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Preventive Maintenance Program

A structured framework for planning, scheduling, executing and continuously improving preventive maintenance activities.

Definition

A Preventive Maintenance Program is a structured management framework that defines the policies, procedures, schedules, responsibilities and resources required to implement preventive maintenance across an organization. It ensures that preventive maintenance activities are consistently planned, executed, documented and periodically reviewed to support asset reliability and operational performance.

Why It Matters

A Preventive Maintenance Program provides the organizational framework for implementing and managing preventive maintenance activities.

In Practice

Preventive Maintenance Programs commonly incorporate asset criticality, maintenance schedules, work management, performance monitoring, compliance requirements and continual improvement processes.

Common Misuse

A Preventive Maintenance Program defines how preventive maintenance is managed across an organization, whereas Preventive Maintenance refers to the scheduled maintenance activities themselves.

Term Details
Synonyms:
Preventive Maintenance Program; PM Program; Preventive Maintenance System; Maintenance Program
Classification:
Maintenance & Work Management
Methodology
Intermediate
Applications

Maintenance Management; Asset Management; Reliability Engineering.

Where It's Used

Manufacturing.; Oil and gas.; Petrochemical.; Utilities.; Infrastructure.

References

ISO 55001

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