Application of Reliability Centered Maintenance Tools to Standardize Processes Required by ISO/IEC 17025

Authors

Castro Valdivia, Jorge Luis

Castillo Caceres, Cesar

Chani Ollachica, Deidamia

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to apply the maintenance model based on RCM reliability, stipulated in Standards JA-1011, JA 10-12 and ISO 14224 and then analyze the effect on the conditions required by ISO / IEC 17025 approves the laboratory test processes. The application process is divided into the following stages: A first stage consisted in the application of an RCM questionnaire adapted to our need, which has served as an instrument to verify the current state of the laboratory organization, the equipment, and the perception of the functions of each one. These results allowed us to analyze the status with everyone, explain the objectives and define the work team. The second stage consisted of making a failure mode analysis, starting from the taxonomy and the division of systems, and defining the effect of failures by system. The results obtained above provided us with a real condition for the implementation of a maintenance calendar to the universal testing machine (EUT/C), proposing a work model based on Preventive and Predictive Maintenance, verifying the amount of maintenance hours, availability and reliability, such as parameters and indicators to improve. The last stage consisted of analyzing the maintenance procedures of the equipment, the selection of tasks and documents proposed to coordinate the information and monitoring required by ISO / IEC 17025 and internal laboratory standards.