Summary
In short
- A pre-commissioning checklist is a checklist used in KnowMaintain that confirms a new installation is complete and safe before it is energised or run. It is built against ISO 55001 cl.8.1 and forms part of the Capital Projects and Commissioning programme.
- Completed before first start. Signed by engineering and maintenance.
- The template holds 54 fields across 6 sections.
- Scoring is complete with knockout items, where high is good.
- ISO 55001 is asset management systems. The international standard for getting value from physical assets across their whole life. Underpins the maintenance templates.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Asset, Vendor.
What it is
What it is
What is a pre-commissioning checklist?
A pre-commissioning checklist is a checklist used in KnowMaintain that confirms a new installation is complete and safe before it is energised or run. It is built against ISO 55001 cl.8.1 and forms part of the Capital Projects and Commissioning programme.
When is a pre-commissioning checklist completed?
A pre-commissioning checklist is completed at the point in the process the check protects, every time that process runs. Completed before first start.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This checklist is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this checklist covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form PCC-2026-000
- You are running the Capital Projects and Commissioning programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links asset, vendor
Not for
- Factory Acceptance Test Record, which records testing of new equipment at the supplier's site before it ships.
- Site Acceptance Test Record, which records testing of new equipment once installed at your site.
- Anything outside KnowMaintain, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 55001Asset management systems
The international standard for getting value from physical assets across their whole life. Underpins the maintenance templates.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the pre-commissioning checklist template based on?+
It is built against ISO 55001 cl.8.1. ISO 55001 is asset management systems. The international standard for getting value from physical assets across their whole life. Underpins the maintenance templates. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the pre-commissioning checklist contain?+
There are 6 sections: header, installation, services, safety, hygienic design, result. Together they hold 54 fields, 40 of which are required.
How often is a pre-commissioning checklist raised?+
A new record is raised at the point in the process the check protects, every time that process runs. Each one is given an ID in the form PCC-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the pre-commissioning checklist belong to?+
It is part of Capital Projects and Commissioning. Equipment arriving with its procedures, training and spares rather than after them.
How is a pre-commissioning checklist scored?+
Scoring is complete with knockout items. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the pre-commissioning checklist template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the pre-commissioning checklist library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowMaintain — asset maintenance. Work orders, planned maintenance, calibration, reliability and shutdowns.
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Sources
- ISO 55001 — Asset management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization