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1 Introduction |
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1.2 Engineering System Reliability, Safety, and Maintenance Facts, Figures, and Examples |
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1.3 Terms and Definitions |
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1.4 Useful Sources for Obtaining Information on Reliability, Safety, and Maintenance |
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1.4.2 Journals and Magazines |
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1.4.3 Data Information Sources |
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1.4.4 Standards and Reports |
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1.4.6 Conference Proceedings |
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2 Reliability, Safety, and Maintenance Mathematics |
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2.2 Median, Arithmetic Mean, and Mean Deviation |
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2.4 Probability Definition and Properties |
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2.5 Useful Mathematical Definitions |
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2.5.1 Cumulative Distribution Function |
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2.5.2 Probability Density Function |
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2.5.5 Final Value Theorem Laplace Transform |
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2.6 Solving First-Order Differential Equations with Laplace Transforms |
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2.7 Statistical Distributions |
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2.7.1 Binomial Distribution |
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2.7.2 Exponential Distribution |
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2.7.3 Rayleigh Distribution |
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2.7.4 Weibull Distribution |
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2.7.5 Bathtub Hazard Rate Curve Distribution |
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3 Reliability, Safety, and Maintenance Basics |
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3.2 Bathtub Hazard Rate Curve |
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3.3 General Reliability Formulas |
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3.3.1 Probability (or Failure) Density Function |
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3.3.2 Hazard Rate (or Time-Dependent Failure Rate) Function |
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3.3.3 General Reliability Function |
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3.3.4 Mean Time to Failure |
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3.4 Reliability Configurations |
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3.4.1 Series Configuration |
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3.4.2 Parallel Configuration |
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3.4.3 k-out-of-n Configuration |
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3.4.5 Bridge Configuration |
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3.5 The Need for Safety and the Role of Engineers in Regard to Safety |
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3.6 Product Hazard Classifications |
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3.7 Safety Management Principles and Product Safety Organization Tasks |
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3.8 Accident Causation Theories |
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3.8.1 Human Factors Accident Causation Theory |
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3.8.2 Domino Accident Causation Theory |
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3.9 Facts and Figures Related to Engineering Maintenance |
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3.10 Maintenance Engineering Objectives |
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3.11 Preventive Maintenance |
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3.11.1 Preventive Maintenance Elements and Principle for Selecting Items for Preventive Maintenance |
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3.11.2 Steps for Developing Preventive Maintenance Program |
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3.11.3 Preventive Maintenance Measures |
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3.11.4 Preventive Maintenance Benefits and Drawbacks |
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3.12 Corrective Maintenance |
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3.12.1 Types of Corrective Maintenance |
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3.12.2 Corrective Maintenance Steps, Downtime Components, and Time Reduction Strategies at System Level |
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3.12.3 Corrective Maintenance Measures |
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4 Methods for Performing Reliability, Safety, and Maintenance Analysis of Engineering Systems |
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4.2.1 Probability Evaluation of Fault Trees |
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4.2.2 FTA Advantages and Disadvantages |
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4.4 Failure Modes and Effect Analysis |
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4.5 Probability Tree Analysis |
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4.6 Technique of Operation Review |
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4.7 Hazard and Operability Analysis |
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4.8 Interface Safety Analysis |
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4.8.1 Classification I: Flow Relationships |
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4.8.2 Classification II: Physical Relationships |
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4.8.3 Classification III: Functional Relationships |
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4.9 Maintenance Program Effectiveness Evaluation Approach for Managers |
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4.10 Indices for Maintenance Management Analysis |
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4.10.1 Category I: Broad Indices |
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4.10.2 Category II: Specific Indices |
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5 Computer, Internet, and Robot System Reliability |
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5.2 Computer System Reliability Issue-Related Factors and Computer Failure Sources |
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5.3 Computer-Related Fault Classifications and Reliability Measures |
