The Circularity Gap Report 2023 Released

A report released in Jan23 entitled “ The Circularity Gap Report”

  • examines the global issue of rising material extraction and use
  • outlines how with a circular economy we can fulfil peoples needs for materials within the safe limits of the planet
  • points out how to use less, use longer, use again and make clean circular  solutions for four of the global systems (food systems, built environment, mobility and transport,  manufactured goods and consumables)
  • how purpose drive collaboration between public and provide sector can be used to scale the transition to a circular economy
  • acknowledging that differences in approaches from each country are expected to meet the shared global foal of reversing environmental overshoot whilst meeting needs of people.
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Consultation on the Handbook for Implementation of the Principles for resilience Infrastructure

Comments are sought on the Jan23 draft document UNDRR document “ Handbook for Implementation of the Principles for resilience Infrastructure”.

In consultation with over 100 countries, stakeholders and experts The Principles for Resilient Infrastructure was developed to raise awareness around resilient infrastructure, integrate resilience as a core value in the planning and implementation of infrastructure projects, and assist the public and private sectors in making risk-informed policy and investment decisions.

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New Maintenance Work Management Webinar Series

The Maintenance & Reliability special interest group is pleased to present a series on Maintenance Work Management. What do you know about maintenance work management? What are the basics? And then how are they applied differently, depending on the asset base?

Join us for our 5 part webinar series where we first introduce the concepts of work management and then take a deep dive into the nuances between different industries and assets with maintenance and asset management leaders.

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Melbourne Technical Event on RAMS application for the Asset Life Cycle

For those local to Melbourne, come along and join the Asset Management Council’s Melbourne Chapter on Wednesday 15 February for an in person technical presentation and networking event on RAMS application for the Asset Life Cycle.

Click here to register your attendance



Date:  Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Time: 5.30pm (for 6pm start) – 7.30pm
Place: Melbourne CBD (Venue TBC)
Cost: Free for AMCouncil members, otherwise $35
Earn: 2 CPD points

Speaker: Dr Allen Tam, Technical Director – Engineering & Asset Management, DB Engineering & Consulting

Summary:

RAMS (Reliability Availability Maintainability & Safety) is a common term used in asset management and systems engineering to represent the consideration of uncertainty for a given asset life-cycle. RAMS Engineering as an engineering discipline is dedicated to the elimination of assets, equipment, process, services failures throughout the life-cycle. It is a specialist field as a sub-discipline of Systems Engineering which is recognised as important during design phase but often not utilised fully to realised its value. This paper presents how RAMS engineering skills contribute to the life-cycle performance of a product/asset/services and how various tools can be applied.

About the speaker: 

Allen is a senior engineering and commercial leader demonstrated in complex and asset-intensive operations, delivering initiatives and changes to realise full value and return for assets, people and investors. Currently lead Deutsche Bahn Engineering & Consulting Australia’s Competency Centre in RAMS, Systems Engineering and Asset Management.