO 55000
    • ISO 55000: A set of Asset Management standards
    • Establishing a broad understanding of ISO 55000

 

Who Should Attend

Maintenance Managers, Maintenance Engineers, Reliability Engineers, Production Managers, Business Managers.

 

Credits 6*, level 6**                      

* The course comprises 30 hours of study, of which 16 hours are in class, with a further 14 hours for an assignment.

**Higher Diploma level

         

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Monday, 18 January 2016 16:50

S808: Asset Management Logistics

Asset Management Logistics is one of the critical aspects underlying the maintenance and management of production and service assets in an industrial/service organisation.

canstockphoto1775489One can have an excellent asset management strategy, a good maintenance plan, an efficacious maintenance organisation, and experienced personnel. But if these are not supported by a fit for purpose logistical infrastructure, the results of the maintenance effort will be disappointing. The same is true regarding the long term management of these assets for maximum gain.

canstockphoto20078780Asset Management Logistics includes the following:

  • The logical flow of people, work, materials, parts, information, etc. in the maintenance work situation.
  • Proper layout design and equipping of the maintenance organisation.
  • Proper design of maintenance plans, procedures, and support services to ensure supportability of production equipment.
  • Maintenance Inventory and Procurement systems that ensures an effective and efficient supply chain to support ongoing maintenance work.
  • Job design and work measurement that sets realistic standards for maintenance work execution.
  • Techniques of Forecasting, Planning, Maintenance Scheduling, and Project Management as means to plan and organise the asset management function well.

There are no formal courses or books on the subject of Asset Management Logistics. Consequently, the design of the logistical elements built into most asset management organisations are based on very flimsy grounds. This course is meant to rectify this situation.

 

Course Content

Day 1: Introduction to Asset Management Logistics

  • What is asset Management Logistics?
  • Importance of Asset Management Logistics

  • The Asset Life Cycle as the Logistical context

  • What is included?

  • Logistics feeding the Asset Management Business

  • Supportability Analysis

  • Systems Engineering

  • Maintenance Concept

  • Integrated Logistical Support

  • Logistics inside the Asset Management Business

  • Overview

  • Facility location

  • Design for capacity

  • Organisation Design

Day 2: Logistics inside the Asset Management Business

  • Layout Design
    • Layout Types
  • Work Flow
    • Heuristics
    • Workflow as idea
    • Why is flow so important?
    • Workflow central to logistics
    • Workflow and efficiency
  • Task Design
    • The Maintenance Plan
    • Task Analysis
    • Task Content
    • Task execution time
  • Support Services
    • Maintenance Planning
    • Scheduling Shutdown Management

Day 3: Logistical Support

  • Computerised Maintenance Management Systems
    • CMMS Success Factors
    • System Architechture
    • System Success determined by
    • Input Quality
    • Managing System Success
    • Essential CMMS Functions and
    • Features for Technology Driven Businesses
  • Provisioning
    • Introduction
    • Stockholding
    • Purchasing

 

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for Asset Managers, Maintenance Managers, Maintenance Engineers, Managers in control of Asset Management, Managers in control of Maintenance Stockkeeping and Purchasing, Design Engineers that design Maintenance Facilities, Project Managers that build Maintenance Facilities, Maintenance Supervisors, Maintenance Planners, and many others. It can play an important role to prepare maintenance and operational personnel to understand the fundamental asset management/maintenance organisation and the flow of work in a maintenance business, to enable them to properly support the operational processes.

 

Credits 8*, level 6**                      

* The course comprises 40 hours of study, of which 24 hours are in class, with a further 16 hours for the assignment.

**Higher Diploma level

         

 

 

Saturday, 28 June 2014 00:00

Short Courses

Short Courses are for those who want top information regarding a specific subject area, but who do not need all the credits involved in the more rigorous examination involved in Comprehensive Study

Our short course offering is specifically aimed at satisfying the need of gaining topical knowledge and know-how without too much pain being involved. Apart from S802, all these short courses consist of the combination of two to five one day modules, which has the potential of being recognised as part of a diploma course.

To get more information regarding a specific course, simply click on the appropriate link below.

For those who want more rigorously examined knowledge, Comprehensive Courses are the answer. Also consider Diploma Study.

 

Both the income from, and the cost of equipment are strongly dependent on Life Cycle Cost Management

S813 photo3The life cycle cost of a system does not start at system procurement, but at the moment that somebody has the idea that such system should exist. Such idea is then typically passed on to a designer / design team, who starts designing the system (through the generic design phases of (i) conceptual design, (ii) preliminary design, and (iii) detailed design). The design process normally also includes the system development process, involving the construction and testing of prototypes.

