TM Master Criticality Explained

In this article, we'll explain how criticality works in the TM Master system.

Understanding criticality helps you prioritize tasks and resources based on their importance.

Critical Components

It is possible to mark any individual component as critical; it is also possible to assign a critical category.

(Critical to safety, Critical to Operation etc.). The critical category names are defined by each company as a code list which can be found and edited via administration -> codes.

It is also possible to colour code each category and the selected colour will be used as text colour for the component in the grid. (In example below, red has been assigned)

Critical Jobs

By default all jobs added to a critical component is also considered “critical” (with same criticality type).

However, some jobs may not be considered critical even if they are on a critical component. IE: “Check the condition of the paint on component” or similar, so it is possible to mark jobs on critical components as “Not Critical”.

Critical Spare Parts

When it comes to spare parts, it is not possible to mark an individual spare part as “Critical” on its own.

A spare might be critical on one component but the same spare may be used on several components and not be considered critical on them.

Therefore, a spare part can only be marked as critical in relation to a component.

In order to mark the spare part as critical for the component, you will need to open the spare from the components spare part list, when you do this a section on the spare part form describes the relation between the spare part and component (ref image below) one of the setting is a check box called “critical”

 

Additional Risk Functions For Components

 

There are three sub tabs on the component form (marked in blue in image below) dealing with risk/criticality.

 

 

“Criticality” tab

The sub tab called “Criticality”, allows you to select compensating measures (compensation measures are added as codes, and these can be added by each individually as they see fit.)

It is also a text field to store the assessment/description of why the component is considered critical.

The FMEA sub tab

The FEMA sub tab (Failure mode and effects analysis) allows you to store your FEMA assessment for individual component.

You can set a “Risk factor” related to a failure for the system the component is part of (Sewage system, fresh water system, Engine cooling system etc.), and a risk factor on the “sub system” or “function”, (“pumping”, “storing” etc. ).

In addition, there is a text field available to store the reasoning for the assessment.

This assessment is related of course to the “System” and “Function” field (marked with green), describing the system the component is part of and what function it performs in that system.

The “Consequence / Risk evaluation” sub tab

On this sub tab, you can rate the risk/consequence of failure for the component in relation to HSE, Production and Cost.

Each risk level/code (high, medium, low etc.) can be assigned a numeric value which results in a numerical risk value for the component, which is shown on component form  (Marked green below) and in the component grid.

The risk value can be configured to either show only the highest of the three numeric values or add them together.