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7 Steps of Clean, Inspect, & Lubricate

Through daily inspections, cleaning, and lubrication practices we can measure, prevent, and restore deterioration to our equipment. The expectation is that a team is put together made up of maintenance, operations, and leadership employees to roll out strategy beginning with one piece of equipment. They will implement the following 7 steps: Initial Cleaning Eliminate sources of dirt and hard to clean & inspect areas Create and maintain cleaning, inspection and lubrication standards General Inspection Operator Inspection Activities standardized Team Development and Operator Driven Reliability Step 1: Initial Cleaning Planning for initial cleaning Initial cleaning and defect identification preparation and planning …Read more  »
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