maintenance

Written in collaboration with Brian Hall , Lead Trainer at Guidant Power Guidant Power's Fundamentals of Electrical Maintenance course is now available on demand at facilities around the country. As a Maintenance or EHS leader, ensuring your staff is up to date on electrical equipment maintenance is a top priority. But when you need to upskill or cross-train your maintenance staff, sending the whole crew to a training center across the country may not be the most convenient o

There are two ways to operate: you can schedule maintenance, or your equipment will eventually schedule it for you (usually at 2:00 AM on a holiday weekend). Unlike mechanical problems, which can have symptoms like grinding, squeaking, and vibrating before failing, electrical issues often give no visual or audible signs. Equipment can operate at 99% capacity one moment and fail catastrophically the next. Equipment failure and downtime are expensive. A rigorous IR program isn’