Heavy Equipment Repair Shop Procedures

Heavy equipment includes machinery such as construction and manufacturing plant equipment. Procedures used in heavy equipment repair shops include safety and repair actions taken to minimize injury and damage to equipment.

Safety

• Heavy equipment repair personnel are trained during certification courses in repair shop safety procedures to limit major injuries. Heavy equipment repair shops must comply to guidelines developed by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration and the Workplace Hazardous Material Information Systems because of the use of petroleum and toxic chemicals during repair work.

Composition

• Before completing repair work, such as welding, the composition of materials must be calculated using mathematical calculations such as the carbon equivalent formula. By following procedures for determining the composition of materials the amount of stress that a part can receive is determined before a repair is begun.

Procedures

• Procedures that must be completed before and during a repair include the calculating of the temperature a part must be preheated to before a repair takes place. Other procedures include controlled cooling following a repair and determining the heating of part that is susceptible to cracking, such as an equipment part with a complex shape.