Overdue work should be tracked and brought up-to-date. Preventive maintenance scheduling should make sure that the interval is maintained between preventive actions. For example, if a preventive task for May is done on the thirtieth of the month, the next monthly task should be done during the last week of June. It is foolish to do a preventive maintenance task on May 30th and another June 1st, just to be able to say one was done each month. In the case of preventive maintenance, the important thing is not the score but how the game was played | 24 Fundamental Requirements of Effective Preventive Predictive Maintenance production supervisor in charge of the equipment to establish a specific time for the preventive task. 5 The craftsperson should make every effort to do the job according to schedule. 6 As soon as the work is complete the maintenance person should notify the production supervisor so that the equipment may be put back into use. Overdue work should be tracked and brought up-to-date. Preventive maintenance scheduling should make sure that the interval is maintained between preventive actions. For example if a preventive task for May is done on the thirtieth of the month the next monthly task should be done during the last week of June. It is foolish to do a preventive maintenance task on May 30th and another June 1st just to be able to say one was done each month. In the case of preventive maintenance the important thing is not the score but how the game was played. Assuring Completion A formal record is desirable for every inspection and preventive maintenance job. If the work is at all detailed a checklist should be used. The completed checklist should be returned to the maintenance office on completion of the work. Any open preventive maintenance work orders should be kept on report until the supervisor has checked the results for quality assurance and signed off approval. Modern computer technology with handheld computers and pen-based electronic assistants permits paperless checklists and verification. In many situations a paper work order form is still the most practical media for the field technician. The collected data should then be entered into a computer system for tracking. Record Keeping The foundation records for preventive maintenance are the equipment files. In a small operation with less than 200 pieces of complex equipment the records can easily be maintained on paper. The equipment records provide information for purposes other than preventive maintenance. The essential items
