CEPA FIMP Framework
CEPA Elements for a FIMP
The CEPA framework uses 13 elements to outline a FIMP program. The following are examples of FIMP resources which align with each of the CEPA elements. A FIMP resource can be any process or product utilized within a FIMP program that complements the associated CEPA element. Please see the CEPA FIMP RP for a more through description of each element.
1. FIMP scope
- FIMP procedures
- Asset management plans (AMPs)
- FIMP PDCA meeting notes and action items
- Topic or white-papers associated with prioritization and/or life cycle management
2. Corporate policies, objectives and organization
- Enterprise/corporate asset/risk/integrity management guidance
- Roles and responsibility definition found in AMPs
- KPIs and metrics important at enterprise and asset level
- Alignment and connection of corporate policies and objectives with FIMP objectives and policies
3. Description of facilities
- Asset management plans
- Rate case filings
- Managment review documentation
- GIS/SAP and other repositories of facility data and metadata
- FIMP procedures
4. Program records
- Asset management plans
- Construction, inspection and repair records
- GIS/SAP and other repositories of facility data and metadata
- Station or facility specific drawings
- Asset management plans
- FIMP procedures
- Construction, commissioning, operating, maintenance, inspection and repair records
- GIS/SAP and other repositories of facility data
- Station or facility specific drawings
- See table 27 in CEPA FIMP RP
5. Change management
- Enterprise or departmental change management standards and procedures
- Causal evaluations
- Application of management of change into PDCA cycle
- Horizon scanning for regulation changes
- Change management procedures for field engineering and/or design changes
6. Competency and training
- Enterprise or department training and assessment programs
- Roles and responsibility or RACI documents
- Skills assessments
- Training or curriculum assessments
7. Hazard identification and control
- Risk register and associated risk mitigation planning
- Application of hierarchy of controls
- Causal evaluations
- Process safety methods
- Industry scanning for new or emerging risks
- Material problem reports
- M&O and inspection reports and data
- See table 28 and 29 in CEPA FIMP RP
8. Risk assessment
- Risk register and associated risk mitigation planning
- Industry scanning for best practices
- Application of "hierarchy of controls"
- Causal evaluation process
- Process safety methods
9. Options for reducing uncertainty, frequencies and consequences
- Application of "hierarchy of controls"
- Prioritization tools
- Risk register and associated risk mitigation planning
- Industry scanning for best practices
- Obsolescence management methods
10. FIMP planning and execution
- FIMP procedures
- Asset management plans (AMPs)
- Budgeting and execution of mitigation programs
- Metric performance
- FIMP PDCA meeting minutes and action items
- FIMP PDCA meeting adherence
11. Repair
- Repair vs. replace criteria
- Lifecycle management
- Construction, commissioning, operation, inspection, repair and maintenance documentation
- Preferred vendors with MSAs
12. Continual Improvement
- MOC maturity assessments
- SMS maturity assessments
- Application of Plan/Do/Check/Act methods
- Risk metric trends and analysis
- Horizon scanning for new or emerging risks
13. Accident Investigations
- Causal evaluation process with escalating levels of rigor based on risk
- Enterprise corrective action program
- Archival and history of legacy significant events
- Tracking procedures for timely causal evaluations and timely corrective actions
- Leadership visibility into outcomes