Preventive Maintenance

Facilities Management

                           

Have you ever wished you had stepped on the brakes a bit sooner instead of hitting the car in front of you?. Ever wish you could have prevented that cavity by taking better care of your teeth?  Yes.

These concepts should also be applied to taking care of equipments. Preventive maintenance is an important part of Facilities Management.

The goal of a successful preventive maintenance program is to establish consistent practices designed to improve the performance and safety of the equipments and assets.

Current trends in management philosophy such as just-in-time (JIT) and total quality management (TQM) incorporate preventive maintenance as key factors in their success. Preventive maintenance is also seen as a measure of management excellence.

Preventive maintenance is satisfactory operating condition by providing for systematic inspection, detection, and correction of incipient failures either before they occur or before they develop into major defects. Lack of Preventive maintenance can lead to dangerous situations, accidents and health problems.

Aiyan Thiruvalluvar explains about the importance of  Preventive Action/ Maintenance.

வருமுன்னர்க் காவாதான் வாழ்க்கை எரிமுன்னர் 

வைத்தூறு போலக் கெடும். (435)

दोष उपस्थिति पूर्व ही, किया न जीवन रक्ष ।
तो वह मिटता है यथा, भूसा अग्नि समक्ष ॥ (४३५)

Explanation by Scholars: 

The prosperity of him who does not timely guard against faults, will perish like straw before fire.

துன்பம் வருவதன் முன், முன்கூட்டியே எச்சரிக்கையாக இருந்து ஒரு தவறான செயலைத் தவிர்த்துக் கொள்ளாதவருடைய வாழ்க்கை மற்றும் செல்வம், நெருப்பின் முன்னால் உள்ள வைக்கோல்போர் போலக் கருகி விடும்.

வருமுன்னர் = Before coming (Preventive), Timely

காவாதான் = guard against faults

வாழ்க்கை = prosperity or life or asset

எரிமுன்னர் = before fire

வைத்தூறு = Paddy straw

போலக்கெடும் = will perish