RCM, as articulated by Nancy Regan, is not a maintenance program but a structured process for identifying necessary preventive and condition-based maintenance to ensure equipment reliability. The RCM process consists of seven steps, including Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and assessing consequences for each failure mode. Ultimately, RCM facilitates the development of a maintenance program rather than serving as one itself.

1. RCM
Nancy Regan
IS NOT A
MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM!

2. I hear people say (and
post!) that RCM is a
maintenance program.

3. RCM is NOT a
maintenance program.

4. RCM is a process used to
identify what Preventive
Maintenance or Condition
Based Maintenance you need to
implement so you get the
Reliability you need from your
equipment.

5. RCM is a 7-step process.

6. Steps 1-4:
Create an FMEA
Steps 1-4: FMEA
Failure Modes and
Effects Analysis

7. 5. Assess Consequences
(AKA Criticality)
Step 5:
Assess Consequences of each
Failure Mode.

8. Step 6:
Consider Proactive Maintenance
for each Failure Mode
6. Identify Task and Assign Interval
Scheduled Restoration
Scheduled Replacement
Condition Based Maintenance

9. Step 7:
Consider a Default Strategy for
each Failure Mode
Change to Operating Procedure
Improvement to Training
Equipment Redesign
Examples

10. RCM
is a process that helps
you develop a
maintenance program.
It's NOT a maintenance
program.

11. Thank you for reading!
Free RCM Overview Course
RCMTrainingOnline.com/Overview
Course Instructor:
Nancy Regan