Impact of Maintenance Activities on the Environment
The Academy Graduate Studies, Benghazi.
Term Paper for Maintenance Management Course Titled:
Impact of Maintenance Activities on the Environment.
Prepared By:
Haitham Hashem 4657.
Farage Shem 4465.
Supervised By:
Prof. Dr. Farage Elfeituri.
Contents
Introduction 3 How Can Maintenance Affect the Environment? 4 Limitation of Environmental impact in maintenance operations 4 I. Evaluation of Environmental aspects in maintenance 4 II. Environmental aspects to be considered 5 1. Procurement Concerns 5 2. Hazardous Materials Storage 6 3. Operating Practices 6 4. Washing Activities 7 5. Reuse and Recycling 8 6. Painting Operations 9 III. Definition of appropriate actions to limit significant environmental aspects / impacts 10 The conclusion 12 References 13
Introduction
When evaluating the overall environmental impact of a product throughout its life cycle, careful consideration shall be given to the duration of the life cycle as well as to each of the life cycle phases.
The relative importance of the impact of each life cycle phase may in fact be significantly different for a short life cycle product compared to a long life cycle product, the following table shows relative importance of life cycle phases on the overall environmental performance of a product:
| Procurement | Design | Manufacturing | Use | Maintenance | End of life | SLC | *** | *** | *** | *** | ** | * | LLS | *** | *** | * | *** | ** | * | | | | | * Not very important | ** Important | ***Very important |
For a long life cycle product, it is obvious that the impact of in-service use as well as maintenance of the product will be of significant importance.
For example, a lack of maintenance for a vehicle or a machine may lead to a significant increase in the consumption of fuel or other consumables required for proper timing.
Particular attention shall therefore also be paid to educating consumers or users to ensure the
Term Paper for Maintenance Management Course Titled:
Impact of Maintenance Activities on the Environment.
Prepared By:
Haitham Hashem 4657.
Farage Shem 4465.
Supervised By:
Prof. Dr. Farage Elfeituri.
Contents
Introduction 3 How Can Maintenance Affect the Environment? 4 Limitation of Environmental impact in maintenance operations 4 I. Evaluation of Environmental aspects in maintenance 4 II. Environmental aspects to be considered 5 1. Procurement Concerns 5 2. Hazardous Materials Storage 6 3. Operating Practices 6 4. Washing Activities 7 5. Reuse and Recycling 8 6. Painting Operations 9 III. Definition of appropriate actions to limit significant environmental aspects / impacts 10 The conclusion 12 References 13
Introduction
When evaluating the overall environmental impact of a product throughout its life cycle, careful consideration shall be given to the duration of the life cycle as well as to each of the life cycle phases.
The relative importance of the impact of each life cycle phase may in fact be significantly different for a short life cycle product compared to a long life cycle product, the following table shows relative importance of life cycle phases on the overall environmental performance of a product:
| Procurement | Design | Manufacturing | Use | Maintenance | End of life | SLC | *** | *** | *** | *** | ** | * | LLS | *** | *** | * | *** | ** | * | | | | | * Not very important | ** Important | ***Very important |
For a long life cycle product, it is obvious that the impact of in-service use as well as maintenance of the product will be of significant importance.
For example, a lack of maintenance for a vehicle or a machine may lead to a significant increase in the consumption of fuel or other consumables required for proper timing.
Particular attention shall therefore also be paid to educating consumers or users to ensure the
References: * Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. October 1991. "Guides to Pollution Prevention: The Automotive Refinishing Industry." * Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. October 1991. "Guides to Pollution Prevention: The Automotive Repair Industry." * Minimizing environmental impact in Aircraft maintenance operations, ECO-EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY - G8 - ISSUE 1, 2008. * Heiko Lünser, RESEARCH PROJECT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ENGINEERING STRUCTURES. * Improving Maintenance Performance Through ISO 14001, Perry Lovelace, Nepenthe Institute, and John C. Shideler, Futurepast, 2001, http://www.mt-online.com.