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Predictive Maintenance

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Requirements NIST SOURCE

Perform predictive maintenance on [system components] at [time intervals].

Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)

Predictive maintenance evaluates the condition of equipment by performing periodic or continuous (online) equipment condition monitoring. The goal of predictive maintenance is to perform maintenance at a scheduled time when the maintenance activity is most cost-effective and before the equipment loses performance within a threshold. The predictive component of predictive maintenance stems from the objective of predicting the future trend of the equipment's condition. The predictive maintenance approach employs principles of statistical process control to determine at what point in the future maintenance activities will be appropriate. Most predictive maintenance inspections are performed while equipment is in service, thus minimizing disruption of normal system operations. Predictive maintenance can result in substantial cost savings and higher system reliability.

Implementation Guidance

Engineering Interpretation

Original engineering commentary written for this explorer — not NIST source text and not authoritative guidance.

No engineering interpretation has been authored for MA-6(2) yet. This section is architected to receive it — see the Requirements and Assessment sections above for the authoritative NIST source content in the meantime.

Assessment

NIST SP 800-53A REV 5.2.0

Assessment Objectives

  1. system components on which predictive maintenance is to be performed are defined;
  2. time intervals within which predictive maintenance is to be performed are defined;
  3. predictive maintenance is performed on <MA-06(02)_ODP[01] system components> at <MA-06(02)_ODP[02] time intervals>.

Examine

[SELECT FROM: Maintenance policy; procedures addressing system maintenance; service provider contracts; service-level agreements; maintenance records; list of system components requiring predictive maintenance; system security plan; other relevant documents or records].

Interview

[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with system maintenance responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; system/network administrators].

Test

[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for predictive maintenance; mechanisms supporting and/or implementing predictive maintenance].

Overlays

Showing the OT/ICS overlay for the parent control MA-6 — see the MA-6(2) entries within each baseline below.

OT/ICS Overlay SP 800-82r3

NIST SP 800-82r3 Appendix F, Table 22. Blank baseline means the control/control enhancement is not selected in that initial OT baseline.

LOW

Not applicable at this tier.

MODERATE

  • Base control: Included (matches standard baseline)

HIGH

  • Base control: Included (matches standard baseline)

STIGs & CCIs

No STIG checks or CCI mappings are currently loaded for MA-6(2). This section is architected to display, per product: STIG ID, Finding ID, Severity, Title, Description, Check, Fix, CCI, and NIST control mapping — but nothing is populated here until a real DISA STIG/CCI dataset is ingested.

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Evidence

Potential Evidence — Derived

Categorized from the SP 800-53A "Examine"/"Test" artifact list above by keyword — not an authoritative NIST evidence list.

Policy

  • Maintenance policy
  • system security plan

Testing

  • Organizational processes for predictive maintenance
  • mechanisms supporting and/or implementing predictive maintenance

Other Records

  • procedures addressing system maintenance
  • service provider contracts
  • service-level agreements
  • maintenance records
  • list of system components requiring predictive maintenance
  • other relevant documents or records