Guards and interlocks get defeated for good short-term reasons — a changeover is faster with the guard off, and it never gets put back. Scheduled inspection is what finds that before an incident does.
The steps ChatterFix schedules for this PM. Every step is a checkable item on the work order — a technician can speak their way through it without touching a keyboard.
Guards and interlocks get defeated for good short-term reasons — a changeover is faster with the guard off, and it never gets put back. Scheduled inspection is what finds that before an incident does.
Defeated interlocks become normal, and the plant loses the ability to tell the difference between a guard that is open and a guard that is broken.
Monthly, and immediately after any machine modification.
This procedure — and every other PM for your industry — is already built into ChatterFix. Pick your industry and it lands on the right equipment, on the right interval, in about three minutes.