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Decide who may take a machine out of service
16 Lún 2021 · 1 nóim léite
If only the manager may close a machine, the unsafe one stays open until the manager is back from lunch.
Taking a machine out of service is a safety decision and an operational one. The rule should be easy enough that a receptionist can apply it at 9 p.m.
Anyone who can see a clear hazard should be allowed to stop use: a frayed cable, a smell of hot electrics, a belt that has walked off, a bench that rocks, a missing guard. They do not need permission to put the sign on and set the status. They do need to open a fault so the reason is written down.
What can wait for a lead
A scuffed pad, a noisy but intact bearing, a console button that sticks, a preference from a member. Those are faults. They are not automatically a closure. If you are unsure, close it. A closed treadmill for an evening is cheaper than a guess.
Write the rule where the team clocks in, not only in a handbook nobody opens. The public page should show the status as soon as it changes. A sign without a status, or a status without a sign, is half a decision.
Léigh ar aghaidh
Kit in a children’s area is still equipment
Smaller does not mean informal. A broken hold, a loose bolt, or a torn mat is a fault with a status.
Clearance is a condition of the machine
A treadmill too close to a mirror, or a rack too close to a walkway, will be reported as the machine’s fault. Measure it once.
A hot smell is a stop, not a note for later
Hot insulation, a warm plug, or a console that smells sweet and sharp: take the machine off and do not switch it back on to ‘see’.