Unit 17 Engineering Maintenance

Question 1

What are the aims of maintenance are:

Answer 1

To sustain and optimise the functionality of plant

To minimise downtime

To provide a safe environment for personnel operating/cleaning/maintaining the plant

To protect product quality

To prove due diligence for example consumer safety

To ensure legal requirements are met eg environmental compliance

Protect value of the plant

Question 2

What does RCM stand for?

Answer 2

Reliability centred maintenance plant operators decide how the plant can fail & the consequences and finally the most appropriate maintenance procedures that will reduce the incidence of failure

Question 3

What does TPM stand for?

Answer 3

Total productive maintenance - plant technicians/operators are trained to pay strict attention to detail.

Question 4

Describe workplace organisation (5S)

Answer 4

focus on achieving and maintaining visual order and cleanliness. 5S aims to remove unneeded items and organise the workplace so that it is easy for the operatives to carry out their tasks and maintain a clean and orderly environment.