Access Control Maintenance

Preventive maintenance is the routine servicing of a door access system carried out on a scheduled basis to ensure that the system is running smoothly.

This maintenance is a thorough check to ensure that all components in the system are working as intended in accordance with the specifications and maintain the good performance as when it was originally installed and commissioned. The regular and scheduled inspection is to confirm that there have been no changes in the environment or area that could impact the system’s performance.

An engineer will visit the premises and carry out the preventive maintenance during or before the twelfth calendar month following the month of commissioning or of the previous preventive maintenance visit. The engineer will explain to the clients that they also need to take part in maintaining the mechanical components in an access control system such as locks and hinges more frequently than once per year. By advising the client of what to do to maintain a good running system, the installed system could be maintained for a long period of time.

A preventive maintenance visit is not just a routine visit. It is imperative that a system provider keeps the historical data and the details of any work performed and any faults that have been found in the premises. This includes operation by the client and any faults generated by the client in addition to faults attributed to the equipment.

Regular maintenance is essential even when it involves the best systems. This is because of the demands put on the system by the users, and this is more apparent if it operates in a difficult environment. Preventive maintenance and service includes both testing and inspection but can only be truly effective if the installation company is both trustworthy, competent and the engineers are trained correctly.