Standards-built.
Not standards-bolted.
ISO 14224, ISO 55000, ISO 31000, EN 13306, EN 15341, IEC 60812, UNIFORMAT II, VMRS, and NAICS — baked into asset types, failure codes, and KPI definitions from day one. Not a checkbox. A data model.
Interoperable data
Export work order history using internationally recognized failure codes and KPI definitions. No translation layer needed for auditors, insurers, or BI tools.
Regulatory alignment
Regulated industries (pharma, healthcare, defense, utilities) buy CMMS software for compliance. Standards alignment is a procurement requirement, not a nice-to-have.
No retrofit later
Retrofitting a flat asset list into ISO 55000 hierarchy costs more than starting right. We force the right structure from day one — not after you've ingested 10,000 records.
Every standard we follow — and where it shows up
Not a marketing claim. A data-model commitment. Here's exactly where each standard surfaces in the product.
Reliability and maintenance data collection
ISO 14224 defines the taxonomy for reliability and maintenance data collection in the petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industries — but its failure mode and cause library is the closest thing to a universal standard for industrial equipment. We use it to pre-seed asset-type failure code libraries so technicians select from structured lists, not type freetext.
Where it appears in the product
- Asset type failure code libraries (pump, motor, compressor, conveyor)
- Work order close-out cause/mode/effect dropdowns
- RCM/FMEA import template column mapping
Asset management — overview, principles and terminology
ISO 55000 establishes the language and principles for asset management as a discipline — not just software. We use it to frame the onboarding flow (define your asset lifecycle policy before adding assets), the criticality scoring model (risk-based rather than cost-based), and the KPI library (OEE, asset utilization, maintenance cost per unit of output).
Where it appears in the product
- Onboarding wizard language and sequence
- Criticality scoring model (4-axis: safety, production, regulatory, environmental)
- Standard KPI definitions in the reporting module
Risk management — guidelines
The criticality scoring model on each asset follows ISO 31000's risk = likelihood × consequence framework. Each axis (safety, production, regulatory, environmental) is scored 1–5, and the composite drives default work order priority and PM library coverage alerts.
Where it appears in the product
- Asset criticality scoring model
- Work order default priority logic
- Admin dashboard: uncovered high-criticality assets
Maintenance terminology
EN 13306 is the European standard for maintenance terminology — distinguishing preventive vs. corrective, planned vs. unplanned, failure vs. fault. We use these definitions in work order type dropdowns, PM classification, and KPI naming so that data exported from Sympl CMMS uses internationally recognized terms.
Where it appears in the product
- Work order type taxonomy (corrective, preventive, condition-based, predictive)
- PM interval type labels
- KPI definitions in the reporting module
Maintenance — maintenance KPI indicators
EN 15341 defines 71 maintenance performance indicators across technical, economic, and organizational dimensions. We implement a curated subset as standard report types — reactive vs. planned ratio, PM completion rate, MTTR, MTBF, maintenance cost as % of replacement asset value — with definitions that match the standard.
Where it appears in the product
- Standard report library (reactive/planned ratio, MTTR, MTBF, cost metrics)
- Dashboard tile definitions
- BI export column headers
Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)
The failure mode library structure in Sympl CMMS — cause / mode / effect per asset type — follows IEC 60812's FMEA framework. Organizations that have completed FMEA analysis externally can import the output into our template and map it directly to asset types and failure code libraries.
Where it appears in the product
- Failure code library schema (cause → mode → effect per asset type)
- FMEA CSV import template
- RCM corrective action tracking on work orders
Building systems classification
UNIFORMAT II is the standard for classifying building systems by their function (A — substructure, B — shell, C — interiors, D — services, etc.). In the facilities vertical, we use it to pre-populate the asset type hierarchy so that FCA (Facility Condition Assessment) data maps directly to CMMS asset records without translation.
Where it appears in the product
- Facilities vertical asset type hierarchy (pre-seeded)
- FCA data import template column mapping
- Capital planning deferred maintenance classification
Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards
VMRS (ATA's Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards) defines the system/assembly/component taxonomy for fleet and vehicle maintenance. We use it for the fleet/vehicles vertical so that work orders, failure codes, and PM templates use the same coding as fleet management systems, enabling cross-system reporting without translation.
Where it appears in the product
- Fleet vertical asset type hierarchy
- Vehicle failure code system/assembly/component classification
- PM template system code alignment
North American Industry Classification System
When a new hub selects their industry during onboarding, we use NAICS codes to load the appropriate asset type taxonomy, PM template library, and failure code set. A 311 (food manufacturing) hub gets different defaults than a 622 (hospitals) hub — without manual configuration.
Where it appears in the product
- Hub onboarding industry selector
- Asset type taxonomy presets by vertical
- PM template library defaults
- Failure code library presets
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