The People Involved

Maintenance people on their own cannot answer the seven questions posed by RCM. For this reason "Review Groups" are established to apply RCM and hence determine the maintenance requirements of each asset. These groups should include at least one person from the maintenance function and one from the user function. The seniority of the review group members (each of whom will require RCM training) is less important than their knowledge of the equipment under review.

Each review group works under the guidance of a highly-trained specialist in RCM known as a Facilitator. Their role is to ensure that RCM is applied correctly, that reasonable consensus is achieved by the group and that no significant equipment or component is overlooked. Immediately after each review has been completed, the senior managers with overall responsibility for the assets under review should satisfy themselves that the RCM analysis has been carried out correctly. They need not perform this audit function themselves but may delegate it to anyone in whose judgement they have confidence.