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S.O.P.
Breakdown Maintenance of Equipment, Machinery and Facility

OBJECTIVE
To lay down the procedure for breakdown maintenance.

SCOPE
This SOP shall be applicable for equipment, machinery, and facility breakdown.

RESPONSIBILITY
Operator/Technician/Officer/Executive

ACCOUNTABILITY
Maintenance In charge

PROCEDURE

1. Communicate the breakdown to the engineering department and handover the breakdown note.
2. Officer/ executive- engineering will depute the technician to attend the breakdown.
3. While carrying out the breakdown maintenance, ensure that following steps are taken:
4. Switch off the power supply and put a board on machine stating, “UNDER MAINTENANCE”.
5. Discuss the incidence of breakdown with the operator to understand the details.
6. Carefully inspect the machine and check the cause of the breakdown.
7. After identifying the cause, if any parts/ assemblies of the machine are to be dismantled, mark properly.
8. Keep the dismantled parts of the machine in the proper tray and clean them thoroughly.
9. After the repairs, assemble the parts, check assemblies for smooth operations and assemble on machine.
10. Lubricate the parts wherever lubrication is required, as per the MSDS for machine manufacturer/ supplier.
11. Record this information in the machine history card.
12. In case of any major part to be replaced, which may affect the machine performance should take place
through a change control procedure.