MACHINE MAINTENANCE

What is the definition of maintenance?

• To keep or restore a facility to an acceptable standard

• To ignore safety and health of maintenance workers

• To increase accidents and breakdowns

• To reduce equipment life

What is the main purpose of maintenance?

• To reduce accidents and breakdowns

• To follow routine tasks

• To increase equipment life

• To ignore safety and health of maintenance workers

What should receive high priority in maintenance?

• Defects that could lead to accidents

• Age of the machine

• Routine tasks

• Manufacturer's instructions

What are the things to be considered in maintenance?

• Age of the machine, Number of hours per day the machine is used, Past experience, Manufacture's recommendations

• Defects that could lead to accidents, Link maintenance and inspection, Manufacturer's instructions, Statutory maintenance requirements

• Preventative Maintenance, Online Maintenance, Breakdown Maintenance, Statutory Maintenance

• Planning of activities, Evaluation of hazards, Control of hazards, Monitoring of controls

What are the three main components of preventative maintenance?

• Scheduling and performing periodic maintenance, Keeping records of repairs and service, Repairing and replacing equipment and components

• Defects that could lead to accidents, Link maintenance and inspection, Manufacturer's instructions

• Age of the machine, Number of hours per day the machine is used, Past experience, Manufacture's recommendations

• Planning of activities, Evaluation of hazards, Control of hazards, Monitoring of controls

What are the three important steps in online maintenance?

• Defects that could lead to accidents, Link maintenance and inspection, Manufacturer's instructions

• Scheduling and performing periodic maintenance, Keeping records of repairs and service, Repairing and replacing equipment and components

• Only energise part of the machine that must remain in operations, Adequate training for maintenance workers, Safe working procedures

• Planning of activities, Evaluation of hazards, Control of hazards, Monitoring of controls

What is breakdown maintenance?

• Maintenance to a machine in operation

• Online maintenance

• Wait until a problem occurs then fix it

• Preventative maintenance

What must be inspected at 15 monthly intervals according to the Statutory Maintenance regulations?

• Defects that could lead to accidents, Link maintenance and inspection, Manufacturer's instructions, Statutory maintenance requirements

• Lift, Hoist, Crane, Steam Boiler, Unfired Pressure Vessel, Internal Combustion Engine

• Age of the machine, Number of hours per day the machine is used, Past experience, Manufacture's recommendations

• Planning of activities, Evaluation of hazards, Control of hazards, Monitoring of controls

What is required by the Factories & Machinery (Steam Boiler & Unfired Pressure Vessel) Regulations, 1970?

• Online Maintenance

• Preventive Maintenance

• Statutory Maintenance

• Breakdown Maintenance

What are the key components of maintenance control?

• Defects that could lead to accidents, Link maintenance and inspection, Manufacturer's instructions, Statutory maintenance requirements

• Age of the machine, Number of hours per day the machine is used, Past experience, Manufacture's recommendations

• Planning of activities, Evaluation of hazards associated with task, Control of hazards, Monitoring of controls

• Scheduling and performing periodic maintenance, Keeping records of repairs and service, Repairing and replacing equipment and components