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5.4.1 Triple Modular Redundancy |
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5.4.2 N-Modular Redundancy |
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5.5 Internet Failure Examples and Reliability-Related Observations |
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5.6 Internet Outage Classifications |
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5.7 A Method for Automating Fault Detection in Internet Services and Models for Conducting Internet Reliability and Availability Analyses |
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5.7.1 Mathematical Model I |
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5.7.2 Mathematical Model II |
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5.8 Robot Reliability-Related Survey Results and Effectiveness Dictating Factors |
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5.9 Categories of Robot Failures and Their Causes and Corrective Measures |
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5.10 Robot Reliability Measures and Analysis Methods |
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5.10.1 Robot Reliability Measures |
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5.10.1.1 Mean Time to Robot-Related Problems |
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5.10.1.2 Mean Time to Robot Failure |
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5.10.1.3 Robot Reliability |
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5.10.2 Robot Reliability Analysis Methods |
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5.10.2.1 Fault Tree Analysis |
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5.10.2.2 Failure Modes and Effect Analysis |
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5.10.2.3 Parts Count Method |
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6 Transportation System Failures and Human Error in Transportation Systems |
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6.2 Defects in Vehicle Parts and Categories of Vehicle Failures |
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6.3 Rail Weld Failures and Defects |
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6.4 Classifications of Road and Rail Tanker Failure Modes and Causes of Failures and Factors Influencing the Nature of Failure Consequences |
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6.5 Mechanical Failure-Related Aviation Accidents and Their Examples |
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6.6 Ship Failures and Their Common Causes |
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6.7 Railway System Human Error-Related Facts and Figures and Typical Human Error Occurrence Areas in Railway Operation |
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6.8 Aviation System Human Error-Related Facts and Figures and Types of Pilot-Controller Communication-Related Errors |
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6.9 Organization-Related Factors in Commercial Aviation Accidents with Respect to Pilot Error and Recommendations for Reducing Pilot-Controller Communication Errors |
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6.10 Shipping System Human Error-Related Facts and Figures |
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6.11 Marine Industry-Related Human Factors Issues and Methods for Reducing the Manning Impact on Shipping System Reliability |
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6.12 Road Transportation System Human Error-Related Facts and Figures and Common Driver Errors |
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6.13 Classifications and Ranking of Driver Errors |
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7 Software, Robot, and Transportation System Safety |
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7.2 Software Potential Hazards and Software Risk and Safety Classifications |
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7.3 Software System Safety-Associated Tasks and Role of Software Quality Assurance Organization with Respect to Software Safety |
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7.4 Software Safety Assurance Program |
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7.5 Software Hazard Analysis Methods |
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7.5.1 Software Sneak Circuit Analysis |
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7.5.3 Proof of Correctness |
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7.6 Robot Hazards and Safety-Related Problems |
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7.7 Robot Safety-Related Problems Causing Weak Points in Planning, Design, and Operation |
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7.8 Common Robot Safety-Related Features and Their Functions |
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7.9 Robot Safeguard Methods |
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7.9.2 Intelligent Systems |
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7.10 Truck Safety-Related Facts and Figures |
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7.11 Truck and Bus Safety-Related Issues |
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7.12 Recommendations for Improving Truck Safety |
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7.12.1 Recommendations on Driver Training and Empowerment Issue |
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7.12.2 Recommendations on Driver Fatigue Issue |
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7.12.3 Recommendations on Vehicle Brakes and Maintenance Standards Issue |
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7.12.4 Recommendations on Harmonization of Safety Standards across All Jurisdictions Issue |
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7.12.5 Recommendations on Data Needs Issue |
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7.13 Examples of Rail Accidents and Their Causes |
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7.14 Classifications of Rail Accidents by Causes and Effects |
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7.15 Railroad Tank Car Safety |
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7.16 Analysis of World Airline Accidents |
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7.17 US Airline-Related Fatalities and Causes of Airplane Crashes |
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7.18.1 The Estonia Accident |
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7.18.2 The Herald of Free Enterprise Accident |
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7.19 Ship Port-Associated Hazards |
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8 Medical and Mining System Safety |
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8.2 Medical System Safety-Related Facts and Figures |
