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28 PalletCentral • September-October 2015 palletcentral.com economic loss or downtime Does your current program: • Repair or replace in response to a breakdown— Crisis/Unscheduled Maintenance/Reactive Maintenance • Repair or replace in response to irregular visual inspection— Ordinary Maintenance • Repair or replace in response to a regularly scheduled inspection to check every detail likely to cause trouble— Preventive Maintenance. If you do not already have one, work towards an electrical Preventive Maintenance program, the plan should focus on safety, reducing equipment downtime, failure or potential for causing a loss. The program should compile a list of electrical equipment in the facility, determine which equipment is most important (critical) to the operation and which staff have the expertise needed to perform routine preventive maintenance. Any plan should also include regular scheduled inspections by a licensed electrician, thermal imaging of electrical systems, periodic testing and servicing of equipment, and documented record keeping. Although preventive maintenance takes more time and money to implement, the cost of an effective preventive maintenance program is small compared to the cost of repairing or replacing damaged equipment. A more thorough review of basic elements of a preventive maintenance program and a detailed Electrical Safety Checklist are contained in the Loss Control Guide, or consult with your insurance provider for a copy of their general guidelines. Machiner y Preventive Maintenance "The work of keeping something in proper condition; upkeep"— that is how the dictionary defines maintenance; many think of maintenance as repair after it is broken. No machinery lasts forever; all equipment has a predefined operating life, whether it is designed to operate for 10,000 hours or go through 25,000 start/stop cycles. Preventative maintenance is what is needed to keep the equipment running at the manufacturers' specifications and hopefully beyond its useful life. Whether you already have a preventative maintenance plan in place or need to develop a new one, certain items need to be addressed so that you are getting the most out of your machinery, reducing downtime, and maximizing your profits. MANUFACTURING "You must believe in and suppor t the loss prevention concept. No one wants to have a loss, but prior planning can reduce the effect of the loss on your operation." —Greg Pianko, PA & IN Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company Loss Control Guide General guidelines and safety checklists provided in the Loss Control Guide are available as a free download from the Industry Resources section of PalletCentral.com. The information was prepared courtesy of PLM/ILM as a general guide to safety and obtained from sources believed to be reliable. There is no assurance that there are no other hazards, nor that compliance will satisfy any federal, state or local regulations. Be sure to consult with your insurance provider for your unique business situation.