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Part of any investigation must include an assessment for the requirement to undertake further checks on
affected vehicles or the total fleet to ensure any immediate risk is assessed and contained.

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The Engineering Director (or equivalent) must:

Ensure that safety is taken into account at every stage of the parts procurement and management
process to ensure that no new risks are introduced and that all safety requirements will be delivered.
Ensure that the appropriate tooling and testing equipment required for assessing parts are provided.
Ensure there are robust processes in place to ensure compliance with environmental requirements.
Ensure that any employee, or any contractor sourced to procure or assess parts, are trained and
competent.
Ensure that any local licencing to accredit competence is adopted and individuals procuring or
assessing parts are trained and licenced accordingly.
Ensure Engineering Managers have the competence to manage parts, stores and inventory locally.
Ensure Engineering Managers are aware of the requirements for storage of parts safely and correctly.

Engineering Manager (or equivalent) must:

Ensure that all engineers required to undertake maintenance and repairs are trained and competent to
identify spurious or incorrect parts.
Ensure that there is a process to feedback any concerns over a parts suitability or compatibility.
Ensure there is a process to monitor and audit the stores and inventory processes on a regular basis to
ensure all aspects of this global standard, and local policy, are met.
Ensure all required shelving, storage, tooling and equipment is maintained.

Global Maintenance Standard: Parts Management (Including Safety Critical Parts) 10