Work Orders

Purpose

A Work Order is an instruction for work that is required to maintain an Asset and is used to manage Tasks for the work to be performed on the Asset.

A Work Order includes information such as a description of the work required; the task priority; the procedure to be followed; the parts, materials, tools and equipment required to complete the work; the labour hours, costs and materials consumed in completing the task, as well as key information about failure causes and a description of the work that was performed.

The printed Work Order is the prime document used by the maintenance function to manage maintenance tasks.