Strategies for Industrial Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering

Quoted in Making Common Sense Common Practice: Models for Manufacturing Excellence:

Predestruction Authorization

I, (insert name), do hereby authorize premature destruction of the equipment being repaired under Work Order No. (insert number), because I have not allowed adequate time for the performance of certain maintenance and/or startup and commissioning tasks (insert task numbers). I understand that not doing these tasks is likely to reduce the life of this equipment and result in its premature failure. I also understand that it may also increase the overall maintenance costs and reduce the quality of the product being produced.

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In my opinion, the inclusion of the words “likely to” and “may” make this authorization too soft and squishy. However, it is a problem easily remedied for application in your facility.

Nevertheless, the creation and use of this form is rather ingenious. I can’t think of many operations supervisors who would sign.

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