Standards Survey

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• Briefing on Survey
  • Background
  • Is Australia involved?
  • Milestones to June 2010
  • Detailed information
• Survey - 3 questions

Briefing on Survey

Background:

The Institute of Asset Management (IAM) led the development of a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) for Asset Management with the British Standards Institution (BSI). The first PAS for asset management, PAS 55, was published in 2004. PAS 55 is applicable to organisations where physical assets are a key or a critical factor in achieving its business goals.

PAS 55:2008 was developed and published to encapsulate a more diverse background (over 49 organisations from 15 industries in 10 different countries) to increase international consensus about required good practices in the management of physical assets.

In July 2009 BSI submitted a proposal to ISO for a family of 3 international standards to be prepared concerning:

1. Asset management - Overview, principles and terminology
2. Asset management - Requirements
3. Asset management - Guidelines on the application of ISO ?????(where ????? represents the number of the proposed "Requirements" standard)

A new work item proposal (NWIP) was submitted to the global members of ISO for a ballot which closed in November 2009. ISO through its technical management board (TMD) passed a resolution which requires BSI to organize a preliminary meeting (scheduled for 26-29 April) and to provide the TMB with a report and recommendatins of the meeting. Amongst other things the purpose of the meeting is to review the comments received from the NWIP ballot.

How is Australia involved?:

Australia, like any other country, has been invited to participate in the ISO AM development process. Participation is via the "National" Standards committee, Standards Australia in this instance.

Standards Australia (SA) invited Dr Melinda Hodkiewicz to the role of coordinating the development of the 'business case' for participation in the ISO development process. Derek Perkins agreed to deputise in the development/coordination work if Dr Melinda Hodkiewicz was unavailable.

Milestones to June 2010:

• Inaugural meeting of Australian stakeholders Nov 17th 2009
• Second Australian stakeholder meeting scheduled for 23rd Mar 2010
• BSI preliminary meeting (London) scheduled for 26-29 April 2010
• Submit the project proposal to standards Australia for approval 17th May 2010
• Standards Australia's Production Management Group (PMG) to consider the approval of the Project Proposal and the proposed asset management committee constitution, 9th June 2010.

More detailed information

The draft business case is outlined in this document.

• Document 1: Standards Australia submission for Asset Management issued 11-3-2010

First drafts of the asset management standards: ISO 55000-1 Asset management - Overview, principles and terminology, ISO 55000-2 Asset management - Requirements, ISO 55000-3 Asset management - Guidelines for the application of ISO 55000-2

• Document 2: 56_1358_DC.pdf

Survey - 3 questions