IT-18 – Asset Maintenance

What is this control really about?

This is about maintaining a record of the maintenance done on your organization’s equipment. This is a compliance requirement and best practice if your organization maintains key equipment that needs to be maintained operational.

Available tools in the marketplace

The following listing is “crowdsourced” from our customer base or from external research. TrustCloud does not personally recommend any of the tools below, because we haven’t personally used them. 

Available templates

TrustCloud has a curated list of templates internally or externally sourced to help you get started. Click on the link for a downloadable version:

• Externally outsourced available template from Upkeep
• Externally outsourced available template from Maintainx

What is required to implement this control?

You need to create a template to track all maintenance activities. Use the templates above to get you started.

What evidence is the auditor looking for?

• Your most updated equipment maintenance log

An example of what an artifact can look like

1- Your most updated equipment maintenance log