Governed Artifact
Definition
Any entity within the asset integrity management system that is subject to governance controls — formal creation, modification, approval, and audit trail requirements. Governed artifacts include assets, failure modes, RBI assessments, risk register entries, MOC requests, inspection plans, action items, and formal risk acceptance decisions.
Context
In Reliatic, governed artifacts have immutable audit trails that record every significant change. They cannot be silently modified — all changes are timestamped, attributed to a user, and recorded in the audit log. This ensures that the complete history of every integrity-critical decision is preserved for regulatory compliance and forensic investigation.
Examples
- An RBI assessment is a governed artifact — its creation, each modification to PoF/CoF scores, approval, and any subsequent override are recorded with full audit trail.
- A failure mode's RPN scores are governed artifacts — a change from RPN 180 to RPN 720 is recorded with the previous values, the new values, the user, and the justification.
Applicable Standards
- ISO 55001:2014
Related Terms
A discrete, auditable event in the lifecycle of a governed artifact (asset, risk, MOC, inspection) that records a decision, approval, status change, or significant action. Governance events capture who did what, when, why, and with what authorization. They form the backbone of the audit trail and provide the evidence chain for regulatory compliance.
Audit TrailA chronological record of system activities, decisions, and data changes that provides documentary evidence of the sequence of events that have affected a specific operation, procedure, or artifact. In asset integrity management, the audit trail records who made what change, when, why, and with what authorization, creating an unbroken chain of evidence for regulatory compliance and forensic investigation.
Immutable RecordA data record that cannot be altered, deleted, or overwritten after creation. Immutable records use mechanisms such as cryptographic hash chains, append-only storage, and database-level enforcement (triggers and policies) to ensure that historical data integrity is preserved. Any correction to an immutable record is made by creating a new record that references and supersedes the original.
Management of Change(MOC)A systematic process for evaluating, approving, implementing, and documenting changes to process equipment, technology, procedures, or organizational structure that could affect safety, health, environment, or operations. MOC ensures that all changes are reviewed for potential hazards, that appropriate safeguards are implemented, and that affected personnel are informed and trained before the change is implemented.
Where this appears in Reliatic
This concept is used in the Governance module.