Electrical Maintenance & Asset Management Programs
Reduce Failures. Improve Reliability. Protect Your Investment.
Electrical systems rarely fail without warning. Loose connections, aging equipment, deferred maintenance, and undocumented modifications often create conditions that lead to costly outages, equipment damage, and safety incidents.
Our Electrical Maintenance & Asset Management Programs help facilities identify risks early, document critical equipment, and establish a practical maintenance plan based on NFPA 70B maintenance best practices.
What Is Predictive Maintenance?
Predictive maintenance is the practice of monitoring equipment condition and identifying developing problems before failure occurs.
Instead of waiting for equipment to fail, predictive maintenance uses inspections, testing, infrared thermography, maintenance records, and condition assessments to identify risks while corrective action is still relatively inexpensive and easy to perform.
The goal is simple:
Find problems before they become failures.
Finding this bad connection with an IR scan could mean a fix as simple as tightening with a screwdriver. Left untreated, it could permanently damage the panel and result in thousands of dollars in repair costs and forced downtime of your business's equipment.
The Business Case for Electrical Maintenance
Business consultants and industry authorities agree - Facilities with predictive maintenance programs commonly experience:
75% Reduction in Unexpected Equipment Failures ⚙️
Identifying developing problems before failure significantly reduces unplanned outages and emergency repairs.
35-45% Reduction in Downtime ⏱️
Maintenance programs help keep critical equipment available and operating when needed.
25-30% Reduction in Maintenance Costs 🔧💲
Planned maintenance is generally less expensive than emergency repairs and equipment replacement.
Up To 10x Return On Investment 📈
Many maintenance activities identify issues that can be corrected for hundreds of dollars rather than thousands.
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One Prevented Failure Can Pay For The Entire Program
A single overheated connection, failing breaker, or deteriorated component can result in equipment damage, downtime, and costly repairs.
Finding those problems early often pays for years of maintenance activities, as shown here and here.
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What We Do
Asset Inventory Creation
Single Line Diagram of Electrical System
Equipment Identification
Criticality Assessments
Maintenance Interval Development
Maintenance Scheduling, Coordination, & Execution
Arc Flash Hazard Identification
Compliance, Documentation & Due Diligence
A reliable electrical system is not only good for operations—it is also an important component of workplace safety and risk management.
Industry standards such as NFPA 70E and NFPA 70B establish recognized practices for electrical safety and equipment maintenance. These standards are widely used throughout industry and are often referenced during safety evaluations, incident investigations, and insurance reviews.
A documented maintenance program helps demonstrate that equipment has been inspected, maintained, and evaluated using recognized industry practices.
Understanding the Standards
NFPA 70E – Electrical Safety in the Workplace
NFPA 70E provides guidance for protecting workers from electrical hazards such as shock, arc flash, and arc blast hazards.
The standard requires employers to assess electrical hazards and establish procedures that allow employees and contractors to work safely around energized electrical equipment.
It also recognizes that the safety of electrical equipment depends on proper maintenance.
NFPA 70B – Electrical Equipment Maintenance
NFPA 70B establishes maintenance practices for electrical equipment and provides guidance for inspection, testing, documentation, and maintenance intervals.
In 2023, NFPA 70B transitioned from a recommended practice to a formal standard.
NFPA 70B provides a framework for developing maintenance programs that support equipment reliability, safety, and long-term performance. It is the basis by which NFPA 70E defines whether an electrical system is properly maintained.
OSHA and Consensus Standards
OSHA does not directly enforce NFPA 70E or NFPA 70B as federal regulations. However, OSHA frequently references recognized consensus standards when evaluating workplace safety practices and employer responsibilities. OSHA has used NFPA 70E as basis to issue citations such as this instance.
OSHA has issued multiple Letters of Interpretation referencing NFPA 70E as a recognized industry standard for electrical safety. (link)
Documentation Matters
A maintenance program is more than a schedule of inspections.
It creates documentation showing:
Equipment inventories
Inspection records
Maintenance history
Corrective actions
Testing results
Equipment condition assessments
These records help demonstrate that electrical systems were actively managed and maintained.
Insurance & Risk Management
Insurance carriers increasingly recognize the value of predictive maintenance programs.
Organizations such as AIG and Liberty Mutual have published guidance supporting infrared thermography and condition-based inspections as methods for identifying electrical hazards before failures occur.
Predictive maintenance programs can help:
Reduce the likelihood of equipment failures
Identify fire hazards
Reduce business interruption risks
Support property loss prevention efforts
Real-World Consequences
The consequences of deferred maintenance can be significant.
NFPA 70B includes documented case histories where failures of poorly maintained electrical equipment resulted in severe injuries, fatalities, extensive property damage, and substantial legal settlements, such as this example.