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Maintenance facility (workshop) audits

Each Group Company shall ensure that each location where vehicle maintenance is performed is
subject to a Maintenance Facility (Workshop) audit at least every 4 years.

Arrangements for Maintenance Facility (workshop) audits shall ensure that, as a minimum, the
following areas (where applicable) are checked:

 Flow and segregation of vehicles and pedestrians
 Maintenance areas
 Emergency and evacuation routes
 Storage of dangerous substances
 Fire protection systems
 Electrical installations
 Compressed air installations
 Roads and parking areas
 Arrangements for use of alternative fuel types
 Tools and Equipment, including their calibration and inspection
 Arrangements for manoeuvring vehicles without their own power

4.2.3 People

Maintenance Directors shall ensure adequate resource is dedicated to meeting the requirements
of this Global Maintenance Standard.

Maintenance Managers shall ensure:
 All engineers who are required to undertake any part of the internal audit process are
suitably trained and competent to do so
 Sufficient engineers are trained and competent to fulfil internal audit requirements.

4.3 Peer Audit

4.3.1 Principle

Each Group Company must ensure that it’s maintenance practices are subject to review from
within the Group.

4.3.2 Process

Group companies shall ensure that at least 2 visits per year are carried out in order to subject the
audits carried out to internal audit and verification.

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