Title: Module Overview-4
Course: Open PRO220 Operations > Section: Module 4: Routine Technician Duties, Maintenance Duties: I & Maintenance Duties: II

Module Overview: | Module Learning Objectives
Face-2 Face Class

- Chapters 10, 11, & 12
- Lab

Online

For this module, you should:
1. First read, watch or listen to the videos.
2. Download the PDF take notes and write questions for the classroom.
3. Next Read the Chapter assigned for this mod
4. Answer and submit the questions in the Review Questions.
By the end of this module you will be able to:

Chapter 10

  - Explain the purpose of a processing unit.
  - Define standard operating conditions.
  - Explain why area rounds are important.
  - List the things that a technician should address during area rounds.
  - Describe how data is collected during area rounds and what is done with the data.
  - Describe the duties of the inside technician (board man, control room technician).
  - Describe the duties of the lead technician.

Chapter 11

  - Define the acronym MTBF and explain why it is an important concept.
  - State the factor responsible for the majority of equipment failure.
  - Discuss why equipment breakdowns occur.
  - List eight maintenance duties of technicians.
  - List six benefits of technician maintenance.
  - Discuss the importance of lubricating equipment properly and with the correct lubricant.
  - Explain how lubricants work.
  - Explain how water gets into lubricants.
  - List five lubrication systems.

Chapter 12

- Explain why process technicians are critical to MTBR.
- Explain how to prevent bearing and wear ring problems in centrifugal pumps.
- Explain why technicians should not “bump” an electric motor.
- List three checks to be made on electric motors.
- Describe the importance of steam traps to energy conservation.
- List four types of steam traps.
- Discuss what causes steam traps to fail.
- Describe three methods for troubleshooting steam traps.
- List three ways to unplug process lines or equipment.
- List several problems caused by piping vibrations.