Mapping Safety equipment in Plant Maintenance

[Former Member]

Hello all,

I need to find the best way to map safety equipments (equipments that are critical for safe functioning of the sistem , and who's failure could result in accident) .

What specific features would thos have to have to ensure the are properly maintained ?

Do I use specific charachteristic and clasification?

Do I have to use EHS?

Thanks

Dejan

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Dejan,

you could take advantage of the SAP EAM integration with SAP Environment, Health, and Safety Management (EHSM) to manage the safety critical equipment.

You can link safety critical equipment ( PM Equipment, Functional location, Equipment PRT representing a PPE or a critical part for example) with a corresponding control object in EHSM.

The control object in EHSM is something that reduces the likelihood or severity of a negative consequence of a risk.

In EHSM you will have the control and its corresponding link to the technical object (PM).

The control is also linked to the EHS risk for which the control is reducing the likelihood or severity - thus defining it's criticality.

You can trigger recurring maintenance notifications for the technical object as well as regular inspections to monitor its effectiveness as a safety control.

You can also raise an incident when a control is found ineffective or if it is malfunctioning.

Regards,

Brindusa

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Brindusa,

Thanks , that's what I was assuming as it certainly would not be enough just to set it as an EQ or Fl with regular maintenance plans, and would require maybe even quality inspection and/or calibration

Would those objects in EHS be 1:! with a piece of EQ or it would be a generic object that can be assigned to multiple PM objects?

BR

Dejan

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Dejan,

There are different levels.

You can define Control Types ->Control Subtypes-> Control Catalogs in configuration

An example could be

Control Type : Maintenance (controls related to maintenance activities)

Control Subtype : Fire Protection ( controls related to fire protection)

Control Catalog:  Fire Extinguishers

In the Control Catalog you can define control master data - for example different types of fire extinguishers:

Control (masterdata):  Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher

Control (masterdata):  Foam Based Fire Extinguisher

For each control master data you can define a set of data such as an actions template, a catalog of questions relevant to the control inspections, objectives for the control, a responsible person.

The next level is an actual instance of the control master (a risk control) where the control is used in a particular context to treat a risk defined as a hazard at a location and a specific operational status.

You have a choice to link a PM technical object either at the control master data level 1:1 or at the risk control ( control instance level).

If you link it at the risk control level you have the control master data defined as generic ex Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher and you can specify which exact Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher (link to PM  Equipment no 10006767 - dry chemical fire extinguisher type FN456, serial nb, etc) together with the context : preventing fire hazard at workshop RTY, site678 and operational status: maintenance.

For each risk control you can also define a set of actions - such as recurrent maintenance, calibration.

Hope this helps,

Brindusa

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Brindusa,

this gives me a hint...:)

Best Regards

Dejan