After completion of this course each student would be able to:
Industrial Maintenance & Safety is a compulsory course and has been offered by the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management.
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CLOs |
Description |
Taxonomy Level |
PLO |
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1 |
EXPLAIN the objectives and advantages of maintenance and safety |
C2 |
1 |
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2 |
PREPARE maintenance plans to provide safe atmosphere in the organization to improve productivity. |
C3 |
7 |
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3 |
ANALYZE the efficiency and economy of the organization with respect to maintenance. |
C4 |
2 |
Course Contents:
Introduction, Objectives of maintenance, Factors influencing the maintenance, Advantages of maintenance, Functions of maintenance department, Plant maintenance, Importance of plant maintenance, Considerations in designing plant maintenance.
Requirements for good maintenance, Evaluation for maintenance performance, Maintenance & Profitability, Economic aspects of maintenance, maintenance linkage to safety (hazards occurring during maintenance; hazards caused by faulty maintenance; and hazards caused by lack of maintenance).
Different systems of maintenance (Corrective or break down maintenance, Scheduled maintenance, Preventive maintenance, Predictive maintenance, Maintenance Procedure & control, maintenance planning and scheduling, maintenance job priority system, work order system.
Introduction, Reasons for Replacement, Factors considered for Replacement, Replacement models and replacement policies Methods used in Replacement: (Theory and Problems), Total life average method, Annual cost method, Present worth method, replacement of items that deteriorate, i.e., whose maintenance costs increase with time, replacement of items that fail suddenly, miscellaneous replacement problems
Accidents, Causes of Accidents, Effects of Accidents, Types of Accidents, Categories of Accidents, Cost of Accidents, Accident investigation, Health hazards, Accident Proneness, Laws of Accident Proneness, Causes and characteristics of accident proneness, Incidence of fire & its Prevention, Electrocution & its Precautions.
Safety committees/organizations, General duties on Employers, Safety training & education, Safety management manuals, First Aid, Principles to Prevent Accidents, Legal, humanitarian & economic reasons to Prevent Accidents, Safety Measures & Procedures, Safety equipments. Permit to Work (PTW) System, objectives of PTW, PTW form.
