Key Questions
The following key questions are answered in this module:
What are some reasons why equipment is used for tasks it is not designed for?
Equipment is often used for tasks it was not designed for as a result of financial challenges, lack of available resources, no understanding of the equipment's true capability, and laziness.
What is condition monitoring?
Condition monitoring is the process of observing the operation of equipment and measuring important parameters associated with its use, such as temperature or vibration.
What is included in an equipment inspection?
An inspection may include taking readings on equipment temperatures, pressures, or vibrations, or it may be a sensory inspection, looking, listening, and touching the equipment.
What is root cause analysis?
Root cause analysis is the name given to processes and methods for identifying the causes of failures. These can be process, safety, production or equipment failures.
What are the three most common root cause analysis methods?
Three of the most common are the Five Why, Fishbone Diagram, and Fault or Logic Tree Analysis.