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Maintenance checklists, procedures and PM plans, ready to use
A free library written for maintenance teams: inspection checklists, step-by-step procedures, preventive maintenance plans, safety and permit checklists, report templates and approval workflows. Read them here, then copy any of them into your FreeMaint workspace in one click.
- Official templates in English, French and Spanish, plus templates shared by maintenance teams
- Pass / fail checks and measurements with limits, PM plans with their intervals, permit checklists whose critical points hold the permit
- Imported as your own copy: adapt it to your equipment
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Standby diesel generator six-monthly maintenance plan
Six-monthly plan for a standby diesel generating set: fluids, belts, battery and charger, fuel, air, exhaust and block heater, a run under load and a transfer switch test; oil and filters changed and a fuel sample taken once a year.
11 tasksGenerators and power
- HSE checklistOfficial FreeMaintSafety-critical
Hot work permit — post-work checklist
Checks to complete before closing a hot work permit: equipment made safe, the area and its surroundings inspected for smouldering, fire watch and final check completed, fire detection restored, hot debris collected and the area handed back.
12 itemsWorkplace safety
- HSE checklistOfficial FreeMaintSafety-critical
Confined space entry permit — pre-entry checklist
Checks to complete on each confined space permit before anyone enters: isolation, cleaning and ventilation, oxygen, flammable and toxic gas readings, respiratory protection, attendant, rescue plan and equipment, communication and lighting.
18 itemsWorkplace safety
- HSE checklistOfficial FreeMaintSafety-critical
Working at height permit — pre-work checklist
Checks to complete on each working at height permit: work at height unavoidable, collective protection first, access equipment inspected, fall arrest and rescue plan, fragile surfaces, falling objects, weather, nearby hazards and ground conditions.
15 itemsWorkplace safety
- HSE checklistOfficial FreeMaintSafety-critical
Electrical work permit — isolation checklist
Checks to complete on each electrical work permit before work on a de-energised installation: authorised people, every source disconnected and locked, stored energy discharged, absence of voltage verified, earthing, adjacent live parts protected.
15 itemsElectrical installations
- HSE checklistOfficial FreeMaintSafety-critical
Excavation permit — pre-work checklist
Checks to complete on each excavation permit before digging: underground services located and exposed by hand, protection against collapse, edges, access, water, atmosphere testing, daily inspection by a competent person and plant movements.
14 itemsWorkplace safety
- HSE checklistOfficial FreeMaint
Chemical storage monthly inspection
Monthly inspection of a chemical store: inventory and safety data sheets, labelling, segregation of incompatibles, containers, retention, flammables cabinet, ventilation, spill kit, eyewash and shower, extinguisher, gas cylinders and waste.
16 itemsWorkplace safety
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