These early stages of the life cycle are critically important, because a very high proportion of the total system life cycle costs are committed at these early stages through the design decisions that are made.

Our aim is then to studying life cycle costing, so to attain an understanding of how to minimise the costs over the life cycle of the equipment, firstly through design inputs, but also through meaningfully influencing the maintenance and operation of the equipment over its operational life.

Course Content

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Day 1 - Foundational Facts

  • Introduction
  • Stages in the Life Cycle
  • Basic principles
  • Basic concepts
  • Annual Compounding

Day 2 - Engineering Economics

  • Test 1
  • Valuation Models
  • Methods for Comparing Different Projects
  • Choosing Among Investment Alternatives

Day 3 - Life Cycle Analysis

  • Test 2
  • Life Cycle Cost Definitions
  • Introduction
  • Why use LCC?
  • What Goes into LCC?
  • Trade-off Tools for LCC
  • Engineering Facts
  • Adding Uncertainty to the LCC Results
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Day 4 - Equipment Replacement

  • Test 3
  • Equipment Replacement and Retirement
  • Depreciation and Taxes

Day 5 - Estimation

  • Estimation: Theory and Practice
  • Examination
   

 

Who Should Attend

The course is intended for Asset Managers / Maintenance Engineers, Reliability Engineers, and all others that need to know about Life
Cycle Cost Management and Capital Replacement.

 

Important note: Laptop computer required – refer to terms and conditions on Course Registration form, and footnote on the Course Listing.

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Credits 12*, level 6**                      CPD Points: 5

* The course comprises 60 hours of study, of which 40 hours are in class, with a further 20 hours preparation for tests and the final examination.

**Higher Diploma level

          

 Textbook Provided

LCC Schaums

Monday, 23 June 2014 00:00

S812: Road Maintenance

No economy can be sustainably vibrant without good roads

S812 photo1Our roads are a key asset to the South African Economy. It plays a sizeable role in our ability to produce and distribute. And it also gives us the ability to commute fast from place to place. The road system can thus rightly be described as a national asset. The quality of the roads determines the speed and safety with which people and goods can move. It is thus a key element in creating wealth.

Large parts of our road network fell into disrepair over the last 20 years. One of the reasons for this is the change in goods/material transport strategy. It was decided in the late 80's to change from largely rail transport to mainly road transport. Another reason for this state of affairs is a lack of proper road maintenance.

This situation needs to be dealt with soon. It will need a mixed strategy. The first component of such strategy will need to be road repair / road rebuilding. Where repair is still viable it should be the chosen option. But where the road's structure has been damaged, it will have to be rebuilt. The second part of such mixed plan of action calls for a program of preventive maintenance. This is vital to prevent a future recurrence of this state of affairs.

S812 photo2A blend of road surface restoration and preventive maintenance will have three effects. It will firstly help to allow people and goods to move safely. Secondly, it will ensure that our road network is kept in a good condition. Lastly, it will keep the long term cost of roads to the economy at an acceptable level.

A good road surface preventive maintenance scheme is made up of a whole range of methods. The goal of these are to increase road surface life in a cost effective and efficient way. A scheme with the right mix of strategies can result in an ongoing good road surface condition. This concept, as simple as it seems, has not been fully accepted by road authorities. They thus opt for reactive repairs rather than for prevention.

The course addresses the following areas:

  • Maintenance Principles
  • Road Design
  • Road Pavement Repairs
  • Preventive Maintenance of Roads
  • Road Condition Assessment
  • Implementing and using a Road Condition Database

Road condition inspection plays a key role in road maintenance. It is the main input prompting preventive action. It is covered for both flexible (i.e. asphalt) and rigid (i.e. concrete) surfaces.

S812 photo3Guidelines are amongst others also provided for:

  • Sealing of cracks• Patching and pothole repairs
  • Spray patching
  • Repairs to storm drainage ducts
  • Service trenches
  • Repairs associated with service access openings
  • Partial and full-depth repairs

Recommendations are practical - it centres on methods and products that are effective and improve road surface life.

