Many basic standards and other documents are created during the activities carried out at Steps 4 and 5, the most important steps in Autonomous Maintenance. This section describes the process by which these documents are put together.
![](https://learnfast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Workflow-for-Preparation-of-Standards.png)
a. Provisional cleaning, lubrication, and inspection standards prepared during steps 1-3
![](https://learnfast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Provisional-cleaning-lubrication-and-inspection-standards-prepared-during-steps-1-3.png)
b. Prepare Know-Why sheets for devices that operators will be checking and adjusting
![](https://learnfast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Typical-Checklist-and-Know-Why-Explanation-for-Filter.png)
c. Prepare General Inspection checksheets and manuals based on these Know-Why sheets
![](https://learnfast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/A-General-Inspection-Checksheet.png)
d. Prepare Step 4 daily inspection provisional standards
![](https://learnfast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Autonomous-Maintenance-Provisional-Inspection-Standards.png)
The Step 4 standards will usually contain more items than the Step 1-3 provisional standards, even if these are reduced to the minimum.
e. Reduce the number of checks, group them together, and streamline them to reduce the checking time (fix variable factors)
![](https://learnfast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Making-Variable-Factors-Semi-Fixed-or-Fixed-1.png)
f. Convert the Step 4 provisional standards into Step 5 definitive standards (AM Standards).
![](https://learnfast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AM-Standard.png)