How Routine Maintenance Protects Employee Health and Safety
Routine maintenance is a critical part of running a safe and efficient business. Finding ways to schedule routine maintenance so it doesn't get in the way of your business while still being done as often as needed to keep your employees safe is essential to running an efficient business. At TNT Group Janitorial + Building Solutions, we understand the importance of routine maintenance and are here to help you create an effective maintenance schedule.
What is Routine Maintenance, and Why is it Important?
There are three kinds of maintenance:
• Routine maintenance keeps machines in good working order for longer
• Corrective Maintenance fixes broken machines
• Predictive Maintenance tests to see if maintenance might soon be needed
Routine maintenance includes scheduled overhauls and replacements. An example of routine maintenance is changing your oil every 5,000 miles. Nothing is broken yet, and there are no signs that you need to change the oil (the car isn’t on fire), but the history and specifications of the equipment tell us that it’s important to upkeep the vehicle by doing this routine maintenance.
Routine maintenance prevents problems from cropping up. It can be the difference between a normal day and a serious accident. To use a workplace example, doing HVAC filter replacement every 90 days is critical, not because your HVAC is broken (which would be corrective maintenance) or because it will tell us if it’s going to break down (which would be predictive maintenance), but because it makes it easier for the HVAC to work, and clears contaminants out of the air (and your employees’ lungs) more effectively.
How Routine Maintenance Makes a Difference
Drain Cleaning
Mold and bacteria like to grow in drains and drainage systems. Leaving these drains uncleaned and left alone gives mold time to grow, ultimately polluting the air and posing a danger to everyone. Therefore, drain cleaning is crucial routine maintenance in every building, especially those frequented by immunocompromised individuals.
Leaving mold and dirt inside drains is also hard on the drains and plumbing systems themselves. Failing to do routine facility maintenance on drains can easily lead to a lot of work later correcting the problems that could have been previously addressed.
There's also something to be said regarding the state of your HVAC when your drains haven't been cleaned. Those same mold spores that get released should get sucked up by your HVAC system, which is its job. But it also means that the filter will get dirty and need replacing sooner. This can mean increased wear and tear on your HVAC system, even potentially leading to it breaking down.
HVAC Filter Replacement
As mentioned, your HVAC filter needs to be replaced periodically to keep it working at full capacity. In addition, this filter takes a lot of contaminants out of your office's air, so it must be properly maintained.
Cleaning
A crucial part of facility maintenance is regular cleaning. While we might not consider it routine maintenance, cleaning goes a long way to keeping facilities in good working order. Routine deep cleaning and disinfecting services keep harmful bacteria and dirt away from your space while keeping the space refreshed and attractive looking.
In the current climate, it’s also critical to have COVID-19 disinfecting specialists regularly do upkeep on your office to ensure the highest safety standards in your commercial space.
Make Maintenance Routine
Routine maintenance keeps your employees safer, cutting down on your liabilities and allowing you to focus less on things breaking and more on running your business. Facility maintenance companies like TNT Group Janitorial + Building Solutions are experts at scheduling and carrying out routine maintenance to optimize your machines and their safety. For more details on how we can help you with your routine maintenance, visit our website.
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