Diseño de un modelo de mantenimiento basado en monitoreo del medio ambiente en sistemas de depuración de humos en SIDOR

The Sidor Company can, historically, be divided into two very well defined periods, the first one before privatization and the second after. Currently, as a part of Company policy, it is necessary to establish and execute actions in order to control the environmental impact of operations, systems, machineries, processes and equipment. The traditional approach in Sidor was to repair systems, machineries, etc, when those broke down without giving proper attention to the life cycle deterioration of the systems as a result of use and its effects on the environment due to use and maintenance. This work presents a maintenance model oriented within the environmental policy of the company and the life cycle of the equipment. It is determined hat the systems must operate within local and international standards in order to reduce and control fume contaminants that are given off into the atmosphere. Venezuelan norms as well as international ones are useful in establishing a framework where the companies must fulfill these requirements in order to comply with concerns as to environment issues. Companies that do not fulfill this approach cannot compete in the global market. The inappropriate handling can be one of the main causes of pollution affecting the quality and conditions of surrounding air in plants and in the neighborhood, and thus the model contributes to reducing the impact of the contaminants and also improving the use of resources and can be applied to systems of this type with the purpose of creating maintenance standards capable of guaranteeing current demands on controlling environmental impacts.