Preventive Maintenance in Vocational Schools in Malang City, Batu and Malang Regency

Abstract

Preventive maintenance is an act of preserving the condition and readiness of school facilities and infrastructures. Educational facilities and infrastructures, including school buildings and utilities need to undergo scheduled and planned maintenances as they are included in one of instrumental input factors. The aim of this research is to enlist preventive maintenance measures, school facilities and infrastructures functionality, and school utilities’ conditions. The data is collected through direct observations and in-depth interviews. From the research data in all observed schools (51 vocational schools), the schools generally do not keep preventive maintenance record. Scheduled maintenance for damaged building is not recorded and the rate of building damage is not monitored. Minor damages are commonly documented in the area of Malang City (604 buildings) and medium damages in the area of Malang Regency (316 buildings). The damages of the school buildings (minor, medium and severe) disrupt the functions of the building as it is considered dangerous for the students. Chipped floors in the damaged buildings can puncture and wound students during their activities.