Course description

This foundation‑level program builds a solid understanding of reliability principles and condition‑based maintenance. Participants learn how failure mechanisms develop, how to select effective maintenance tactics, and how to use data to protect asset function, safety, and throughput.

Practical exercises demonstrate how to prioritize assets, structure PM and PdM activities, and leverage CMMS information for better decision‑making. The course creates a common language across engineering, maintenance, and operations.

Graduates leave with a clear roadmap to improve reliability performance and support organization‑wide initiatives.

Audience

Designed for:

  • Engineers and technicians new to reliability
  • Maintenance planners, supervisors, and analysts
  • Operations personnel and asset owners seeking common reliability practices
  • CMMS/EAM users who need to improve data‑driven decisions

Prerequisites

No formal prerequisites. Basic familiarity with plant operations and maintenance concepts is helpful.

Course content

Reliability Basics & Asset Criticality

  • Reliability terms, failure patterns, and the P‑F curve
  • Criticality assessment and risk matrices
  • Asset hierarchy, functional location, and master data basics
  • Linking reliability goals to business objectives

Failure Modes & Maintenance Tactics

  • Failure modes/effects and consequence thinking
  • Preventive tasks selection aligned to failure modes
  • Predictive maintenance overview
  • Balancing cost, risk, and performance

Condition‑Based Maintenance in Practice

  • Defect detection and the P‑F interval
  • Alarm setting, routes, and data collection basics
  • Interpreting condition data and acting on findings
  • Case examples of avoided failures

Workflows, CMMS & Data Quality

  • Work identification to closeout
  • Failure coding, cause codes, and notifications
  • Bill of materials and spares alignment
  • Reports, KPIs, and continuous improvement loops

Reliability Improvement Roadmap

  • Quick wins and 90‑day plan
  • Defect elimination and root cause thinking
  • Role clarity and governance for sustainment
  • Capstone exercise and presentations

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