PAS 55 Implementation, Certification & Training
What is PAS 55?
PAS 55, published by the British Standards Institution provides a consistent set of requirements for Good Practice of physical assets – PAS 55 is applicable to all industry sectors. MCP was involved with the writing of the original PAS 55, and worked with a team from the Institute of Asset Management (IAM) to develop an assessment methodology which can be used by any organisation wishing to achieve PAS 55 Certification. MCP is now also one of The Institute of Asset Management's Endorsed Trainers - with training that maps to BSI PAS 55.
What is PAS 55?
PAS 55 is the British Standards Institution's "Publicly Available Specification" for the optimised management of physical assets - it provides clear definitions and a 28-point requirements specification for joined-up, risk-based, optimised and whole-life asset management systems.
What does PAS 55 do?
Companies in all sectors are rapidly picking up on the potential for achieving benefits through improving asset management and delivering highly reliable, stable and cost-effective asset performance in terms of improved customer service, and also in enhanced relationships with Regulators. So the flow of companies wishing to prepare for PAS 55 Asset Management certification will grow, and we can expect PAS 55 Certification for asset intensive businesses to become in due course as much a requirement as ISO 9000.
PAS 55 has two parts:
Part 1:
Specification for the optimised management of physical infrastructure assets. These form the basis for any assessment of conformance (internal or external) and subsequent certification.
Part 2:
Guidelines for the application of PAS 55-1 provides guidance to aid the understanding of the intent of the requirements in Part 1. It does not introduce any new requirements.
How do I find out more?
MCP is running a one day PAS 55 awareness course to explain what PAS 55 involves.
As an Institute of Asset Management Endorsed Trainer, MCP also offer a Training Course that maps clearly to the latest Competences Framework (November 2008) and complements BSI PAS 55:2008. Anyone who successfully completes MCP's Training course will receive an IAM branded certificate. MCP’s Asset Management Principles, Policy & Strategy Training Course is aimed at those organisations needing to demonstrate that they are applying good practice asset management - Details on MCP's PAS 55 courses.
Why choose MCP?
- MCP is now one of The Institute of Asset Management's Endorsed Trainers - with training that maps to BSI PAS 55
- "We have worked successfully in partnership with MCP to achieve compliance and certification to PAS 55 and deliver our goal of world class asset performance." EMCOR Facilities Management.
- Extensive practical experience of helping organisations within a range of sectors achieve PAS 55 certification
- MCP's PAS 55 clients include: BAA, Scottish Water, Scottish Power, Emcor, Serco, Dubai Road Transport
- 30 year history of Asset Management Services to Global Clients
- 15 years experience of Asset Management Systems Assessments plus supporting database
- PAS 55 approach is an integral part of MCP's hands-on World Class Continuous Performance Improvement Programmes.
- PAS 55 also includes key areas such as people management, skills and competencies which are essential to delivery of High Performing Assets at minimum Total Life Cycle Cost
- MCP's AMIS maintenance audits are being used by multi-national organisations to complement PAS 55.