Smart Maintenance, Strong Facilities: The Case for Preventive Maintenance Training
The webinar "Smart Maintenance, Strong Facilities: The Case for Preventive Maintenance Training" highlights how targeted preventive maintenance training can equip facility teams to reduce costly unplanned downtime, eliminate human errors, extend equipment lifespan, and foster a culture of continuous learning and operational excellence, featuring insights from HVAC expert Dan Clapper on implementing effective training strategies and driving business resilience.
On-Demand Webinar
Smart Maintenance, Strong Facilities: The Case for Preventive Maintenance Training
Why Watch?
Preventive maintenance is the backbone of reliable and efficient facility operations. When maintenance teams are trained to proactively address equipment needs, they can prevent costly breakdowns and extend the lifespan of critical assets. However, without the right training, teams may lack the knowledge and skills necessary to execute preventive maintenance effectively, leading to errors and unplanned downtime.
In this webinar, we’ll explore how adopting a preventive maintenance mindset and investing in targeted training can transform your facilities, minimize risks, and drive operational excellence.
Learn more on:
- Why unplanned downtime is a hidden profit killer for facilities and how preventive maintenance reduces this risk.
- The most common human errors that lead to equipment failures—and how training can eliminate them.
- The business case for investing in skills development for facilities maintenance teams, including cost savings and improved operational resilience.
- Practical steps to implement preventive maintenance training within your organization.
- Strategies for creating a culture of continuous learning and operational excellence.
Meet the Speakers
Dan Clapper
Head of Learner and Business Outcomes
With over 25 years of experience in a variety of roles across the HVAC market, Dan has developed a passion for helping trade professionals grow their businesses and their people. From installing boilers and HVAC equipment with his father as a teenager to training thousands of HVAC professionals across the country at the manufacturing level, Dan has a unique perspective on best practices for developing and maintaining a strong team. At Interplay, Dan helps business owners and leaders leverage 3D simulation-based training to help attract new talent to the industry and upskill them faster and more efficiently than ever before.
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