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Using the RSS Questionnaire

Performing an RSS analysis involves selecting the asset and answering a series of prompted questions. Before performing the RSS analysis, you can perform a prioritization analysis on the asset to determine its relative risk and consequence priority.

Note: Management defines the limits of tolerability for relative risk and asset priority. For more information, see Setting Relative Risk and Asset Priority Thresholds.

Filling in the questionnaire results in a recommended strategy. Possible strategies are:

•	Analysis pending – The questionnaire has not been completed.

•	Periodically review the asset’s current performance – The asset’s performance currently meets or exceeds targets and its risk and consequence priority are not high.

•	Plan, schedule, and implement RCM2 analysis – Analysis is required because the asset’s risk or consequence priority is high, performance does not meet targets, or the decision has been made to escalate from an MTA2 to an RCM2 analysis. Possible reasons for escalation are:

•	Asset performance issues appeared after an MTA2 was performed

•	The organization lacks adequate operational and maintenance knowledge of the asset

•	Reliability or maintenance programs have not been formally defined for the asset

•	The safety or environmental consequences of failure are high

In addition, constraint delay does not apply to the RCM2 analysis or the risk created by a delay is acceptable.

•	Plan, schedule, and implement MTA2 analysis – Analysis is required because the asset does not meet performance targets, its risk or consequence priority is not high, and either constraint delays do not affect the MTA2 or the risk of delay is acceptable.

•	Escalate to asset stakeholders – Constraint delays for an MTA2 are not acceptable.

See Strategy Selection in the Asset Reliability Process to see the flow chart representing the selection process.

When you have selected a strategy and saved the analysis, the analysis status changes accordingly. If appropriate, you can then request an analysis, as explained in Implementing a Recommended Strategy.

This topic explains how to use the RSS questionnaire to analyze the asset and determine its reliability strategy.

To Use the RSS Questionnaire

1.	In the analysis window, select the Properties view, General tab.

The Asset analyzed area displays information about the asset, including the asset priority and relative risk numbers that resulted from prioritization analysis. It also shows the tolerable thresholds for asset priority and relative risk. The results of the questionnaire will be displayed in the Analysis tab.

Note: If the Analyze button on the Analysis tab is not enabled, check the analysis status; it must allow questionnaires to be completed.

2.	On the Analysis tab, click Analyze. The Reliability Strategy Selection Questionnaire window appears. For example:

The asset and threshold priority and relative risk numbers also appear in this window. The panel on the right displays information about the asset, including its history, system information, and prioritization analyses.

3.	Review the asset information as needed and answer the first question by selecting Yes or No. Enter notes, if you wish.

4.	Click Next. The question that appears follows from your answer to the previous question. Continue to answer questions, enter notes, and click Next until the recommended strategy is displayed.

Tip: To revise an answer, click Back to return to it. Change your answer and continue through the questions by clicking Next.

5.	When the recommended strategy is displayed, click Finish. The questionnaire window closes. The recommended strategy, questions, answers, and notes are displayed in the Analysis tab. For example:

To change any of your answers, click Review. The questionnaire appears, and you can go through the questions and revise your answers as needed.