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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

EXAMINATIONS OF DECEMBER 2007

(--Code and Name of Course: MEN3016: Maintenance and Safety Engineering Paper:
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INSTRUCTIONSTO CANDIDATES:This paper has 2 pages and 6 questions.

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C"l(a). - Outline the concept ofP - F (Failure) Interval and illustrate it by means of a diagram. (8 marks)

(b). List five (5) -advantages of Vibration Monitoring & Analysis as a Predictive Maintenance technique. -
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2(a). Outline the six (6) mamtenance tasks identifiedby the use of the ReliabilityCentered Mamtenance
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(b). Describe the five E5)Pillars of Total Productive Mamtenance (TPM). (8 marks)

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3(a). Descnoe the use of Pareto Analysis:inmanaging the inventoryof spare parts for plant & machinery.
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(b). Describe the role any three (3) modules in a Computerized MaintenanceManagement System (CMMS).
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(c). Outline the measurement and use of five (5) Performance Indicators:inmaintenance. (8 marks) I

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. 4(a). Discuss five (5) causes of industrial accidents that are attributableto MANAGEMENT. (10 marks)
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(b). Describe four (4) casting defects that can lead to metallurgicalfailure of a casting. What is lamellar
tearing in a welded work-piece? (15 marks)

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6(a). DescDoe the structure of a magnetic switch interlock guard and explainits mode of operation.
State three (3) provisions for machinery safeguarding under the OSHAct of2004. . (15 marks)
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(b}. Depict the system of Protective Multiple Earthing and explainhow it works. (10 marks)
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@The l[I1Eversity of the West Indies Course Code MEIXG 3015 ZQa7/Z0GS
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