Run a Practical FMEA Before the Lift
Apply a practical FMEA to identify and reduce the highest-priority failure modes in a steel operation.
A ladle crane lift is cleared, but the team wants to identify which failure mode needs stronger control before the lift. FMEA: failure mode -> effect -> cause -> current controls -> action priority The common trap is scoring everything as high risk and leaving with no specific control change. A useful FMEA separates severe-but-controlled from severe-and-weakly-detected. Map the lift step Break the work into observable steps: hook-up, pre-lift, travel, landing, disconnect. Failure modes become clearer when attached to a step rather than the whole job. Name failure modes and effects For travel, list path intrusion, radio mismatch, unexpected stop,…
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