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Family Practice Management 2019
Topics: Family Practice; Humans; Maintenance; Patients
PubMed: 30645085
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Journal of the American Veterinary... Apr 2021
Topics: Animals; Maintenance
PubMed: 33754820
DOI: 10.2460/javma.258.7.725 -
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics... May 2017Many oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures are done in an office-based setting, with many oral and maxillofacial surgeons involved in oversight of equipment... (Review)
Review
Many oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures are done in an office-based setting, with many oral and maxillofacial surgeons involved in oversight of equipment maintenance. Goals in equipment management are to prevent harm to patients and staff, stay compliant with current regulations, and increase equipment longevity. This article covers the safety, maintenance, and inspection related to electrical equipment used in the treatment of patients, autoclaves, radiograph machines, nitrous oxide and oxygen medical gases, and required back-up power and lighting. An office should always follow manufacturer's recommendations regarding maintenance and inspection and document policies and monitoring so compliance can be assured.
Topics: Equipment Safety; Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; Humans; Maintenance; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; Surgery, Oral
PubMed: 28417893
DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2016.12.012 -
Journal of Hazardous Materials May 2004This paper discusses a methodology for the design of an optimum inspection and maintenance program. The methodology, called risk-based maintenance (RBM) is based on... (Review)
Review
This paper discusses a methodology for the design of an optimum inspection and maintenance program. The methodology, called risk-based maintenance (RBM) is based on integrating a reliability approach and a risk assessment strategy to obtain an optimum maintenance schedule. First, the likely equipment failure scenarios are formulated. Out of many likely failure scenarios, the ones, which are most probable, are subjected to a detailed study. Detailed consequence analysis is done for the selected scenarios. Subsequently, these failure scenarios are subjected to a fault tree analysis to determine their probabilities. Finally, risk is computed by combining the results of the consequence and the probability analyses. The calculated risk is compared against known acceptable criteria. The frequencies of the maintenance tasks are obtained by minimizing the estimated risk. A case study involving an ethylene oxide production facility is presented. Out of the five most hazardous units considered, the pipeline used for the transportation of the ethylene is found to have the highest risk. Using available failure data and a lognormal reliability distribution function human health risk factors are calculated. Both societal risk factors and individual risk factors exceeded the acceptable risk criteria. To determine an optimal maintenance interval, a reverse fault tree analysis was used. The maintenance interval was determined such that the original high risk is brought down to an acceptable level. A sensitivity analysis is also undertaken to study the impact of changing the distribution of the reliability model as well as the error in the distribution parameters on the maintenance interval.
Topics: Chemical Industry; Equipment Failure Analysis; Ethylene Oxide; Maintenance; Models, Organizational; Risk Assessment; Risk Management
PubMed: 15120868
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2004.01.011 -
Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology 2005
Topics: Equipment Failure Analysis; Equipment Safety; Equipment and Supplies; Maintenance; Terminology as Topic; United States
PubMed: 16248454
DOI: 10.2345/0899-8205(2005)39[408:PMR]2.0.CO;2 -
The Australasian Nurses Journal Jul 1977
Topics: Maintenance; Surgical Equipment; Surgical Instruments
PubMed: 243423
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International Journal of Environmental... Dec 2020Qualitative studies have identified haircare practices as important culturally specific barriers to physical activity (PA) among Black/African American (AA) women, but...
Qualitative studies have identified haircare practices as important culturally specific barriers to physical activity (PA) among Black/African American (AA) women, but quantitative investigations are lacking. Using the Study of Environment, Lifestyle and Fibroids data among 1558 Black/AA women, we investigated associations between hair product usage/hair maintenance behaviors and PA during childhood and adulthood. Participants reported childhood and current chemical relaxer and leave-in conditioner use. Self-reported PA included childhood recreational sports participation, leisure-time PA engagement during adulthood, and, at each life stage, minutes of and intensity of PA. Adjusting for socioeconomic and health characteristics, we used Poisson regression with robust variance to estimate prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for each PA measure for more vs. less frequent hair product use/hair maintenance. Thirty-four percent reported ≥twice/year chemical relaxer use and 22% reported ≥once/week leave-in conditioner use at age 10 years, and neither were associated with PA at age 10 years. In adulthood, ≥twice/year chemical relaxer users (30%) were less likely (PR = 0.90 [95% CI: 0.79-1.02]) and ≥once/week leave-in conditioner users (24%) were more likely (PR = 1.09 [95% CI: 0.99-1.20]) to report intense PA compared to counterparts reporting rarely/never use. Hair product use/maintenance may influence PA among Black/AA women and impact cardiometabolic health disparities.
Topics: Adult; Black or African American; Child; Culture; Exercise; Female; Hair Preparations; Humans; Maintenance
PubMed: 33322020
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17249254 -
Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology 2013
Topics: Biomedical Engineering; Developing Countries; Equipment Failure Analysis; Equipment and Supplies; Maintenance
PubMed: 24099259
DOI: 10.2345/0899-8205-47.5.436 -
Human Factors Nov 2016Based on the line operations safety audit (LOSA), two studies were conducted to develop and deploy an equivalent tool for aircraft maintenance: the maintenance...
OBJECTIVE
Based on the line operations safety audit (LOSA), two studies were conducted to develop and deploy an equivalent tool for aircraft maintenance: the maintenance operations safety survey (MOSS).
BACKGROUND
Safety in aircraft maintenance is currently measured reactively, based on the number of audit findings, reportable events, incidents, or accidents. Proactive safety tools designed for monitoring routine operations, such as flight data monitoring and LOSA, have been developed predominantly for flight operations.
METHOD
In Study 1, development of MOSS, 12 test peer-to-peer observations were collected to investigate the practicalities of this approach. In Study 2, deployment of MOSS, seven expert observers collected 56 peer-to-peer observations of line maintenance checks at four stations. Narrative data were coded and analyzed according to the threat and error management (TEM) framework.
RESULTS
In Study 1, a line check was identified as a suitable unit of observation. Communication and third-party data management were the key factors in gaining maintainer trust. Study 2 identified that on average, maintainers experienced 7.8 threats (operational complexities) and committed 2.5 errors per observation. The majority of threats and errors were inconsequential. Links between specific threats and errors leading to 36 undesired states were established.
CONCLUSION
This research demonstrates that observations of routine maintenance operations are feasible. TEM-based results highlight successful management strategies that maintainers employ on a day-to-day basis.
APPLICATION
MOSS is a novel approach for safety data collection and analysis. It helps practitioners understand the nature of maintenance errors, promote an informed culture, and support safety management systems in the maintenance domain.
Topics: Adult; Aircraft; Humans; Maintenance; Safety Management
PubMed: 27411354
DOI: 10.1177/0018720816656085 -
Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology 2012
Topics: Equipment and Supplies; Insurance; Maintenance; United States
PubMed: 22591537
DOI: 10.2345/0899-8205-46.3.228