Planned preventive maintenance programmes

Maintenance (description of planned preventive maintenance programmes and recording system). 

There should be a planned preventive maintenance programme, procedures and records for the HVAC system. Records should be kept. 

A Planned Preventative Maintenance Programme and Standard Operating Procedure for carrying out the maintenance, should be in place. It should refer to all relevant equipment and apparatus to be included in the programme. Responsible persons, should be fisted, canrying out maintenance in accordance with the specified time schedule. Records should be kept as evidence of maintenance checks and repairs. 

Any intrinsically safe equipment will also need to be used by competent persons and included both within an inspection and testing programme undertaken by competent engineers and in a planned preventive maintenance programme. 

Accidental fire in dust extract ducting Dust ignited by heat from overheated extractor fan bearing Lack of maintenance of extract system Failure of planned preventive maintenance programme for the extract system Failure of management to monitor the PPM system Lack of adequate fire risk assessment... 

Evidence of ageing problems can appear progressively or suddenly. A rigorous inspection and visual examination plan based on a periodic in-service inspection programme or on a schedule for all selected components and systems should be established. It may also be part of the preventive maintenance programme. Scheduled inspections and visual examinations should be established consistent with the component, system and structure category. Symptoms of ageing related problems are distortion of dimensions, surfaces or materials, leaks, cracks, and even discoloration. Operators and maintenance staff should be... 

A programme to prevent business interruption can include planned lubrication, planned preventive maintenance, condition monitoring, statutory inspections, machinery replacement programmes, availability of key spares, identification of key machines, processes, areas, personnel etc. within the organisation, continued supply of raw materials, minimisation of production bottlenecks, and highlighting dependencies on specific items of plant, suppliers, customers, personnel, and/or public utilities (e.g. gas, electricity). 

All work equipment must also be adequately and suitably maintained in an efficient state to prevent breakdown and/or risks of fire, health or safety. A programme of planned preventive maintenance (PPM) must be implemented to ensure that work equipment is kept in efficient working order and in good repair and the fire risks are reduced to a reasonable level. The frequency of maintenance should be determined by ... 

These are arrangements that ensure that risk controls (workplace precautions) are implemented and maintained. For example the provision for ensuring that an adequate level of supervision is maintained during work processes a system for planned preventive maintenance for work equipment and specific safety systems and establishing a programme of inspections and audits for buildings, sites and workplaces. 

A system for inspecting workplace precautions is essential in any proactive monitoring programme. On many occasions it can form part of an organisation s arrangements for the planned preventive maintenance of plant (e.g. electrical maintenance and testing) and equipment (e.g. flashback arresters for oxy/fuel systems) which are also covered by legal requirements. 

Any plant stoppage is planned for carrying out preventive maintenance. Any urgent equipment repair/replacement programme is planned. 

Inadequate and poor maintenance enhances the fire risk so a planned fault reporting, periodic inspection, test and servicing programme is necessary to prevent the occurrence of most faults and the early discovery and rectification of those that do occur. The fault reporting system should identify faulty apparatus between inspections. The inspections should reveal such potential fire hazards as ... 

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