Why is maintenance a high risk activity?

Introduction

Maintenance is an essential function in enterprise. Maintenance is carried out in all sectors and all workplaces. Maintenance work often requires working during stop, start-up or shut-down which increases the risk of health problems or injury. Maintenance workers have more serious and more frequent accidents than production workers. More so than for any other activity, maintenance-related accidents are characterised by their many different causes.

Maintenance: a wide variety of activities

Maintenance is essential to keep equipment, machines, buildings and structures (such as bridges or tunnels), as well as the work environment, safe and…