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Maintenance Policy
Maintenance Policy
Maintenance Policy
Statutory requirements.
Organisational requirements.
Customer charters.
Market requirements.
Industry standards.
Consequences of failure.
Overall Organisational strategy.
System interdependency.
5. Maintenance Policy Characteristics
Statutory requirements.
Maintenance is required in order to allow the
organisation to comply with minimum statutory
requirements. Failure to do so can result in
litigation.
Optional standards.
e.g. a charter to respond to call outs within a
certain time. Resources required for this will
depend upon the level of planned maintenance.
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Social factors
e.g. regeneration, via effective modernisation and
maintenance, of socially deprived areas.
Special considerations
Additional funding and grants may be available for special
projects.
7. Maintenance Policy Format
3. Validation
There should be a clearly defined space for validating
signatures. It is important that the maintenance policy is
seen as a strategic document that has been authorised
by appropriate management personnel.
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Age of Materials
component/unit
Statutory factors
Cost of replacement
part/whole units Discovered defects
Cost of postponing New technology
maintenance New working practice
History of maintenance New user requirement
Programming factors
2. Corporate policy considerations
Power based
Position of maintenance department
Organisation structural
Managerial interaction
Strategic maintenance policy
Nature of the organisation
4. Financial considerations
Organisational perceptions
Contribution from maintained asset
Link between maintenance & return
6. Environmental considerations