Element 05×Operations and Maintenance
Operations & Maintenance in Risk
Risk Assessment and Control
What Operations & Maintenance owns here
This element holds operational risk control — operational risk assessments, integrity risk management, MoC for operations, and deferral / production risk decisions.
Example documents, by tier
Standard 1
- Well Containment, Process Containment and Shutdown SystemsTypical exampleAsset · addsAlso in EI PSM · 16 Management of safety critical devicesAlso in Process Safety · Design integrityAlso in Safety Case · Safety and environmental critical elements
Process, procedure, work instruction 7
- Management of Change Control MatrixIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 12 Management of change and project managementAlso in Process Safety · Operating integrityNot safety case critical
- Overriding of Safeguarding Systems and AlarmsIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 17 Work control, permit-to-work and task risk managementAlso in Process Safety · Operating integrityNot safety case critical
- Risk Assessment Work InstructionIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 17 Work control, permit-to-work and task risk managementAlso in Process Safety · Operating integrityNot safety case critical
- Control System Cyber Security: Remote Access ProcessTypical exampleCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 08 Operating manuals and proceduresAlso in Process Safety · Operating integrityNot safety case critical
- Loss of Primary Containment NotificationTypical exampleCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 19 Incident reporting and investigationAlso in Process Safety · Operating integrityNot safety case critical
- Operating Manual: Life Saving EquipmentIn 1 of 3 operator registersRegion · addsAlso in EI PSM · 14 Emergency preparednessAlso in Process Safety · Operating integrityNot safety case critical
- Operational Risk Assessment for Impaired Safety and Environmental Critical ElementsIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 16 Management of safety critical devicesAlso in Process Safety · Operating integrityNot safety case critical
Supporting documents 1
- Decommissioning Risk RegisterIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 06 Hazard identification and risk assessmentAlso in Process Safety · Design integrityNot safety case critical
Guidance · outside the system 1
Informative, not a “shall”. These belong in the knowledge base, not the management system. How this works →
- Barrier Management GuidanceTypical exampleCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 16 Management of safety critical devicesAlso in Process Safety · Asset integrityNot safety case critical
Why these belong here
"This is where operations becomes a risk-control function rather than a production function. If MoC and deferrals are not actively governed here, the asset is operating outside its assessed risk envelope without knowing it."
What does not live here
- →The standards the controls are tested against — (Policies and Standards)E02 Policies
- →The procedures executing the controls — (Plans and Procedures)E07 Procedures
- →The independent verification of barrier health — (Assurance, Review and Improvement)E10 Assurance