Introduction

The purpose of this European Standard is to define the generic terms used for all types of maintenance and maintenance management irrespective of the type of item considered. Maintenance of software only is not covered in this standard. However, maintenance of items and systems containing software is considered.

It is the responsibility of any maintenance management to define its maintenance strategy according to the following main objectives:

– to ensure the availability of the item to function as required, at optimum costs;
– to consider the safety and any other mandatory requirements associated with the item;
– to consider any impact on the environment;
– to uphold the durability of the item and/or the quality of the product or service provided considering costs where necessary.

As a part of the requirement of CEN/TC 319 it was necessary to produce a comprehensive structured generic maintenance vocabulary standard containing the main terms and their definitions.

Maintenance provides an essential contribution to the dependability of an item. Correct and formal definitions are required which will give the user of associated maintenance standards a fuller understanding of the maintenance terms used. These terms may be of particular importance in the formulation of maintenance contracts.

The terms contained in this standard indicate that maintenance is not confined to the technical actions alone but includes other activities such as planning, documentation handling, etc.

The standard IEC 60050‑191 has been used as a basis for the preparation of this standard but some terms have been modified. Not all terms specified in IEC 60050‑191 are included in this European Standard. Readers are referred to this IEC standard for further definitions.

BS EN 13306:2010

Maintenance. Maintenance terminology

Published:

30 Nov 2010

Withdrawn:

31 Jan 2018