Course Outline
Receiving and Inspecting New Lubricants
- Best practices for receiving a new lubricant
- Steps to transporting and storing lubricants in the warehouse
Maintaining Lubricant Containers, Machines and Lubricant Storage Areas
- The importance of identification labeling for lubricants, machines, tools and locations
- The difference between the three types of labels and when to apply
Maintaining Lube Room Inventory
- The FIFO inventory principle and why it is important
- Best practices for transporting and storing lubricants in the lube room
Removing Contaminants from New Oils with Filter Carts or Installed Systems
- Why controlling contamination in lubricants is important
- How contamination levels are measured with field testing equipment
- How to compare field test results with established oil cleanliness targets
- How to determine flow rate and filter run times
- Understanding the sources of contaminants
- Procedures for removing contaminants from lubricants
- Tools and processes for filtering lubricants
Protecting Lubricant Integrity through Contamination Control
- Why contamination exclusion is important and what tools are necessary
- How filters and breathers remove and exclude contaminants from oil
- How to keep contaminants out of lubricants when storing, handling and transferring
- The important role of sight glasses, quick connects and other dedicated hardware
- Why maintaining lubrication and contamination tools is important
Transporting and Applying Lubricants
- What is work planning and why it is important in your role
- Lubrication application methods and how they function
- The very best practices for applying lubricants
- How to transport lubricants
Conducting Field Inspections on Machines
- Why field inspections are important
- The different types of field inspections
Excluding and Removing Contaminants from Lubricated Machines
- The most typical contaminants and their impact on machines
- Common sources of contaminants in machines
- Inspections and equipment for identifying and measuring contaminants in the field
- How to compare field testing equipment results with established oil cleanliness targets
- The best procedures for removing contaminants
- How to determine filter cart run times
- Tools and processes for filtering in-service lubricants
- Why keeping your tools clean and in proper working order is important
Sampling Lubricants
- The importance of proper sampling and oil analysis to reliability goals
- The best procedures for taking a sample of new and in-service lubricants
Importance of Safety, Leak and Spill Response and Disposal of Hazardous Materials
- The importance of safety procedures when working with lubricants
- Actions to prevent and control spills
- How to control leaks
- The risks of handling hazardous materials (lubricants and consumables) and proper ways of disposal
Modifying Machinery for Contamination Control, Safety, and Reliability Improvement
- Why equipment modifications are necessary
- Types of hardware and their purpose
- Basic steps and best practices of hardware installation
Understanding the Communication and Administrative Tasks Necessary for Your Role
- Administrative tasks necessary to support corporate reliability goals
- Key Performance Indicator(s) (KPIs) and their connection to your activities
- The qualities of a high performing lube technician
- How to write detailed and effective observation statements