• Enforce MOC best practices, regulatory requirements, and corporate methodologies (PHAs, PSSRs, training, etc.)
• Increase business efficiency and performance by reducing MOC backlog and expediting MOC processing
• Improve, streamline, and automate MOC tasks by eliminating errors and lost data that are inherent in paper-based workflow systems
• Enhance audits and reporting
• Ensure plant information is current, accurate, and available to all users whenever required
• Decrease the cost of managing, locating, and distributing information
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards and regulations
• Leverage knowledge in other plant systems for wider benefit
• Gain business intelligence decision-support due to knowledge stored and analyzed in the system
• Automate your existing business processes to improve efficiency
• Achieve continuous PHA revalidation

ioXpress User Interface

ioXpress can be set up for simultaneous use at multiple plant sites. The following interface shows an MOC application operating at four sites. After login, a general user interface is displayed with appropriate information based on the user assigned privileges and current work status. The main user interface provides information regarding the number of open MOCs for each site, and the number of open action items and workflow tasks for the user.

The ioXpress user interface is divided into six different regions or working areas. The following table describes the purpose and functionality of each region.

MOC Workflow Module

The following is an example of an MOC Workflow module. This module may be configured to your existing organizational structure or the entire workflow can be configured to match your existing workflow process. Some of the built-in features of the workflow module include:

• Individuals responsible for approvals are assigned automatically based on the specified plant area and unit
• Certain tasks, data or approvals may be required or omitted based on information specified in previous tasks
• Action items are generated automatically based on responses to questions on forms
• Tasks may not be completed until all required action items have been addressed
• Forms can be linked to the version of a document at the time the task is completed
• Once a task is completed, the information on the dynamic forms cannot be changed
• Provisions are included for handling temporary and emergency changes
• Action items generated by activities outside of the workflow (i.e., PHA and PSSR) can be imported and tracked within the workflow
• PHAs can be revalidated for each change (continuous PHA revalidation)
• Each new MOC is assigned a unique reference number automatically
• E-mail notification is provided to all individuals who are responsible for advancing the workflow or completing assigned action items, with a link to the workflow

When viewing the workflow graphic display completed tasks are shown in dark green, tasks that are ready to be completed are shown in light blue, tasks not completed and not yet ready to be completed are shown in grey.