Definition(s)
Preventive Maintenance
Planned action to minimize the likelihood of equipment failure and unscheduled interruptions.
Source: API SPEC Q1, Specification for Quality Management System Requirements for Manufacturing Organizations for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry, Ninth Edition, June 2013 (Errata 2, March 2014). Global Standards
Preventive Maintenance
Maintenance carried out at predetermined intervals or according to prescribed criteria and intended to reduce the probability of failure or the degradation of the functioning of an item.
Source: API STD 689, Collection and Exchange of Reliability and Maintenance Data for Equipment, First Edition, July 2007. Global Standards
Source: ISO 20815:2008, Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries – Production assurance and reliability management. Global Standards
Preventive Maintenance
Planned action to minimize the likelihood of causes of equipment failure and unscheduled interruptions to planned events.
Source: API Spec Q2, Specification for Quality Management System Requirements for Service, Supply Organizations for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries, Upstream Segment, First Edition, December 2011. Global Standards
Preventive Maintenance
maintenance carried out at predetermined intervals or according to prescribed criteria and intended to
reduce the probability of failure or the degradation of the functioning of an item
[SOURCE: ISO 14224]
Source: ISO/TR 12489:2013(E) Reliability modelling and calculation of safety systems. Global Standards