4.
DOCUMENTING SERVICE WORK AND PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE:DOCUMENTING SERVICE WORK IS A CRITICAL PART OF A
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. KEEPING RECORDS ON EACH
MACHINE GIVES A CLEAR PICTURE OF THE EQUIPMENT’S
HISTORY. DOCUMENTATION ALSO RECORDS WHEN PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE INTERVENTION HAPPENED AND WHAT WAS
ACCOMPLISHED. THESE MAINTENANCE RECORDS BUILD A PATTERN OF
MACHINERY BEHAVIOR, AND THEY CLEARLY PREDICT POTENTIAL
PROBLEMS IN SIMILAR MACHINES. DOCUMENTS ALSO PROVE PROACTIVE
MAINTENANCE TASKS THAT SUPPORT A MACHINE’S VALUE AT RESALE.
KNOW THE MAJOR TYPES AND CAUSES OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
FAILURE
SUDDEN FAILURE:THIS IS THE MOST SERIOUS AND DAMAGING TYPE OF
EQUIPMENT FAILURE. IT HAPPENS WITH LITTLE WARNING AND NO
CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR RESPONSE. SUDDEN FAILURE LEAVES THE
MACHINE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL IT’S REPAIRED AND PUT BACK IN
SERVICE. UNEXPECTED COSTS RANGE FROM MACHINE AND OPERATOR
DOWNTIME TO MECHANIC FEES AND PARTS CHARGES. MOST SUDDEN
EQUIPMENT FAILURES HAPPEN BECAUSE SOME COMPONENT WORE OUT AND
CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION. USUALLY, SUDDEN FAILURES ARE
PREVENTABLE BY RECOGNIZING FLAWS DURING ROUTINE INSPECTIONS.
INTERMITTENT FAILURE:THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE TYPE IS SPORADIC.
THERE ARE INTERMITTENT OPERATION INTERRUPTIONS THAT STALL A
MACHINE OR CAUSE IT TO SPUTTER. OFTEN, EXPERIENCED OPERATORS
AND SERVICE PERSONNEL RECOGNIZE INTERMITTENT FAILURE SYMPTOMS
AND TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. LESS
EXPERIENCED WORKERS SOMETIMES IGNORE WARNING SIGNS AND
NEGLECT TO REPORT THEM. THAT LEADS TO SUDDEN FAILURE,
IMMEDIATE DOWNTIME AND UNNECESSARY REPAIR EXPENSES.
GRADUAL FAILURE:THIS FAILURE TYPE HAPPENS SLOWLY AND OVER
TIME. OPERATORS AND THE SUPPORT TEAM RECOGNIZE GRADUAL
FAILURE AS PART OF THE WEAR-AND-TEAR PROCESS THAT AFFECTS
EVERY PIECE OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT. IT’S RARE THAT GRADUAL
NAME: INSTRUCTOR:
TAMAYO, KARLO D. BSCE VC
PEREZ, QUEENIE D. BSCE VC
LOPEZ, MICHELLE MAE G. BSCE VC
ENGR. ROMEL N. VINGUA
FAILURE LEADS DIRECTLY TO SUDDEN FAILURE, BUT IT’S THE FIRST
STEP TOWARD INTERMITTENT EQUIPMENT
FAILURE. FORTUNATELY, GRADUAL MACHINE FAILURE IS EASY TO
RECOGNIZE AND REPAIR. IT’S TIME-FORGIVING AND GIVES PLENTY OF
WARNING. SHARP INSPECTORS ALWAYS WATCH FOR GRADUAL FAILURE
DURING ROUTINE AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES.
TRAINING EMPLOYEES TO PROPERLY OPERATE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
THERE’S PROBABLY NO BETTER RETURN ON CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
INVESTMENT THAN TRAINING. EMPLOYEES WHO KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY
OPERATE THEIR MACHINES AND TO WATCH FOR PROBLEMS ARE
INVALUABLE. THEY ARE THE FRONT-LINE DEFENDERS OF A COMPANY’S
MECHANICAL ASSETS.
IT TAKES TIME TO PROPERLY TRAIN AN EQUIPMENT
OPERATOR. THERE’S TIME INVOLVED IN VERBAL INSTRUCTION. THERE’S
TIME INVOLVED IN DEMONSTRATION. AND THERE’S TIME INVOLVED IN
THE LEARNING CURVE WHILE A NEW OPERATOR GETS THE HANG OF
THEIR MACHINE. ALL THIS TIME INVESTMENT IS WORTH IT,
ESPECIALLY IN THE BIG PICTURE OF SAFETY AND PREVENTION.
TRAINED OPERATORS ARE MORE CAREFUL WORKERS. THEY KNOW THEIR
MACHINE’S CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY. THEY ALSO KNOW HOW TO
SAFELY USE THE MACHINE AND AVOID COSTLY DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
AND INJURIES TO PEOPLE. TRAINED OPERATORS ALSO RECOGNIZE WHEN
A MACHINE REQUIRES ROUTINE AND PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE. THEY’LL REPORT EVERY ISSUE AND START PREVENTION
STEPS BEFORE THERE’S A BIG PROBLEM.
RESEARCH TITLE: SHEET CONTENT:
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