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8.3 Safety-Related Requirements for Medical Devices/Systems and Types of Medical Device/System Safety |
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8.4 Safety in Medical Device/System Life Cycle |
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8.5 Classifications of Medical Device/System Accident Causes and Methods for Conducting Medical Device/System Safety Analysis and Considerations for Their Selection |
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8.5.1 Operating Hazard Analysis |
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8.5.2 Fault Tree Analysis |
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8.5.3 Human Error Analysis |
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8.5.4 Considerations for the Selection of Safety Analysis Methods for Conducting Medical Device/System Safety Analysis |
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8.6 Mining Equipment/System Safety-Related Facts and Figures and Injuries and Fatalities due to Crane, Drill Rig, and Haul Truck Contact with High-Tension Power Lines |
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8.7 Human Factors-Related Tips for Safer Mining Equipment/ Systems |
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8.8 Causes of Mining Equipment-Related Accidents and Mining Equipment Maintenance-Related Accidents |
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8.9 Methods for Performing Mining Equipment/System Safety Analysis |
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8.9.1 Management Oversight and Risk Tree Analysis |
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8.9.3 Consequence Analysis |
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9 Software Maintenance and Reliability-Centered Maintenance |
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9.2 Software Maintenance-Related Facts and Figures |
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9.3 Software Maintenance Problems and Maintenance Types |
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9.4 Software Maintenance Methods |
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9.4.2 Maintenance Reduction |
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9.4.3 Software Configuration Management |
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9.5 Software Maintenance Costing |
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9.5.1 Maintenance Cost Model |
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9.6 RCM Goals and Principles |
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9.8.1 Reactive Maintenance |
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9.8.2 Preventive Maintenance |
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9.8.3 Predictive Testing and Inspection |
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9.8.4 Proactive Maintenance |
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9.8.4.1 Root Cause Failure Analysis |
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9.8.4.2 Failed Item Analysis |
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9.8.4.4 Reliability Engineering |
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9.9 RCM Program Effectiveness Measurement Indicators |
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9.9.1 Indictor I: Emergency Percentage Index |
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9.9.2 Indicator II: Maintenance Overtime Percentage Index |
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9.9.3 Indicator III: Equipment Availability |
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9.9.4 Indicator IV: PM/PTI-Reactive Maintenance Index |
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9.9.5 Indicator V: Emergency-PM/PTI Work Index |
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9.9.6 Indicator VI: PTI-Covered Equipment Index |
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9.10 Reasons for RCM Failures and Benefits of RCM |
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10 Maintenance Safety and Human Error in Aviation and Power Plant Maintenance |
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10.2 Maintenance Safety-Related Facts, Figures, and Examples |
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10.3 Factors Responsible for Dubious Safety Reputation in Performing Maintenance Tasks and Reasons for Safety-Related Problems in Maintenance |
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10.4 Maintenance Personnel Safety and Maintenance Safety-Related Questions for Manufacturers of Engineering Systems/Equipment |
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10.5 Guidelines for Equipment/System Designers for Improving Safety in Maintenance |
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10.6 Models for Performing Maintenance Safety Analysis |
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10.7 Aviation Maintenance Human Error-Related Facts, Figures, and Examples |
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10.8 Major Categories of Human Errors in Aviation Maintenance and Inspection Tasks and Causes of Human Error in Aviation Maintenance |
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10.9 Common Human Errors in Aircraft Maintenance Tasks and Guidelines to Reduce Human Error in Aircraft Maintenance-Related Tasks |
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10.10 Methods for Performing Aircraft Maintenance Error Analysis |
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10.10.1 Error-Cause Removal Program |
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10.10.2 Cause-and-Effect Diagram |
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10.11 Power Plant Maintenance Human Error-Related Facts, Figures, and Examples |
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10.12 Human Error Causes in Power Plant Maintenance and Most Susceptible Maintenance Tasks to Human Error in Power Generation |
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10.13 Guidelines to Reduce and Prevent Human Error in Power Generation Maintenance |
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10.14 Power Plant Maintenance Error Analysis Methods |
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10.14.1 Maintenance Personnel Performance Simulation Model |
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10.14.2 Fault Tree Analysis |
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11 Mathematical Models for Performing Engineering System Reliability, Safety, and Maintenance Analysis |
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Appendix: Bibliography: Literature on Engineering System Reliability, Safety, and Maintenance |
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Index |
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