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should maintain a two-way check on calibration. A simple means of doing this is

to have a small form for each instrument with a calendar of weeks or months

(depending on the interval required) across the top that can be punched and

noted to indicate the calibration due date. An example of this sort of form is

shown in Figure 5.4.

If the forms are sorted every month, the cards for each instrument that should be

recalled for check or calibration can easily be pulled out.

Month:

SN: 921355

User: Prototype Test Lab

Bldg 32, Rm 13

Attn: Mike Felluca

123

Tel: 334-9126

Due − Date − Act

12/ 1/97

6/ 1/98

12/ 1/98

12/ 1/98

12/ 4/97

6/15/98

8/ 3/98

JDP

HCF

JDP

OK

OK

Dropped. Repair/Recal.

By Comments

Acct: 121.355.722

Int: 6 mo.

Desc: Oscilloscope, Techtronix 213

4 5 7 8 9 10 11

Figure 5.4 A typical calibration card.

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MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING ROLES

AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary reason for establishing a maintenance engineering function is to

provide focus on asset reliability, maintainability, and life cycle cost for the entire

facility. Therefore the roles, responsibilities, and accountability of this function

must support these objectives. This fundamental requirement does not appear to

be a part of the assigned roles and responsibilities for the Phillip Morris group.

The observed deficiencies include:

1. The scope of equipment included in the maintenance engineering group’s

area of responsibility is limited to ‘‘production’’ equipment. By defin￾ition, or as interpreted, this excludes most of the infrastructure (electrical

distribution, steam generation/distribution, compressed air/gases, etc.).

In addition, other critical assets, such as cranes, are excluded.

2. Inconsistent vision of the true role of the maintenance engineering

function. In its current configuration, there are 34 tasks or roles

defined for the maintenance engineering function. While all of these

appear to be valid activities, they do not fully define the role and

responsibility of an effective functional group.

The role of an effective maintenance engineering function is to provide the pro￾active leadership, direction, and technical support required to achieve and sustain

optimum reliability, maintainability, and life cycle cost for the facility’s assets.

While maintenance engineering cannot directly affect facility performance, its

responsibility is to provide facility and functional management with accurate,

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