Technical Fault Finding
This course is for Maintenance personnel wishing to develop their diagnostic skills using root cause analysis techniques and practical fault finding tools on process equipment and systems.
Description
By the end of the programme participants will be able to:
- Recognise and apply appropriate fault finding and root cause analysis approaches to improve their diagnostic skills
- Recognise the benefits of improved diagnostic capability through improved KPI performance measures of overall equipment effectiveness meantime to repair and engineering stores inventory
- Compare personal fault finding performance to industry based benchmarks
The Programme Will Cover:
Introduction
- Legislation and the legal requirements for maintaining equipment
- Types of maintenance i.e. planned, unplanned
- The need for improving fault finding
- Cost / benefit model including key measures of downtime
Fault finding approaches
- Six step approach - Half split technique, input / output technique, emergent problem analysis
- Understanding and application of 5 ‘Whys’ root cause analysis
- Understanding and application of cause and effect analysis
- Use of the 5 senses: see, hear, touch, smell and taste
- Assessment of use of tools: mechanical or electrical faults
- Exercises in the use of these approaches; theory based example
Understanding and locating reference material
- Schematic drawings, Manuals, Internet
Safe isolation
- Understand the correct procedure
- Understand permit to work
- Complete dynamic risk assessment
- Demonstrate the procedure; assessment
Identify typical component faults and test procedures
- Induction motors
- Contactors
- PSUs
- PILZ safety relays
- Push buttons
- Final connections
- Exercises in the identification techniques and tests required (theory based example)
Introduction to fault find rigs
whereupon all coursework can be put into practice. Exercise to be carried out with assessor in attendance to provide guidance.
Fault Finding Assessment Activity
Prerequisites
None