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CONTENTS
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You and CMMS, Part 9
Electrical Troubleshooting
Quiz
Some Repairs Matter More Than
Others, Part 6
NEC in the Facility
Safety
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Maintenance
You and CMMS, Part
9
A good CMMS lets you export data to spreadsheets and
databases. You can use the advanced charting and reporting functions of
these applications in many ways, including the following two:
- You want to make the case for buying a dedicated thermal camera for
a critical production line. Your CMMS tracks failures attributable to
thermal causes; your reports show lost revenue and repair costs in
various views.
- You want your maintenance department not to be a victim of excess
cost cutting. Your company has a business intelligence platform (e.g.,
Crystal Reports, Cognos, etc.). Your report designer creates a monthly
report showing downtime saved, revenue loss prevented, etc. You export
to the database before the report runs each month.
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to read Parts 1 through 8 of this series.
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Repair
Electrical
Troubleshooting Quiz
Your company has made green part of its mission. Last
summer involved upgrades of all of the lighting. In most cases, this
was
a matter of replacing old fluorescent fixtures with new ones. The new
ones provide more light with the same wattage, due to improved lamps,
ballasts, shades, and lenses.
Recently, however, you've had complaints that the lights are too
dim.
Using a light meter, you took new readings against the baseline survey
taken after each area was upgraded. Sure enough, there is less light.
In
some cases, the lumens are almost 25% less than the baseline readings.
How can you track down the cause(s)?
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Some Repairs Matter
More Than Others,
Part 6
The most critical resource for ensuring you have the
fastest possible repair of critical equipment is your team of repair
techs. When one tech does a repair, does only that tech gain knowledge
of that repair? There's a reason why football coaches review video
footage of games with the entire team — it dramatically helps them to
improve their game. You should do the same thing.
Any time critical equipment is down, you should not only send in
your
A-team (or the closest approximation), but also a tech equipped with a
video camera (these are inexpensive today) to record what's happening.
While you probably can't sit down with the whole maintenance department
to review this, you can review with a few people at a time. Look for
and
discuss what went right and what could have been done better (use the
pause button as needed). Update the procedures with what you learn.
Techs that go through this will gain repair knowledge on that equipment
and are likely to gain knowledge they can use elsewhere.
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to read Parts 1 through 5 of this series.
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NEC in the
Facility
Do industrial facilities need permits for electrical
work? The general perception is they don't, but your AHJ will probably
say otherwise, and your facility's insurance contract probably requires
notification, as well.
The NEC lists two classes of work for which permits are not required
[80.19(C)]:
- Installation or replacement of lamps and electric utilization
equipment (the kinds of things that plug into permanent receptacles),
plus minor maintenance and repair work.
- The process of manufacturing, testing, servicing, or repairing
electrical equipment or apparatus.
To read more on this story, visit EC&M's website.
Safety
Here are some rules about chemical containers you
should
be aware of and follow:
- Don't write on container labels, and don't remove them.
- Label any container you use before pouring the chemical in it.
- You can use a smaller "work container" rather than the big can of
solvent or whatever it is you’re using. However, use a proper
container, not a cut-off soda or coffee can.
- If something's in an unmarked container, don't use it. If the label
isn't clear, treat the container as unmarked. Report such containers to
your supervisor.
- For some substances, you can return the unused material to the
original container. For other substances, you can’t. Know the answer
to the return/dispose question for every material you're using.
- Properly stow (dispose of or return) materials when you no longer
need them for the day (end of shift or end of task, whichever is
first).
- Don't mix substances or chemicals, unless your work procedure calls
for it. Mixing the wrong chemicals can prove fatal.
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