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Which of the following identifies jobs or tasks to be completed and approved in previous week or at least three days in advance?

Percent of planned work

Maintenance schedule

Schedule compliance

Job tasks

Deciding to implement Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) on a project is based on readiness of the organization. One of the main readiness factors is:

Criticality analysis

Increasing production capability

Recording maintenance decisions for future review

Demonstrating if the benefit will outweigh the cost

Which of the following BEST defines Industry Standards?

A set of optional guidelines within an industry relating to the standard functioning and carrying out of operations in their respective fields of production

A set of criteria within an industry relating to the standard functioning and carrying out of operations in their respective fields of production

A set of government guidelines which dictate the organization’s requirements for carrying out operations in their respective fields of production

A set of recommendations within an array of industries relating to the standard functioning and carrying out of operations in respective fields of production

Which of the following is NOT a best practice category for replacement items found on a Bill of Material (BOM) or in a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)?

Spare parts kept in inventory

Spare parts kept in inventory for out-of-service assets

Spare parts not kept in inventory

Spare parts to prevent excessive downtime in case of a breakdown

RCD workshop maintenance personnel are working on a 40-hour/week schedule. The workshop has the following information: • 40 maintenance crew personnel • Two planners/schedulers • Two supervisors • Estimated wrench time is 60% What is the estimated productive work available for RCD workshop?

1,600 man-hours/week

1,760 man-hours/week

960 man-hours/week

1,056 man-hours/week

What standard provides a structured approach to product quality through focus on detailed process documentation by maintaining appropriate records?

ISO 14001

JA1000

ISO 9000

DoD/M 4151.22-M

The probability that a machine or system can be made available to operate on demand within a specified interval of time regardless of whether an asset is repaired or replaced is the definition of which of the following?

Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)

Maintainability

Availability

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

Which of the following is the key element of reliability specifications?

Mean Downtime (MDT)

Failure Rate

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

Function of an Equipment to be Performed

When voltage on an electrical conductor, such as an antenna on a high-voltage transmission line, exceeds the threshold value, the air around it begins to ionize to form a blue or purple glow. What is this called?

Corona

Tracking

Arcing

Ultrasonic

Which of the following Key Performance Indicators (KPI) is NOT a maintainability parameter?

Preventative Maintenance (PM)

Mean Active Maintenance Time (MAMT)

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)

Which of the following personnel is responsible for deciding when the job should be executed in order to optimize the available resources and ensure level loading of hours versus available hours?

Maintenance Planner

Maintenance Scheduler

Craft Supervisor

Craft Foreman

Streamlined Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) requires a thorough understanding of condition-monitoring technologies as well as analytical techniques. Which of the following condition-monitoring techniques is BEST for electrical motors or generators, and detects very slow fault progression over a long time?

Oil analysis of bearings

Partial discharge analysis

Vibration analysis

Motor current analysis

A critical special equipment item requires maintenance. Why would hiring a specialist contractor be a better option than using the in-house maintenance team?

They are available immediately to respond to breakdowns.

They do not require in-house supervision.

They may have skills that in-house personnel do not have.

They may be capable of a variety of tasks.

Who is the FIRST line of defense in watching for abnormal conditions in an asset and initiating corrective actions?

Reliability engineers

Craft personnel

Operators

Managers

Which of the following is one of the requirements of an insulation system for machine stator winding?

Less resistance to moisture and oil vapor

Less resistance to abrasions

High resistance to partial discharges

Poor thermal conductivity

Which of the following certifications in the Maintenance and Reliability (M&R) area is NOT one of the four major classifications?

Plant/Facility Level

Management Level

M&R Professionals/Managers

M&R Technologists

Which of the following terms is defined as "a common set of values, beliefs, attitudes, perceptions, and accepted behaviors shared by individuals within an organization"?

Strategy

Cultural change

Mission

Culture

Which of the following statements defines management of change?

To optimize product reliability by identifying the functional and destructive limits of a product in early stages of development

Coordinated activities to direct and control an organization with regard to quality

Best practice that controls safety, health, and environmental risks and hazards as they pertain to an organization’s changes

Methodology for keeping a process within boundaries and minimizing variation of a process

Which one of the following correctly shows a leading and lagging indicator?

Leading: Planner to Craft Ratio; Lagging: OEE

Leading: Asset Availability; Lagging: MTSF

Leading: RONA; Lagging: Maintenance Training Hours

Leading: % Planned Work; Lagging: % of Rework

What monitoring methodology is most appropriate for checking quality during the manufacturing process?

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)