A Syste matic Manage ment Appr oach t o Sustaina...
In assessing the adequacy of process,one should look f or evidence of a systematic appr oach.
“Plan,do,check,act”is a si mple way of defining such an approach.
Pl an what is needed
Do it
Check that it wor ks
Act to correct any problems,f ix their causes,or i mprove per f or mance
First plan-Deter mine goals and deter mine methods of reaching the goals.
Identify activities in hydropower operations,and maintenance that could affect sustainability
(economic,social,and/or environ mental issues).
Identif y,assess,and eval uate potential hazar ds and risks associated wit h these activities taking into consideration legislation and regulations,and the concer ns of employees,co mmunities,custo mers,suppliers,and ot her stakehol ders.
Establish objectives and targets f or each relevant activity.These are the desired outco mes.
Identif y,docu ment,and communicate actions necessary to manage and control relevant activities,and to meet desired outco mes.
Consider:
—f actors t hat can affect t he results and t heref ore perf or mance
—monitoring and measuring
Incl ude considerations such as:suitable and adequate resources and co mpetencies,responsibilities and authorities,purchasing and contractors,legal and other requirements,recor ds that need to be maintained,measuring equip ment,etc.
Planning ensures proper preparation f or activities to be perf or med.
This reduces the risk of undesired results and poor perfor mance.(https://www.daowen.com)
Next,do what has been planned.Implement t he planned arrange ment incl uding the provision of adequate and suitable resources and co mpetencies,using operating processes,and monitoring and measuring.
Then check what has been done.
Deter mine if plans have been:
f ollowed as specified,and
eff ective in delivering t he required out put,and achieving objectives and tar gets.
Establish results and apply perfor mance measurements.Incl ude compliance with regulator y and legislative requirements.
Finally,act on the inf or mation available fromresults and perf or mance.
The ai mis to i mprove by:
fixing any problems,
correcting any deficiencies that have already caused problems,
preventing any problems that might occur in the f uture,and
making pr ocesses more efficient and eff ective.
This may involve:
correcting so met hing which was not i mplemented as planned,
adj usting the plan because it did not deliver what was required,
modif ying plans to i mplement i mpr ovements or f or changes in circu mstances.
Best practice considers available facts and evidence to develop processes that result in the greatest good with least har m.