Audit Forms for Predictive Maintenance Program Assessment

by Jack Nicholas Jr., Author

Audit Forms for PdM Program Assessment

Contents include audit forms for assessing the following elements of a PdM Program:

Overall Program (OP)
Vibration Analysis (including Spike Energy & Shock Pulse Analysis) (VA) Technology
Infra Red Thermography &Temperature (IRT) Analysis
Lubricant, Hydraulic Fluid & Wear Particle (LWP) Analysis
Motor Current/Power Analysis (MCA/MPA)
Electrical Insulation Testing (EIT)
Transformer Predictive Analysis (TPA)
Electrical Circuit Analysis (ECrA)
Ultrasonic Analysis (Passive - for Leaks & Other Applications - UA)
Breakaway & Coast-down Analysis (BCA)
Filtration & Debris Analysis (FDA)

Make assessment of elements of a PdM Program using applicable audit forms included in this appendix for scoring, adding explanatory comments or recommendations as appropriate under questions that are applicable. Assign an assessment category using the
rating criteria table below for each PdM program element audited.

Download the PdM Assessment Worksheets (PDF) below

Comments (5)

We are interested in how other program measure their performance and success.
1) Posted 6:58 am, 30 September 2009 by Tim Brady
Excellent, this is the best way to catch PdM pit falls.

Auditing our PdM program let us know that we are not far from the top, but also that we have to continuous improvement to better our PdM site services in order to become effective.

Carlos M. Echevarria, CMRP
2) Posted 7:25 am, 30 September 2009 by Carlos M. Echevarria
We are a PdM service company in Mexico and we are starting a Quality system so I guess this article would be very helpul. I'am looking forward to read it..
3) Posted 7:53 am, 30 September 2009 by Hector Navarro
I would like to use the form, but the company I work for requires me to have written permission to use Copyright material.

Is there a permission to use document?
4) Posted 7:50 am, 07 October 2009 by George McCarty
Thank you for asking George.

Yes you can use these audit forms.

They are from Jack Nicholas Jr. book Managing Predictive Maintenance available at the MRO-Zone booktsore http://books.mro-zone.com

You should consider adding that book to your library as Jack covers all details around the audit forms.
5) Posted 7:58 pm, 07 October 2009 by tohanlon