Repair and Maintenance

Repair and maintenance includes work associated with the repairing, replacing, routine care and upkeep of a structure, vehicle, machinery, device, etc. This type of work often involves the skills or two or more maintenance or craft occupations, such as plumbing, pipe fitting, welding, machining, carpentry, insulting and more.**

Survey says: The NSC 2020 Safety Technology in the Workplace Survey shows: 44% of workers surveyed reported exposure to dangerous repair and maintenance tasks, and 27% said repair and maintenance tasks have caused or contributed to a serious injury in their workplace.

The information in each section below is listed in the order of relevance to the hazardous situation.

Situational risks – inherent to the situation or proximate cause of injury
Machine energization Struck by machinery Entangled in machinery	Electrocution/arc flash Fall to lower level

Systemic risks – contribute to injury but are not direct causes
Lack of training or supervision Fatigue Machinery malfunction	Permit to work failure Engineering failure Machine guard failure

Relevant Technology Solutions
Machinery cutoff light curtains Power management systems Permit to work technologies Fall protection kits	Augmented reality displays Robots Asset management software Passive or active exoskeletons

*Safety Technology 2020: Mapping Technology Solutions for Reducing Serious Injuries and Fatalities in the Workplace

**U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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