The workshop is designed to discuss and elaborate on the Gulf Society for Maintenance & Reliability (GSMR) Pillars of the Body of Knowledge (BoK) to help candidates come to an understanding of these pillars and their elements. GSMR's Body of Knowledge (BoK) consists of five pillars for professionals and organizations: MR&AM Strategy, Asset Reliability, Maintenance Work Process, Systems and Technologies, and People and Leadership. The knowledge, skill set, and abilities that are essential to each of these pillars and their elements will be discussed in detail.

The workshop provides an excellent opportunity to acquire knowledge through the interactive group discussions, explanations of the rationales behind the many MR&AM concepts, and their applications in real life, to benefit the individuals and their organizations. There will also be opportunities to review and discuss practice questions and issues that are faced in real life situations, with useful recommended readings.

The workshop addresses all aspects of the maintenance work management process in major industrial sites. The maintenance planning and scheduling workshop will provide participants with a clear understanding of the strategic role that planning and scheduling plays in today’s industrial organizations. Pre-workshop and Post-workshop exams will reinforce retention of the lessons learnt.

Over the last few decades, there have been major global advances in asset management standards, concepts and principles. More than ever organizations need to understand the importance of implementing a holistic approach to asset management to realize maximum value from their assets. This course will provide participants guidance on the development, implementation and maintenance of a comprehensive asset management system in the context of ISO 55000. It will also help participants to prepare for and write the Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) Exam.

The workshop provides essential knowledge required for embarking on a program to enhance maintenance performance through early identification of potential failures to eliminate and minimize equipment breakdowns. The workshop will discuss the various technologies available in the market to help with the efforts of early detection of failures, and how to integrate their applications with the activities required for achieving excellence through the implementation of Best-in-Class Maintenance Work Process.

Work control, planning, and scheduling will be covered. Better utilization of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) will also be covered in this workshop. A pre and post seminar self-assessment will be given to indicate delegate’s competency improvement.

The workshop provides essential knowledge required for embarking on a program to enhance maintenance performance through early identification of potential failures to eliminate and minimize equipment breakdowns. The workshop will discuss the various technologies available in the market to help with the efforts of early detection of failures, and how to integrate their applications with the activities required for achieving excellence through the implementation of Best-in-Class Maintenance Work Process.

Work control, planning, and scheduling will be covered. Better utilization of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) will also be covered in this workshop. A pre and post seminar self-assessment will be given to indicate delegate’s competency improvements.

In any business problems failures, and incidents lead to deviating from meeting the business goals and desirable outcome. There are many ways to discover and solve such obstacles. Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a very effective problem-solving method that focuses on finding and resolving the underlying causes and not only the symptoms of problems/failures/incidents thus preventing them from reoccurring again and again.

Reliability of any system is greatly improved by decreasing the probability of its components failures, and maintenance and reliability personnel are key players in decreasing the probability of such failures in any plant. This workshop is designed to acquaint the participants with the concepts, methodologies, and practices of RCA.

Participants will learn how to conduct a systematic Root Cause Analysis (RCA) as applied to maintenance and reliability. The workshop starts with an overview of the various RCA methods such as the linear method (5 Whys), fault trees, fishbone, and the barrier analysis method. Then, the focus shifts to one systematic RCA method that should lead to the same root causes regardless of who uses the method.

The Shutdown Planning and Management Workshop is a four day workshop that will define the purpose of and types of shutdowns. The workshop will also highlight the factors effecting shutdown duration in addition to some specific shutdown and post shutdown management techniques.

The Business Driven Reliability (BDR) Workshop is a four day workshop that will reflect on the M&R issues from a business perspective. It will provide an insight in best practices of the Maintenance Work process, and review the basic skills of the maintenance & Reliability Engineers and will provide participants with an understanding of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) techniques.

The Gulf Society for Maintenance & Reliability (GSMR) has established a hub of knowledge creation and exchange in the Arabian Gulf region, to provide training and facilitate professional certification. As part of its mission to share knowledge and exchange best practices, the GSMR Body of Knowledge (BoK) was evolved to offer specialized guidance to individuals, leaders, managers, and service providers working in the field of Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Management (MR&AM) both internal and external to organizations.

The GSMR BoK focuses on all aspects of maintenance, from the basics of world-class maintenance to creating a reliability culture within the organization.

The Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) program is one of the leading credential programs for certifying the knowledge, Competency & skills in asset management standards based on ISO 55001. CAMA has been developed and is offered by the World Partners in Asset Management, a partnership of non-profit professional associations including the Asset Management Council (Australia), the Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (USA), Gulf Society for Maintenance & Reliability (GSMR), ABRAMAN (Brazil), IFRAMI (France) and PEMAC (Canada).

CAMA is a globally recognized certification in compliance with ISO 55001, ISO 17021-5 and ISO 19011. The focus is about maximizing the value of your physical assets through setting the standards and platform for Asset Management in profit and non-profit organizations such as government and semi-government agencies.