Diagnostic Test

Name: _________________________________________
Program: ______________

Year: 2015

Objectives of the lesson 2:

-To evaluate the development of Reading skills through the extraction of general and specific information
from a written text related to the subject area.
-To evaluate the acquisition of vocabulary related to the subject area.
-To evaluate the development of correct orthography.

Maintenance engineering
Maintenance

Engineering is

the

discipline

and

profession

of

applying engineering concepts to the optimization of equipment, procedures, and

departmental budgets to achieve better maintainability, reliability, and availability of
equipment.
Maintenance, and hence maintenance engineering, is increasing in importance due
to rising amounts of equipment, systems, machineries and infrastructure. Since the
Industrial Revolution, devices, equipment, machinery and structures have grown
increasingly complex, requiring a host of personnel, vocations and related systems
needed to maintain them.[1] Prior to 2006, the United States spent approximately
US$300 billion annually on plant maintenance and operations alone. Maintenance
is to insure a unit is fit for purpose, with maximum availability at minimum costs. A
person

practicing Maintenance

Engineering is

known

as

a Maintenance

Engineer.

Maintenance Engineer's Essential Knowledge

A

Maintenance

Engineer

should

possess

significant

knowledge

of statistics, probability and logistics, and additionally in the fundamentals of the

operation of the equipment and machinery he or she is responsible for.
A Maintenance Engineer shall also possess high interpersonal, communication,
management skills and ability to make quick decisions.

Diagnostic Test

Typical Maintenance Engineering Responsibilities

Assessing the needs for equipment replacements and establish replacement

programs when due

Assessing maintenance tools and skills required for efficient maintenance of

equipment

Assessing required skills for maintenance personnel

Assessing and reporting safety hazards associated with maintenance of

equipment

I. Read the text and answer the following questions

1. Which mathematical skills should maintenance professionals have?
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2. Which social skills are important in maintenance work?
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3. What is Maintenance Engineering specifically about?
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4. Why is maintenance so important nowadays?
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5. Whats the most important assessment in maintenance?
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