Inspections
Inspections are the most common form of preventive maintenance with most maintenance departments. The inspection help with tracking the When, What, and How.
When inspections need to take place ...
The inspections are performed for a variety of reasons:
- Proactively looking for potential issues and problems.
- Demonstrate the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) safety compliance.
- Operators (rather than just the maintenance staff) to perform inspections and pre-checks before running equipment or using an asset.
What needs to be inspected ...
The inspection is created from a template, and this lets your technicians and operators know what needs to be inspected.
How to respond when issues are discovered ...
How you respond to a discovered issue depends on many factors:
- The industry you work in.
- The nature of the problem that was discovered.
- Resources available to respond.