What is Yokogawa’s OpreX™ Control of Work Operations Management offering?
Yokogawa’s Operations Management suite, part of the OpreX Control of Work offering, digitizes and standardizes plant operations to deliver intelligent insights that strengthen communication, efficiency, and safety.
Yokogawa’s Field Assistant further enhances this by bringing essential desktop capabilities into the field, enabling real-time data access and faster task execution for field personnel.
Together, the wider OpreX Control of Work suite unifies these capabilities into a single, trusted source of truth, helping plants operate more safely and efficiently while increasing tool time, preventing unplanned shutdowns, and maximizing overall reliability and safety.
Details
Business Benefits
- A consistent and integrated approach to worker safety and plant operations
- Strengthened long-term retention of operational expertise and key learnings
- Optimized and standardized maintenance workflows
- Seamless integration of critical applications and systems
- Applied standard procedures and best practices
- Stronger communication and collaboration across departments
- Comprehensive and compliant Integrated Safe System of Work (ISSoW)
- Real-time access to critical information for better decision-making
Key Features
The Operations Management suite within Yokogawa’s OpreX Control of Work solution set includes the following functional modules:
Shift Management
Shift Log and Handover
The OpreX Control of Work Shift Log and Handover modules provides a structured, comprehensive way to capture, manage, and transfer all essential shift related information across functional areas.
- Shift Logs can be created by functional area, as needed by the site
- Each one contains all activity information necessary for the shift, including, e.g., live permits or permits in progress, isolation details, information from 3rd party software such as by OPC, and more
- Permalinks can also be created to useful information, such as weather reports or dashboard data
- Actions created can be assigned, and persons notified of new activities assigned to them that will appear on the ‘My Actions'tab within the module
- Critical shift information can be easily handed over between shifts, with each outgoing shift retained as part of the permanent record
Work Instruction
Work Instructions is additional functionality that can be added to the shift log module to allow basic work instructions to be logged directly into the shift log entry. The WI functionality allows a simple checklist-type form that can be set to be filled in periodically or as required. Once created, the form can be used again as needed.
- Work Instruction details can include details such as priority, planned start and completion, assigned to, work activity description and more
- Able to directly integrate to shift log and handover reports
- Timers can be set to allow multiple releases for regular check items during the shift
- Email alerts notify users of status changes and upcoming or overdue tasks
- Overdue items are clearly highlighted for quick visibility
- Viewed history is tracked and added to the audit trail
Intuitive Dashboards, Reports and Power BI
The system provides powerful dashboards and reporting tools that enable teams to view, track, and analyze operational performance and risk in real time while supporting informed decision making across the Control of Work environment.
View, Track, Plan, Check and Action:
- Current Situation
- Future Risk Level
- Hazardous Jobs – Confined Space
- Compare vs Previous Month
- Plus many more….
Power BI, Microsoft’s business intelligence tool, combines analytics and visualization to support decision‑making, is easy to use for both analysts and non‑specialists, and is available to clients within the OpreX Control of Work system.
Incident Management
The OpreX Control of Work Incident Management module provides a centralized solution for logging, tracking, and managing incidents, accidents, and near misses across all operational areas.
It ensures consistent reporting, full traceability, and clear accountability from initial reporting through to close out.
- Centralized Logging of incidents, accidents, and near misses using standardized Incident Forms
- Unique Incident Numbers for consistent tracking and auditability
- Advanced Search & Filtering by incident number, area, date, classification (Class 1–5), keywords, and equipment type
- Workflow Based Sign Off with area defined responsibilities
- Reporting & Documentation, including configurable log reports, email distribution, and attachment of supporting files and images
- Flexible Document Storage, with options to store files in system or link to external cloud or server repositories
Management of Change
The system captures the purpose and impact of each change, identifies required personnel and standards, carries comments forward through every stage, and allows supporting documents to be attached for full context.
- Simple navigation of the key stages following best practice
- Send email reminders to involved individuals at key stages
- Emails support links that automatically direct the user to the required change
Summary
Yokogawa’s Control of Work environment unifies essential operational insights such as current conditions, future risks, and hazardous job activity to help teams plan and execute work safely and consistently across the site. This integrated approach strengthens communication, supports standardized practices, and ensures critical information flows smoothly between departments.
For more on Yokogawa’s industry-leading Control of Work solutions, including Digital Permit to Work, Risk Assessment, Isolations, and Field Assistant Mobile capabilities, visit www.yokogawa-rap.com.
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