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from Maintenance world   Detective Maintenance  by V. Narayan,
Posted 3-16-09  When we think about maintenance strategies, the
words predictive, preventive, corrective, and breakdown spring
to mind. There is however an important class of tasks that we do
to ensure that our equipment and Plant remains safe and
productive. These tasks are based on a Detective Maintenance
strategy. They help us win our licence-to-operate and ensure
long term viability. With machinery and Plants becoming
increasingly more complex, the proportion of such tasks in the
total maintenance program is growing.  Managing a business
efficiently means that we have to manage risks well. In turn,
this requires that our safety devices and systems work on
demand. It is possible to arrive logica