Saturday, July 18, 2009

Maintenance Practices

The maintenance practices are centered around the following principles:

  • I need to deliver reliable equipment back to process following a repair.

  • I need to optimize my resources and minimize costs without sacrificing saftey or reliability.

  • I need to communicate my plans so process can get equipment ready to work on.

  • I need to take accountability and feel responsible for the quality of the repairs.

Key Maintenance Practices


  • Job Planning

  • Scheduling

  • Job Execution

  • Shutdown Maintenance

  • Planning
  • Scheduling
  • Integration
  • Execution

  • Cost Tracking and Cost Control

  • Troubleshooting

1 comment:

Joe Stropole said...

In 1997, I went to the James River Reserve Fleet (Ghost Fleet, Bone Yard) to scavenge Motor Controller parts which were out of supply for the two ships we ran. I went aboard the SS American Banker and stripped a bunch of heavy relays and switchgear from her- I scoured the engine room (wearing a miners helmet- it was pitch black- VERY SPOOKY) and ... Read Morecame across (with great interest) the #3 Aux Condensate Pump- it had a 2" header "crown" at the motor top end for stiffening there was a sign on top of the motor:
"This Motor ALWAYS Runs Hot, this is normal. DO NOT Over-grease"....