Maintenance, Refuelling and Defect Reporting
Maintenance, refuelling and defect reporting tests daily care, fuel safety and the defect chain.
Daily and scheduled maintenance
- Check fluids, filters, greasing points, track tension, guards and leaks.
- Use lockout or tagout for maintenance; support raised equipment before working beneath it.
Refuelling
- Refuel in a designated area with a drip tray or bund, spill kit, PPE and no ignition sources.
- Avoid overfilling; clean up drips and report leaks.
Defect reporting
- Report damage, leaks and abnormal wear; quarantine the machine if the fault is safety-critical.
- Record the defect and communicate it to the supervisor and next operator.
Worked example: The fuel nozzle leaks onto a track. Reasoning: stop refuelling, contain the spill with the kit, prevent it reaching drains or watercourses, clean up and report. Check the bund and drip tray before resuming.
Traps: refuelling near a hot engine, ignoring minor leaks, and failing to record a defect.
Key points
- Complete daily fluid, filter, grease and leak checks.
- Isolate and support before maintenance.
- Refuel in a bunded area with a spill kit.
- Report and record all defects.
- Quarantine safety-critical faults.