How an organization carries out the maintenance of equipment can make or break several crucial components for its business. It affects equipment downtime and longevity, production disruptions, workplace safety incidents, costs, productivity, and several other factors. Seasoned maintenance managers know how vital maintenance management is and have to work on…

A maintenance work order is instrumental for maintenance management within any given organization. These documents help carry out routine maintenance tasks, reduce unexpected equipment breakdowns, minimize maintenance costs, and provide clear instructions to the technicians. Work orders can be:

• Created for emergency repairs or maintenance.
• Created for routine maintenance tasks.
• …

Maintenance management is quite a tricky endeavor. It’s a continuous process, problems can arise anytime, and the organization’s efficiency and performance depend on it. Furthermore, since it’s a constant process rather than just some tasks, maintenance managers need to continuously be updated on the recent news, practices, technology, and training…

While it’s easy to talk about maintenance management, ensuring it is effective can be an arduous task. Several pieces of equipment are spread across different floors or facilities, and if even one of them fails, it will disrupt operations one way or another. A maintenance team’s main objectives are to…

Equipment maintenance isn’t anything new — virtually every organization has been ensuring maintenance management since its inception. However, while corrective or reactive maintenance was once commonplace, it has a number of disadvantages associated with it. Corrective maintenance focuses on fixing problems after they occur, and typically, that’s it. It does…

Patient safety is one of the key components that is crucial for preventing patient harm, ensuring proper healthcare outcomes, and reducing redundant costs for healthcare providers. Without it, adverse events lead to patients receiving the wrong care, and according to WHO, one in ten patients is harmed while receiving healthcare…

Maintenance managers of any given organization have one of the most important jobs — making sure that the equipment runs reliably, doesn’t shut down unexpectedly, and causes disruptions or safety incidents. In order to do so, most managers opt for the preventive maintenance approach, and for good reasons. It’s tried…

Ensuring and improving patient safety has always been important in the U.S. healthcare system. However, as we’re living in a pandemic, it is more important than ever now. As many hospitals have reopened, and others are planning to do so, most of them are concerned about keeping incoming patients safe…