Inspection
The inspection is the execution of a formal evaluation procedure to ensure minimum defects or deviations, assuring quality. It involves examining products and processes at random or scheduled intervals to identify and address the inconsistencies before a failure occurs. Organizations conduct regular inspections to ensure regulatory compliance and smooth operations.
As a part of facility management, inspection can happen in any building like office, warehouse, lab, and a variety of other environments. Asset inspection is a vital business function for any industry as it avoids asset damages, work interruptions, and lawsuits. The Facilities rely on periodic asset inspections to achieve asset compliance and plan for asset maintenance in the most efficient way. Each asset must have an appropriate maintenance process in place to reduce the risk of failure or downtime to achieve optimal performance. Planning maintenance activities involve adopting required and suitable inspection processes that prioritize building safety without disrupting daily operations.
Regardless of the inspection process and procedure being followed, it is critical that the inspections are performed accurately and consistently. Performing inspections according to a standard workflow is necessary as it might be required to monitor various categories of assets in a facility on an hourly, daily, and weekly basis. This is possible only when these workflows are pre-defined and made available to the inspector during the inspection. To resolve the purpose, facility managers create varied questionnaires to include relevant information that needs to be looked at during the inspection.