Audit template in the LeanSuite app
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Preventive maintenance compliance audit checklist
Audit whether planned maintenance was done on time and well.
The full question list
The 9 questions in the audit
Every question is answered Yes, No or N/A. Each No is flagged and asks for a photo and a comment, so the finding arrives with its evidence.
Schedule
- 1A PM schedule exists for the critical equipment
- 2PM tasks are done on time
- 3Overdue tasks have an owner and a new date
Execution
- 4PM tasks follow the written instruction
- 5Findings during PM are recorded
- 6Parts and tools needed were available
Results
- 7Breakdowns on equipment with PM are reviewed
- 8PM tasks are updated after failures
- 9Completion and compliance are measured and visible
When to use it
- Once a month.
- An auditor or leader answers each question from what they see, hear and read in the area.
- Each record starts with: Area or equipment group.
How it is scored
The template is built with points per answer and a pass mark of 80. In this library every audit is set to pass at 80 and every inspection at 90. Each submitted audit shows its score and pass or fail, and every No is flagged with its photo and comment.
Change the points or the pass mark after you clone it. How rules and scoring work.
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Use this template in LeanSuite
It is ready in the Template Marketplace inside Lean Creator as “Preventive Maintenance Compliance Audit”. Clone it into your plant, change any question, then schedule it to a person, role or asset with reminders. Auditors complete it on a phone or tablet, with photo evidence where required.
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