Maintenance Matters Focus on CMMS 12 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk August/September 2024 How CMMS software helps manufacturers meet regulatory requirements Stephen Davis, Director of Marketing at PEMAC explores the main ways in which CMMS software supports regulatory compliance, including documentation, record-keeping, asset management, and preventative maintenance planning. Compliance in manufacturing is a comprehensive approach to ensuring that all elements of a manufacturing process adhere to legal requirements, quality standards, safety guidelines and environmental regulations. Compliance is critical to ensuring the longterm success, reputation and sustainability of a manufacturing organisation. CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System) software plays a vital role in ensuring that manufacturers comply with various industry standards and regulations governing equipment maintenance, safety protocols, and environmental practices. The regulatory landscape International manufacturing regulations present a complex web of rules and standards. These regulations vary from country to country, and even within different regions of the same country. They cover a wide range of areas, from product safety and quality standards to environmental regulations and labour laws. ISO standards are globally recognised guidelines set by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) to ensure the quality, safety, efficiency, or other parameters of certified systems and processes across various industries. ISO certification guarantees that a service, product, system, process, or organisation as a whole corresponds to certain standards as defined by the organisation Generally, the most important ISO standards for manufacturers include quality management related ISO 9001,
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