Spring Cleaning Your Maintenance Shop Webinar hosted by Pablo Paz, CAMT, National Maintenance and Sa

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Spring Cleaning Your Maintenance Shop
Webinarhosted by Pablo Paz, CAMT, National
Maintenance and Safety Instructor
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Agenda

• How to set up a maintenance shop conveniently and
  safe.
• How to maintain an inventory of supplies that
  is efficient.
• How to order parts and materials effectively.
• How to use time, materials, and tools wisely.

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Spring Cleaning Your Maintenance Shop

• How can maintenance employees clean the shop and
  complete the work on time to meet your customers
  and companys expectations?
• The answer is TEAM WORK!
• Starting with your maintenance supervisor setting
  the example and leading others to do the same.

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TEAM WORK!

• Inform and motivate employees to see the great
  benefits of having a well organized maintenance
  shop

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Spring Time Best time to clean

• Low demand for air conditioning repairs.
• Make-ready work is not as high as in the summer
  time.

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A Cleaned and Organized Shop

• Safe working environment.
• They will find everything they need fast and
  easy.
• They will service customers promptly.
• They will reach company objectives.

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How to set up the shop

• Determine what items need to thrown away.
• Return items for credit if possible.
• Organize everything by categories and label all
  items.

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How to set up the shop

• Determine which items are used on a regular
  bases and which are not, and place them
  accordingly.
• Place large items at bottom shelves

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Rearrange and/or Expand the Shop

• Replace old and/or damaged shelving.
• Build or buy already built shelving made of
  wood, metal, or any other heavy duty material.

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Storing Flammables

• Storing flammable items like paint, solvents,
  and fuels properly.
• Have two copies of the Material Safety Data
  Sheets (MSDS) available.

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Handling Pressurized Gases

• Helium, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Acetylene.
• Come in cylinders under very high pressures.
• Use Pressure regulators.
• Store properly secured and at right temperature.
• Read MSDS.

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Kept in a designated area in the maintenance
  shop.
• Clearly marked and organized.
• Stocked with all necessary PPE to comply with
  OSHA regulations.

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Doing an Inventory of Supplies

• Find out quantity of supplies in stock.
• Find out brands, model and serial numbers, and
  special characteristics of items.

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Ordering Supplies

• Who knows what to order?
• Ordering the right parts.
• Using a master list to order supplies.
• Knowing how much to order.

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Benefits of Standardizing

• What is standardizing?
• Buying power, better prices.
• Save time during repairs.
• Use less parts.
• Save money on lower inventory.

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Tools Equipment Maintenance

• Must be organized and properly maintained
• Employees must be trained on tool operation and
  safety requirements
• Tools kept in safe storage and checked weekly
• Report any tool malfunctions

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Organizing Parts for Maintenance Tasks

• Preparing parts for the make-ready process.
• Preparing parts to complete a work orders.
• Using golf carts for transportation and to carry
  supplies properly.

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Thank you very much!!