HNTec POM Ch08

What is the objective of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)?

• To minimize maintenance costs

• To ensure that systems continue to meet user requirements

• To maximize equipment uptime

• To reduce the need for spare parts inventory

What does Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) primarily focus on?

• Maximizing production output

• Identifying potential equipment failures

• Enhancing employee training programs

• Mapping industrial risks due to corrosion and stress cracking

What does the RBI process involve?

• Designing inspection strategies based on observed degradation mechanisms

• Forecasting future equipment failures

• Implementing preventive maintenance tasks without analysis

• Conducting random inspections without a systematic approach

What is the difference between a safety instrumented protection function and a safety instrumented control function?

• The safety integrity level required

• The mode of operation (demand mode vs. continuous mode)

• The type of equipment monitored

• The frequency of testing and maintenance

What is a responsibility of the maintenance department?

• Preparing maintenance records

• Managing inventory levelsSupervising production processes

• Conducting equipment inspections

Which of the following is an example of a maintenance record used by the maintenance department?

• Purchase orders

• Sales invoices

• Employee performance evaluations

• Equipment history cards

What is the purpose of maintenance route lists?

• To track employee attendance

• To schedule preventive maintenance tasks

• To record equipment downtime

• To manage payroll expenses

What is a maintenance route?

• A set of operations or jobs necessary to perform an activity

• A list of equipment needing repair

• A schedule for preventive maintenance tasks

• A list of maintenance personnel

When a work order is created for an activity, what happens to the corresponding maintenance route?

• It is deleted

• It is updated with new information

• It is copied to the work order as its operations

• It is assigned to a different activity

What is the responsibility of a maintenance scheduler?

• Conducting equipment inspections

• Ordering spare parts

• Creating maintenance plans

• Coordinating resources needed to complete maintenance tasks