Integrating preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and maintenance technical support
The fundamental tasks of the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant maintenance operations are planning, scheduling, executing, postmaintenance testing, completing the maintenance job, and supporting these activities with administrative and technical assistance. The Department of Energy (DOE) ``Maintenance Management Program`` guidelines require that we use a graded approach for applying formality and documentation to these maintenance operations. The most-rigorous controls should be placed on maintaining the most-vital systems, structures, and components (SSCs). We must understand risk assessments in order to evaluate which SSCs are most vital. The product of this assessment process is a well-developed understanding of where to apply the most rigor, formality, and documentation. Once we have determined where, we must determine how to apply maintenance so as to mitigate risk. Fundamental to determining how to apply it is an understanding of the main difference between proactive and reactive (or corrective) maintenance: proactive maintenance is more effective in mitigating risk, establishing reliability, and reducing cost. Proactive (or preventive) maintenance includes all maintenance activities commonly thought of as preventive and predictive maintenance. Predictive maintenance, conversely, is the preferred preventive maintenance (PM) technique because it is founded on the scientific technology of machine-condition monitoring. Proper use of these methods enables a plant to turn from ``maintenance crisis management`` to ``planned proactive maintenance management.``
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OS21400
- OSTI ID:
- 10116865
- Report Number(s):
- Y/IA--264; CONF-9209286--1; ON: DE93004681
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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