Operations Readiness and Assurance (OR&A, Ops Readiness) is a systematic management approach to safety, health, environment, reliability, and availability, and an asset efficiency to ensure a smooth handover from the project to operation phase that is used in the oil and gas, hydrocarbon, and energy industries. OR&A is the process of preparing the custodians of an asset under construction that is fully developed an ownership of the asset, accepts responsibility for performing the safe and efficient operation, and capable of achieving Ready to Operate status by the operational organisation at the time of handover from the project execution team or contractor.

Related Definitions in the Project:  The Operation and Maintenance; Project Management