T2.3.4 - EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE Implementation Guidance
The entity shall maintain its equipment.
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The following guidelines for equipment maintenance should be considered:
- A. Equipment should be maintained in accordance with the supplier’s recommended service intervals and specifications
- B. Only authorized maintenance personnel should carry out repairs and service equipment;
- C. Records should be kept of all suspected or actual faults, and of all preventive and corrective maintenance
- D. Appropriate controls should be implemented when equipment is scheduled for maintenance, taking into account whether this maintenance is performed by personnel on site or external to the entity; where necessary, confidential information should be cleared from the equipment or the maintenance personnel should be sufficiently cleared
- E.All maintenance requirements imposed by insurance policies should be complied with;
- F. Before putting equipment back into operation after its maintenance ensure that the equipment has not been tampered with and/or does not malfunction
