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Standardised maintenance work is a well-established strategy for driving operational efficiency, reducing costs, minimising unplanned downtime, and improving safety outcomes in mining operations.
Industry research indicates that implementing standardised maintenance processes can reduce unplanned downtime by up to 18%, while cutting maintenance costs by 12 to 22%.
These improvements directly impact equipment reliability and extend asset lifespan, contributing to increased productivity, more predictable production schedules, and improved budget control.
Mining and related heavy industry organisations adopting effective standardised work maintenance practices can also achieve tangible benefits such as:
Despite these well-documented benefits, many mining organisations continue to find implementing and sustaining standardised work across multiple sites, teams, and complex assets challenging. The common misconception is that technology adoption alone solves the problem. However, realising consistent standardisation requires managing human behaviour and organisational culture alongside process and technology change.

Beyond technology: navigating the human factor in standardised work adoption
A key insight from the 2026 State of Asset Management Report is that standardisation of work is as much about people and behaviours as it is about digital tools. Successful implementation involves addressing:
Without this holistic approach, digitising existing inconsistent or informal practices without addressing organisational culture and behaviour simply embeds inconsistency into new tools.
Eventually, the cost of inconsistent work execution becomes impossible to ignore.
Asset Management leaders lose confidence in maintenance data and struggle to compare performance across sites. Safety-critical procedures are executed differently depending on the crew or location. New sites fail to inherit proven ways of working, while performance gaps widen without clear visibility into root causes.
At this point, heavy industry organisations recognise that documenting standards is no longer enough. To scale safely and efficiently, standardised work must become routine, not optional and where frontline teams have the right digital tools that make following standardised work easy, and ultimately - preferred.
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As the research points out, standardised work requires organisations to manage human behaviours and adoption alongside a technology change.
Having worked with asset leaders and frontline maintenance teams to implement digital maintenance tools for over 10 years - we know intimately how these critical frontline teams work day-to-day. Working closely with these teams, we have built an intuitive web-based platform and mobile app that align with how the individuals in these teams work, and an implementation approach with a strong focus on early frontline team engagement, comprehensive user training, behaviour change and accountability.
According to Obzervr CEO Tania Devoti, sustainable standardisation starts with enforcing a consistent end-to-end work routine:
“Digital work identification, seamless CMMS integration, and visual dispatching aren't just features—they are the foundation of a standardised modern workflow. They empower maintenance teams to stop chasing paperwork and start focusing on the work that actually matters.”
Obzervr's Digital Work Management Solution is designed to make this routine the default. By becoming the single integrated digital solution for work management with built-in safety compliance, it removes manual and time-consuming side tools such as paper forms and spreadsheets that introduce variation and undermine consistency and transparancy.
Key benefits of implementing Obzervr as an end-to-end solution:
This combination makes Obzervr both a digital enabler and a strategic technology partner, helping mining organisations and their asset management teams move beyond technology installations to achieve lasting operational discipline and performance gains.
Obzervr's Digital Work Management Solution delivers comprehensive end-to-end fieldwork automation and mobility capabilities designed specifically for mining and heavy industry maintenance.
Specific capabilities that support standardised work includes:
Importantly, Obzervr's end-to-end solution connects maintenance team members, their supervisors and the office for real-time communication, collaboration and visibility of accurate data to help them make informed decisions daily.
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Mining operations face unique challenges that make standardisation difficult to sustain:
The State of Asset Management Report highlights the importance of defining non-negotiable standards while allowing controlled local adaptation. Attempting to standardise everything often results in standardising nothing effectively.
Obzervr is built for this reality. It delivers a single, standardised digital framework for receiving, dispatching, executing and recording work — ensuring the same workflows, service sheets and data capture requirements apply across all teams and sites. This consistent digital framework creates routine, reinforces accountability and embeds standardised work as the way work gets done.
Obzervr helps transform standardised work from a documented intention into an everyday habit by focusing on three core areas:
All teams and sites follow the same process for receiving, dispatching, executing and recording work. This creates consistency and removes ambiguity from maintenance execution.
Expert knowledge is captured and embedded into guided workflows, digital service sheets and templates. The same checks, readings, photos, videos and evidence are captured digitally for every task, making standards visible and simple at the point of work. This supports both experienced technicians and new starters.
Dashboards in the Analytics Portal provides real-time visibility into how work is being executed across sites and teams. Leaders can see where standards are being followed and where intervention is required, enabling accountability and peer-driven improvement.
Together, these elements drive sustainable behaviour change rather than one-off system adoption.
When standardised work is successfully embedded, the benefits extend well beyond efficiency gains.
Organisations experience:
Standardised work becomes easier than working around the system, and operational discipline becomes part of the culture rather than an imposed requirement.
The State of Asset Management Report 2026 makes it clear that standardised work cannot be achieved through technology alone. Success depends on addressing human behaviour, accountability and organisational culture.
Obzervr helps mining organisations do exactly that - by combining an integrated end-to-end digital work management solution with disciplined implementation, comprehensive user training and support, embedded knowledge and transparent accountability.
By partnering with Obzervr, mining organisations can accelerate their standardised work journey and unlock the operational, safety and financial benefits that consistent execution delivers.
Hear from Tania Devoti, CEO of Obzervr, as she shares practical insights on embedding standardised work across sites and driving consistent execution in the field.
See Obzervr at the MAINSTREAM Summit in Perth on 18th March 2026.