Upon successful completion of the course the candidate will be familiar with:

• The RCM Guide
• RCM Objectives
• RCM Principles and Analysis
• Implement an RCM System

To gain a detailed understanding of RCM.

This course is aimed at Maintenance Engineers/Technicians.

Day 1

• The RCM Guide
• Definitions
• Objectives
• Focus more on Functional Importance
• Looking at Failure and Repair history
• RCM “Principles” – Part 1
• Business Orientated & Function Orientated
• System Focused
• Investigates how equipment fails
• Defining the best maintenance strategy
• RCM acknowledges designed limitations
• RCM as an ongoing task

Day 2 

• RCM “Objectives”
• How to determine optimum maintenance program
• Optimise maintenance efforts
• How to focus on the most important functions of the system
• Evaluating Risks with RCM Program
• How to strive for the required reliability and maintainability

• • At the lowest cost
  • Without sacrificing safety
  • Without sacrificing the environment

• RCM Principles
• Maintenance - Business Orientated

• • Operations efficiency
  • Quality
  • Cost
  • Safety
  • Environment

Day 3

• Function Orientated
• How RCM investigates how equipment fails

• • Failures
  • Failures Mode
  • Failure Cause
  • Failure effect
  • Failure Patterns

• “RCM Tools”
• Selection & Prioritising tool (Pareto Analysis)
• Failure analysis tool (FMECA)
• Reliability modelling tools (Reliability Block Diagram, Fault Tree)
• Decision Tool (Decision Tree Analysis)

Day 4

• “RCM Analysis”
• Study Preparation
• System Selection & Definition
• System Function Definition
• Functional Failures Definition
• Failure Mode Analysis
• Failure Consequences Assessment
• Selection of Maintenance Actions
• Data Collection & Documentation
• CMMS & RCM Integration

Day 5

• “RCM Implementation”
• Define the scope of objectives of the project
• Establish Review Groups

• • Facilitator
  • Project manager
  • Operations Personnel
  • Maintenance personnel

• Training the review group
• Schedule for training group
• Plan correctly meetings
• Plan senior management audits
• How to implement the selected task
• How to document the tasks and procedures
• Benefits From Installing RCM
• Cost savings improve
• Rationalisation of certain tasks
• Improved safety… How?
• Improved environmental integrity
• Precise & Comprehensive maintenance database
• Improved teamwork…. How?
• Greater motivation of individuals

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.