Improving Manufacturing Processes

Developing an electrical maintenance plan is one of the best ways of protecting your building against electrical risks. If ignored, these risks can cause costly disruptions, extensive property damage and even injury to workers. This is why you need to come up with a system that allows regular maintenance to identify and mitigate potential hazards before they occur. As you create your electrical maintenance program, here are three key areas you should focus on.

General Electrical Maintenance

A commercial building has numerous electrical elements, and it may be hard to keep up with them without a plan. These include electrical wiring, outlets and switches, lighting, switchboards and systems such as HVAC systems, hot water systems and much more. All these utilise electrical energy, and they require routine testing and inspection to make sure they are in excellent condition.

Your plan should include a detailed checklist of all these systems. Some require bi-annual inspection, while others require checking once a year. As part of compliance, you may also need to test and tag some electrical equipment. Include this in your plan to avoid downtime due to electrical problems. If there are any worn components in the various systems, make arrangements to replace them before they stop working.

Energy Efficiency

In today's era, where there is a lot of emphasis on energy efficiency, it's paramount to make sure your electrical components meet these modern standards. During routine maintenance, you need to evaluate the performance of your systems regarding efficiency. This is especially true if you are incurring huge energy bills. Some areas to focus on when it comes to efficiency include the following:

• Lighting bulbs
• Electrical motors
• Heating and cooling systems
• Hot water solutions
• Electrical appliances 

During routine maintenance, an electrical contractor can inspect your current systems, check their energy efficiency rating and recommend better solutions on the market. If you have any equipment upgrades coming up, the electrician can also point you towards options that will save you money on energy consumption.

Electrical Safety

Electrical safety is an essential factor to consider in a commercial building. With so many appliances and equipment using power, you cannot ignore the potential danger that comes with having unreliable safety solutions. Thus, during routine maintenance, your contractor can inspect existing safety systems and rate their reliability. 

If you don't have systems in place, they can also install them. These include surge protection systems, GFCIs, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. You should routinely inspect these systems to make sure they're working correctly to keep electrical hazards at bay.

Have these key areas in mind as you develop an electrical maintenance program for your commercial building.