What is Preventative Maintenance?
Preventative maintenance is the planned and executed routine maintenance of assets to prevent them from breaking down. This can include tasks such as predictive maintenance, where a single part is replaced when it reaches the end of its usefulness as well as utilizing a facility management software program to identify potential problems before they become serious.
What is Corrective Maintenance?
Corrective maintenance is the maintenance done to repair assets when they break down. A corrective maintenance plan includes budgeting for unexpected equipment repairs, preparing staff with knowledge and tools as well having a process for quickly diagnosing and repairing issues. An effective corrective maintenance plan helps keep significant damage and the need for replacements to a minimum.
Utilizing Preventative and Corrective Maintenance Together
While preventative and corrective maintenance both offer benefits separately, they are much more impactful when utilized together. Preventative maintenance tasks help members of a maintenance team catch problems before they reach the point of breakdown or expensive repair. However, if a piece of equipment does need repair, corrective maintenance can be used to effectively diagnose and solve the problem.
Together, these maintenance methods can have a huge impact on facility management departments and organizations as a whole. Preventative maintenance protects workers, liability, assets, and finances and makes corrective maintenance a dependable backup plan.
