What do employers have to consider regarding maintenance?

Introduction

Maintenance can be seen as either reactive or proactive[1]. Reactive means engaging in maintenance activity to resolve equipment and machinery which are not functioning properly. Proactive maintenance occurs when steps are taken to maintain, clean and ensure optimum functioning of machinery and equipment to prevent lack of optimum functioning. Employers need to ensure that both proactive and reactive maintenance be considered within part of the worker’s daily routine to maintain smooth running of the production process. This means that the necessary maintenance operations must be carefully planned and that the maintenance personnel must be highly qualified…