Section 4 Condition Monitoring (Predictive) Maintenance

5 Establishing Condition-monitoring Maintenance Task

Action Limits
Another aspect of a condition-monitoring maintenance task is ensuring that action limits are
established. This involves establishing limits that result in corrective actions when they are exceeded.
The actions may involve any of the following:
i) Reperforming the condition-monitoring task to verify the results
ii) Altering the task interval to ensure closer monitoring of the equipment
iii) Initiating corrective actions to prevent the impending equipment failure
Establishing limits helps ensure that condition-monitoring tasks are effective in detecting and/or
preventing the failure.

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