ID.No./Seat No. MEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, JAMSHORO. FIRST TERM FINAL YEAR (7TH TERM) B.E.

(INDUSTRIAL ENGG. & MANAG) REGULAR EXAMINATION 2011 OF 08-BATCH.

INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY

Dated: 20-05-2011. Time Allowed: 03 Hours. Max.Marks-80. NOTE: ATTEMPT ANY FIVE QUESTIONS. ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS. Q.No. 1. Justify the statement Industrial maintenance usually refers to the repair and upkeep of the different types of equipments, machines and other things used in an industrial setting. Identifying the problem alongside the best and safest means of resolving the difficulty are integral parts of the industrial maintenance process. It also involves a great degree of problem solving skill. 2. In replacement policies how present and future value of machines/ equipments is calculated? Given below is the data for two equipments. Factors Initial cost Labor cost/ year Life of equipment Salvage value Maintenance cost/ year Equipment-1 Rs. 20,000 Rs. 10,000 4 years Rs. 4000 Rs. 1000 Equipment-2 Rs. 30,000 Rs. 8,000 4 years Rs. 7,000 Rs. 3000

Interest rate = 13% and all the cost incurred at the end of the year. Find out which alternative you will select by using present worth method. 3. Discuss that preventive maintenance is planned maintenance of plant and equipment that is designed to improve equipment life and avoid any unplanned maintenance activity. Its purpose is to minimize breakdowns and excessive depreciation, neither in equipment nor facilities. Also mention the law, risks, success and execution of this program. 4. Nowadays there is a trend in manufacturing companies to replace all those equipments which are not operating as productively as possible. Keeping in view the policies of such companies, discuss the potential factors to be considered before replacement. 5. Out line the steps you would take in developing a complete safety progrmme if you were appointed to the position of a safety engineer for a manufacturing company. 6. How fire takes place in the manufacturing companies? Explain various types of fire, their combative methods and equipments used for detecting smoke, heat and other factors involved. 7. How accidents can be prevented? What are the main causes of accident? Discus in detail. 8. Define the following: a. Hazards identification, evaluation and their control b. Causes, characteristics and laws of accident proneness c. Electrocution and its safety precautions. --------------THE END------------