MSSC Maintenance Test 1 Newest Update 2024
Comprehensive Practice Questions with Correct Verified
Answers/ Graded A+
What is an accelerometer used for?
- Temperature measurement
- Acoustic monitoring
- Vibration measurement
- Oil analysis - Correct Answer - Vibration measurement
Corrective work is performed following preventive maintenance when __________.
- The schedule calls for it
- The supervisor requests it
- The PM work was performed incorrectly
- Problems are discovered - Correct Answer - Problems are discovered
The employee verifies that preventive maintenance is complete when __________.
- Closing out a PM work order
- Beginning a PM work order
- Making random equipment inspections
- Completing a corrective action report - Correct Answer - Closing out a PM work order
A maintenance log records work performed on a piece of equipment. A maintenance log
should be kept for __________.
- Machines without safety guards
- Two weeks following a machine failure
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,- Machines that show signs of wear
- Every machine - Correct Answer - Every machine
Brooms and mops should be stored __________.
- Next to the machine
- In pairs
- In chemical cabinets
- In a designated area or cleaning closet - Correct Answer - In a designated area or
cleaning closet
If a machine is obviously leaking, __________.
- The employee should notify a supervisor
- The employee should attempt to fix the machine
- The employee should shut down the machine immediately and evacuate
- The employee should throw some rags on the floor to soak up the leak - Correct
Answer - The employee should notify a supervisor
Product buildup is the most common vibration problem on __________.
- Cylinder pistons
- Hydraulic pump vanes
- Air fans
- Pneumatic valves - Correct Answer - Air fans
A __________ is important for a timely closure of PM work orders.
- Completion date
- Computerized system
- Incentive award
- Well-maintained machine - Correct Answer - Completion date
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,To reduce the time needed to clean inaccessible areas, what should operators do?
- Make areas more accessible.
- Prevent contamination from occurring.
- Skip routine cleanings as needed.
- Only A and B - Correct Answer - Only A and B
__________ normally include verification that the floor is clean.
- Routine housekeeping inspections
- Corrective action reports
- Maintenance logs
- Work orders - Correct Answer - Routine housekeeping inspections
Recurring events can be analyzed to troubleshoot problems because what is recorded
in daily records?
- Completed work orders
- Lubrication schedules
- Daily maintenance
- Employee concerns - Correct Answer - Daily maintenance
What is often outlined and detailed in a maintenance log?
- Maintenance scheduling
- A list of qualified operators
- Shift leader contact information
- Date of equipment purchase - Correct Answer - Maintenance scheduling
W. Edwards Deming's plan for continuous improvement is __________.
- Plan-do-check-act (PDCA)
- Ask-verify-plan-enact (AVPE)
- Plan-perform-review-document (PPRD)
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, - Design-create-implement-review (DCIR) - Correct Answer - Plan-do-check-act (PDCA)
Proper guarding, lockout/tagouts, and electrical box covers are all verified during what?
- New operator training
- Machine shutdown procedures
- Shift changes
- Visual inspections of machines - Correct Answer - Visual inspections of machines
Daily preventive maintenance procedures, such as machine lubrication, are
__________.
- Planned maintenance activities
- Unscheduled events and the worker should put in overtime to prevent a drop in
production rates
- Not really necessary and can be skipped several days in a row
- Require a maintenance team to perform - Correct Answer - Planned maintenance
activities
Noise, temperature, and vibration should be monitored when?
- During machinery operations
- Before an audit
- After an audit
- Only after a work order is submitted - Correct Answer - During machinery operations
A common sign of a misaligned coupling is __________.
- Excessive oil temperature
- Excessive vibration
- Excessive machine speed
- Machine won't start - Correct Answer - Excessive vibration
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Comprehensive Practice Questions with Correct Verified
Answers/ Graded A+
What is an accelerometer used for?
- Temperature measurement
- Acoustic monitoring
- Vibration measurement
- Oil analysis - Correct Answer - Vibration measurement
Corrective work is performed following preventive maintenance when __________.
- The schedule calls for it
- The supervisor requests it
- The PM work was performed incorrectly
- Problems are discovered - Correct Answer - Problems are discovered
The employee verifies that preventive maintenance is complete when __________.
- Closing out a PM work order
- Beginning a PM work order
- Making random equipment inspections
- Completing a corrective action report - Correct Answer - Closing out a PM work order
A maintenance log records work performed on a piece of equipment. A maintenance log
should be kept for __________.
- Machines without safety guards
- Two weeks following a machine failure
pg. 1
,- Machines that show signs of wear
- Every machine - Correct Answer - Every machine
Brooms and mops should be stored __________.
- Next to the machine
- In pairs
- In chemical cabinets
- In a designated area or cleaning closet - Correct Answer - In a designated area or
cleaning closet
If a machine is obviously leaking, __________.
- The employee should notify a supervisor
- The employee should attempt to fix the machine
- The employee should shut down the machine immediately and evacuate
- The employee should throw some rags on the floor to soak up the leak - Correct
Answer - The employee should notify a supervisor
Product buildup is the most common vibration problem on __________.
- Cylinder pistons
- Hydraulic pump vanes
- Air fans
- Pneumatic valves - Correct Answer - Air fans
A __________ is important for a timely closure of PM work orders.
- Completion date
- Computerized system
- Incentive award
- Well-maintained machine - Correct Answer - Completion date
pg. 2
,To reduce the time needed to clean inaccessible areas, what should operators do?
- Make areas more accessible.
- Prevent contamination from occurring.
- Skip routine cleanings as needed.
- Only A and B - Correct Answer - Only A and B
__________ normally include verification that the floor is clean.
- Routine housekeeping inspections
- Corrective action reports
- Maintenance logs
- Work orders - Correct Answer - Routine housekeeping inspections
Recurring events can be analyzed to troubleshoot problems because what is recorded
in daily records?
- Completed work orders
- Lubrication schedules
- Daily maintenance
- Employee concerns - Correct Answer - Daily maintenance
What is often outlined and detailed in a maintenance log?
- Maintenance scheduling
- A list of qualified operators
- Shift leader contact information
- Date of equipment purchase - Correct Answer - Maintenance scheduling
W. Edwards Deming's plan for continuous improvement is __________.
- Plan-do-check-act (PDCA)
- Ask-verify-plan-enact (AVPE)
- Plan-perform-review-document (PPRD)
pg. 3
, - Design-create-implement-review (DCIR) - Correct Answer - Plan-do-check-act (PDCA)
Proper guarding, lockout/tagouts, and electrical box covers are all verified during what?
- New operator training
- Machine shutdown procedures
- Shift changes
- Visual inspections of machines - Correct Answer - Visual inspections of machines
Daily preventive maintenance procedures, such as machine lubrication, are
__________.
- Planned maintenance activities
- Unscheduled events and the worker should put in overtime to prevent a drop in
production rates
- Not really necessary and can be skipped several days in a row
- Require a maintenance team to perform - Correct Answer - Planned maintenance
activities
Noise, temperature, and vibration should be monitored when?
- During machinery operations
- Before an audit
- After an audit
- Only after a work order is submitted - Correct Answer - During machinery operations
A common sign of a misaligned coupling is __________.
- Excessive oil temperature
- Excessive vibration
- Excessive machine speed
- Machine won't start - Correct Answer - Excessive vibration
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