Risk Centred Maintenance (RCM)

The RCM method gives a clear view of your plant’s status from a risk perspective. This makes it possible to optimise maintenance activities at the same time as ensuring the reliability of your plant. Maintenance activities are directed towards preventive rather than corrective maintenance.

The maintenance plan is based on:

• The probability of the component breaking down or losing functionality
• The consequence of failure, regarding safety, economy and environment

This is Inspecta’s process for Risk Centred Maintenance (RCM):

• Survey of present maintenance activities and available component data
• Identification of your company’s acceptance criteria for Risk
• Gathering of data – focused on failure statistics and maintenance costs
• Screening – systems with low effect on safety and economy can be excluded from further analysis
• Detailed risk analysis for the rest of your systems. This is based on the principles that are used in an FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis)
• Identification and optimisation of maintenance activities, based on the results from the risk analysis

Benefits of using RCM

The RCM methodology makes it possible to perform more preventive maintenance and thus minimise unplanned shutdowns. This improves both the safety and economy of your operations and plant.