Elements and Performance Criteria

Element

Performance Criteria

1

Establish maintenance systems

1.1

Establish systems to ensure that the condition and performance of equipment and facilities are regularly reported and discussed within the organisation

1.2

Identify areas/items prone to defects, demonstrating frailty, or scheduled for regular maintenance, and use information to develop a long-term maintenance plan

1.3

Inform individuals in the organisation who are responsible for performing regular or scheduled maintenance duties of the details of the plan

1.4

Identify organisations and/or individuals suitably qualified to offer maintenance repair, and store contact numbers for easy access

1.5

Identify data to be included in the reports on repair work

1.6

Develop systems to ensure that urgent/non-routine maintenance jobs are reported to the appropriate authority as soon as problems are found

2

Research and plan for facility and equipment maintenance

2.1

Identify work requirements and clarify/confirm with appropriate parties or by site inspection

2.2

Identify, apply and monitor relevant codes and standards, apply and monitor throughout the work procedure

2.3

Identify, obtain and inspect resources and service providers required to satisfy the work plan for compliance with the job specifications

2.4

Select and interpret relevant plans, drawings and text in accordance with the work plan

2.5

Plan maintenance in detail including sequencing, prioritising and considerations made where appropriate for the maintenance of safety, security and capacity in accordance with system/site/organisation requirements and reference information

2.6

Resolve coordination requirements, including requests for isolations where appropriate, with others involved, affected or required by the work

2.7

Identify potential hazards and select prevention and/or control measures

2.8

Address equipment and facility maintenance history, condition monitoring information, recent modifications and existing status in defining work scope

2.9

Undertake costings of work and assess impact on budget

2.10

Identify needs for operational testing and/or recommissioning

3

Develop maintenance plan

3.1

Schedule work scope into a plan in accordance with established criteria and demonstrate the sequence and emphasis in maintenance plan are in accordance with organisational procedures

3.2

Ensure that work schedules are realistic in their expectations of the frequency with which maintenance checks are to be performed and contain the required information to allow efficient operation of maintenance checks

3.3

Document isolation and access requests in accordance with organisation requirements

3.4

Develop plans in conjunction with other affected groups in accordance with organisation requirements

3.5

Confirm availability of resources and document in accordance with organisation requirements

3.6

Attach relevant information to work activities to maintenance plan in accordance with organisation requirements

3.7

Document maintenance plans and associated information and distribute through communication channels to all affected staff in accordance with organisation communication systems

3.8

Draft maintenance methods in accordance with criteria developed in research

3.9

Format maintenance methods in a legible, accurate and accessible document in accordance with organisation requirements

3.10

Demonstrate recording systems that are uncomplicated, clear and suited to the organisation's needs

3.11

Present methods for review to relevant staff in accordance with organisation requirements

4

Implement and monitor maintenance plan

4.1

Allocate maintenance information to appropriate staff

4.2

Seek feedback on application/progress of maintenance methods and plans and modify maintenance methods/plans to reflect feedback obtained

4.3

Review/approve modification of method/plan is by relevant staff

4.4

Distribute amended/updated documentation to relevant staff in accordance with organisation communication system

4.5

Preparation and implementation of strategies are achieved using the services of maintenance and planning staff both within and beyond the authority of this work

5

Monitor on-site maintenance contracts and contractors

5.1

Observe the workings of the maintenance contractors constantly

5.2

Ensure the work is in accordance with the requirements of the contract

5.3

Ensure the work of the contractors is scheduled in line with operation of the service

6

Supervise the storage of equipment

6.1

Establish reorder levels and, where adequate levels cannot be sustained, inform colleagues and co-workers promptly

6.2

Establish procedures to ensure that equipment and store materials under conditions recommended by the manufacturer and maintain security

6.3

Establish systems for recording the quantity and condition of stored equipment in an accurate and up-to-date manner

7

Contribute to the selection of equipment and facilities

7.1

Ensure suggested new equipment and/or facilities meet the current or future needs of service provision

7.2

Base suggestions on investigating a range of information sources

7.3

Encourage members of staff within the learner's area of responsibility to contribute recommendations

7.4

Make recommendations clearly and accurately in the required format to the appropriate person in the organisation

7.5

Demonstrate recommendations that state clearly the benefits which can be expected from the suggested new equipment and/or facilities