Common use of Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Clause in Contracts

Equipment Inspection and Maintenance. Each item of field test equipment purchased by the Independent Testing Company is assigned a unique, permanent identification number. An effective preventative maintenance program is necessary to ensure data quality. Each item of equipment that is returned from the field is inspected before it is returned to storage. During the course of these inspections, items are cleaned, repaired, reconditioned, and recalibrated where necessary. Each item of equipment transported to the field for this test program is inspected again before being packed to detect equipment problems that may originate during periods of storage in an effort to minimize lost time on the job site due to equipment failure. Occasional equipment failure in the field is unavoidable despite the most rigorous inspection and maintenance procedures. For this reason, independent testing companies routinely transport replacement equipment for all critical sampling train components to the job site.