Of the 66 mining operations that I provided maintenance management consulting services for, only 11 had an adequate, well-defined maintenance program. All departments understood every aspect of what maintenance did and each shared their operating procedures with maintenance. Mine and plant managers provided oversight with policy guidelines to ensure that maintenance was an effective, well-coordinated interaction of all mining departments. The attachment defines the maintenance program. If your organization lacks a program, subsequent posts will help. But first, I would urge you to take a look your maintenance department's program. I hope you won't be disappointed.
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Paul D. Tomlingson
Retired, Maintenance Consultant
Denver. Colorado USA
303 656 7875
pdtmtc@msn.com------------------------------