Heavy Mechanic

Heavy equipment preventive maintenance

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 Objective: To identify the main factors you should include
in a preventive maintenance program for heavy equipment.

Content:
Factors to include in a Preventive Maintenance Program
for Heavy Equipment:
• Create a Heavy Equipment Maintenance Checklist
• Know your Common Breakdown Causes
• Have a Thorough Asset Knowledge
• Have a Well Trained Maintenance Team

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 Did you know that…
The US Bureau of Labor statistics on heavy
equipment accidents reports the death rate as
high as 400 people each year.
According to OSHA, of the 4,674 worker fatalities
in private industry in 2017, 917 fatalities were in
construction, of which 381 were from falls, 80
from “strike by object,” 71 from electrocutions,
and 50 from " trapped in/between".

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 Factors to include in a PMP for Heavy Equipment
1. Create a Heavy Equipment Maintenance
Checklist: Create a daily, monthly, pre-start,
shutdown checklists based on usage which
should be constructed based on your
equipment manual directions and structured
in a way that it is easy for your technicians
to follow. Use your maintenance history and
service records to build your checklists and
determine the highest priorities.

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 2. Know your Common Breakdown
Causes: Look to the past. Poor
maintenance plans are usually the result
of a lack of knowledge. As you build your
preventive maintenance program, you will
need to make adjustments.
One of the biggest maintenance tips is
learning from your mistakes and including
preventative steps in your maintenance
that reflect common breakdown causes.

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 3. Have a Thorough Asset Knowledge: A
proper knowledge on your equipment is
needed to be successful. There`s a lot
more information on your team than you
think, so you'll benefit greatly from
listening to your machine operators.
Both your team members and your
equipment manual will help you build a
knowledge base for your equipment.
Knowing your equipment, you can easily
identify key issues and predict trends.

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 4. Having a well-trained maintenance
team: Well-trained machine operators can
ensure they meet safety requirements and
help reduce costly repairs.
Routine preventative maintenance training
sessions may be necessary to keep
equipment up to date with regular
maintenance plans. It doesn`t have to be
a lengthy process and should include
review of the manual and team processes.

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 5. Know manufacturer’s recommendations:
Follow manufacturer’s recommendations
to reduce the chance of voiding warranty
claims or SLAs (service-level agreement).
Use your equipment manual as a guide to
schedule your heavy equipment
frequencies and maintenance intervals. To
reduce unexpected repair costs, the
manufacturer will often have an outline for
what should be included in your
maintenance checklist.

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 6. Have a great documentation process:
In this day and age, pen and paper have
become redundant in the field service
and commercial industries. To create
smooth operations, you need an
automated software that is accessible
from both the office and the field. When
you have the power to store and access
asset history and checklists from the
field, you save time and create an
investment in your business.

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 The importance of the
Preventive Maintenance Program
1. Create job productivity and consistency
PMP outlines the steps for your
technician to follow and reduces the
chance of something going wrong or
being overlooked. The checklist ensures
technicians maintain peak performance in
the field. Ultimately, the quality of your
work and productivity will increase
significantly.

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 2. Reduce costly repairs
A daily, monthly and annual
preventive maintenance, significantly
reduce operating costs and eliminate
waste. Preventive maintenance will
easily allow you to predict necessary
spare parts and resources needed.
This reduces the amount of
downtime and operating costs that
go into unplanned breakdowns.

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 3. Boost safety in your business
A template for routine maintenance
of your heavy equipment will
increase safety in your workplace.
Checklists and templates will include
required PPE and risk assessments
for your job. These steps can ensure
that your technicians are always
safe while on site.

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 Quiz
1. According to ____, there were 4,674 worker fatalities in private industry in 2017.
a. US Bureau of Labor b. OSHA c. OAS d. US embassy
2. SLA stands for:
a. service-level arrangement b. service-legend agreement c. service-level agreement
3. To create smooth operations you need an automated ____ accessible from the office and the field.
a. Hardware b. Software c. Sensor d. Machinery
4. Use your maintenance ____ and service records to build your checklists and determine the highest
priorities.
a. History b. Story c. Legend d. Fable
5. The fatality rate is up to 400 people each year according to ____ statistics on heavy equipment
accidents.
a. US Bureau of Labor b. OSHA c. OAS d. US embassy

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 Quiz
1. According to ____, there were 4,674 worker fatalities in private industry in 2017.
a. US Bureau of Labor b. OSHA c. OAS d. US embassy
2. SLA stands for:
a. service-level arrangement b. service-legend agreement c. service-level agreement
3. To create smooth operations you need an automated ____ accessible from the office and the field.
a. Hardware b. Software c. Sensor d. Machinery
4. Use your maintenance ____ and service records to build your checklists and determine the highest
priorities.
a. History b. Story c. Legend d. Fable
5. The fatality rate is up to 400 people each year according to ____ statistics on heavy equipment
accidents.
a. US Bureau of Labor b. OSHA c. OAS d. US embassy

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 Conclusions
Key takeaways that you need to remember for proper maintenance:
• Checklists are important to reducing operating costs and boosting
equipment longevity
• Know your equipment
• Train your maintenance team
• Store your equipment maintenance history
The best way to tick all these requirements is to have a great
preventive maintenance software in your business. To ensure that
your heavy equipment maintenance is successful, you need a system
that can track your inventory, keep tabs on your team, store valuable
asset data, and have easy to follow checklists.
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