Course Content

 

 Day 1 - Maintenance Principles

  • The maintenance Function in Context
  • Principles of Preventive Maintenance
  • Effectiveness of Preventive Maintenance
  • Maintenance Strategies

Road Design

  • Types of roads
  • Design of local roads

Road Pavement Repairs: General

Road Pavement Repairs: Flexible Pavements

  • Crack Treatments
  • Surface Treatments
  • Pothole Patching and Repair

Preventive Maintenance I

  • Introduction to Preventive Maintenance
  • Types of Preventive Maintenance
  • Crack & Joint Sealing
  • Chip Seal
  • Micro Surfacing
  • Overband Crack Fill
 

Day 2 - Road Pavement Repairs: Rigid Pavements

  • Repair Materials
  • Full Depth Repair
  • Partial Depth Repair
  • Slabjacking
  • Subsealing
  • Asphalt Undersealing
  • Diamond Grinding
  • Load Transfer Restoration
  • Polymer Concrete

Preventive Maintenance II

  • Scheduling Preventive Maintenance
  • Selecting Preventive Treatments

Road Condition Assessment

  • Distress Identification and Severity
  • ASTM D-6433 07 Standard for Pavement
  • Condition Index Surveys

Road Condition Database

  • Road Inspection
  • Pavement Rating System
  • Road Database Software

 

Who Should Attend

The course is designed to address specific needs of those who manage and oversee road pavement maintenance activities, select maintenance treatments, specify maintenance techniques and materials, supervise field maintenance operations, and provide quality
assurance.

Credits 6*, level 5**                      

* The course comprises 30 hours of study, of which 16 hours are in class, with a further 14 hours for the assignment.

**Occupational Certificate level

 

 

 

Water treatment is a very serious and emotive issue at this time

S811 photo2This topic is continuously in the news. Local governments struggle to operate and maintain water treatment plants successfully. Some large industrial organisations have the same problem. In the meantime the environment and consumers of water are at risk.

S811 photo1The need for operations and care of different production plants is similar – i.e. the operational and maintenance principles are the same. Yet, water treatment plants clearly do have many aspects that are unique.

The course touches on both operations and maintenance issues. Its objective is to train both operations staff and maintenance staff. What's more, it deals with both fresh water supply plants and wastewater treatment plants.

 

The course addresses the following areas:

Day 1: Water Treatment and Maintenance Principles: Nature’s water treatment cycle, Water quality requirements, Water treatment system overview, Wastewater sources, Maintenance Principles: The maintenance function in context, Principles of Preventive Maintenance, Plant Inspection.

Day 2: Water Treatment Technology: Operation and Maintenance I: Water intake and screening, Coagulation and Flocculation, Sedimentation, Biological Treatment, Filtration, Disinfection, Distribution, Discharge Effluent, Maintenance of Water Plant components: Pump Maintenance, Pipeline Maintenance, Maintenance of Civil Structures, Lubrication, Corrosion Control, Machinery Alignment, V-belt drives, Flexible Couplings, Electric Motors, Control Components, Lighting.

Day 3: Water Treatment Technology: Operation and Maintenance II: Water Delivery Quality, Monitoring water quality, Advanced treatment of Wastewater, Membrane Separation Technologies, Ion Exchange, Solids Management.

 

Course Content

Day 1 - Water Treatment and Maintenance Principles

  1. Introduction
  2. Nature’s Water Treatment Cycle
  3. Water Quality Requirements
  4. Water Treatment System Overview
  5. Wastewater Sources
  6. Maintenance Principles
  7. The Maintenance Function in Context
  8. Principles of Preventive Maintenance
  9. Plant Inspection

Day 2 - Water Treatment Technology: Operation and Maintenance 1

  1. Water Intake and Screening
  2. Coagulation and Flocculation
  3. Sedimentation
  4. Biological Treatment
  5. Filtration
  6. Maintenance of Water Plant Components:
    1. Pump Maintenance
    2. Pipeline Maintenance
    3. Maintenance of Civil Structures
    4. Lubrication
    5. Corrosion Control
    6. Machinery Alignment
    7. V-belt Drives
    8. Flexible Couplings
    9. Electric Motors
    10. Control Components
    11. Lighting

Day 3 - Water Treatment Technology: Operation and Maintenance 2

  1. Disinfection
  2. Distribution
  3. Discharge Effluent
  4. Water Delivery Quality
  5. Monitoring Water Quality
  6. Advanced Topics
  7. Advanced Treatment of Wastewater
  8. Membrane Separation Technologies
  9. Ion Exchange
  10. Solids Management
  11. Caring for Equipment:
  12. Principles of Care
  13. Inspection
  14. Lubrication

 

S811 photo3Who Should Attend

The course is intended for both operations and maintenance staff. It is also meant for managing staff.

Credits 8*, level 5**

* The course comprises 40 hours of study, of which 24 hours are in class, with a further 16 hours for the assignment.

**Occupational Certificate level

 

 Textbook Provided

Water book

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