Facilities As Assets - Effective Building Maintenance: Protection of Capital Assets - page 18

meaning that the user buys the software and hosts the product on his or
her own server.
Following are the recommended minimum requirements for a
CMMS for the management and maintenance of capital asset components
only—they do not apply to unplanned maintenance efforts that are ad-
dressed through manual work order generation:
1. Database of preventative and predictive maintenance procedures
for each facility component.
a. Schedule of occurrence (daily, weekly, monthly, every X months,
annually, every X years, etc.)
b. Maintenance tasks, which include (1) significant inspection and
diagnostic guides and required repair descriptions and/or (2)
troubleshooting guidelines. These tasks shall be incorporated
into a “master” library and then assigned to each element as
required (see Appendices).
2. Work orders (WOs).
a. WOs must be automatically generated on the basis of stipulated
schedule of occurrence for maintenance tasks.
b. Assign WOs to specific craft and/or staff member.
c. WOs shall include required materials and tools list, safety re-
quirements, and detailed maintenance tasks outlined in 1b
above.
d. WOs incorporate computer-based response by the assigned
lead maintenance technician. Response shall include status or
completeness of the WO, condition assessment of the compo-
nent, and/or generation of required follow-up or follow-on
work orders.
3. Maintenance support database is the data that are computer-resi-
dent in a form that will allow the maintenance staff to access the
information as needed to perform a maintenance task and includes
the following:
a. System schematic drawings.
b. Sequences of operation or control.
c. Component data
1) Component nameplate data, including manufacturer, mod-
el, serial number, date of installation.