What is postponed maintenance?
Delayed maintenance is maintenance that should be carried out, but it is not for reasons from budget limitations to staff restrictions. The concern of deferred maintenance is that although in some cases it may not have long -term consequences, as it will eventually participate, this may eventually increase the risk of creating a security risk, collapse or other problem that could cause increases. People trying to balance the needs of costs and staff can consider deferred maintenance as an option to solve these needs, but should be carefully considered to think about risks.
Maintenance can have a number of forms. Recommended and planned maintenance is designed to take place regularly. Some examples include oil exchange in the car, checking chimneys on houses and servicing mechanical equipment in business. This type of maintenance is designed to maintain things in top operating, reduce wear and maintaining effective. Maintenance can also be done for OPRavy and updates, like people replacing the remembered part, correct something that is broken, or upgrade computer software to be up to date.
When maintenance is postponed, people decide not to do it when it is scheduled. If the maintenance protocol is used to manage the equipment and equipment for the equipment, the protocol will be reported that the maintenance activity has been postponed. Another note may indicate an approximate time frame in which the activity should be completed to prevent future problems.
One problem with deferred maintenance is that it leads people to "let things go". Because people are missing more and more points according to the maintenance plan, they may feel impossible to keep up, and can stop routine insights, repairs, etc. The classic example of delayed maintenance can be seen in some older homes where people stopped home care and started to decline, which led them toto continue postponing maintenance activities; Why, for example, to clean the chimney when the roof bends and needs repair.
In general, deferred maintenance should have been prevented because it can endanger people and equipment. If people need to postpone maintenance for reasons such as costs, they should return in the schedule as quickly as possible. It is important to realize the long -term costs of postponing maintenance. For example, not to change oil can save someone's oil exchange costs, but it can cost someone engine.