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 by The British Academy For Training and Development, 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.

• 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

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