MEM30017 — Use basic preventative maintenance techniques and tools
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What an assessment for MEM30017 must cover
27 assessable components: 3 elements (8 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Interpret organisation maintenance strategy
- 1.1Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
- 1.2Obtain objectives and details of organisation maintenance strategy
- 1.3Confirm major techniques and tools for monitoring used in the organisation
2 Use preventative maintenance techniques and tools
- 2.1Select techniques and tools and confirm in consultation with key stakeholders and supervisor
- 2.2Identify key information and performance indicators required
- 2.3Undertake data collection based on workplace needs
3 Interpret results
- 3.1Compare actual information and/or performance indicators with target levels set by supervisors and/or equipment manufacturers
- 3.2Develop required adjustments in consultation with key stakeholders and supervisor
Performance evidence
- interpreting organisation maintenance strategy
- selecting basic preventative maintenance techniques and tools
- identifying key information and performance indicators
- using basic preventative maintenance techniques and tools on at least two occasions
- interpreting results on at least two occasions
- assisting with the implementation of predictive or proactive preventative maintenance strategies
- Note: Where a volume and/or frequency is not specified, demonstration must be provided at least once.
Knowledge evidence
- characteristics and strengths of different types of strategies including:
- total productive and preventive maintenance
- reliability-centred maintenance
- characteristics and strengths of different types of techniques and tools including:
- root cause analysis (RCA)
- mean time between failures (MTBF)
- failure modes effects analysis (FMEA)
- condition monitoring not involving application of trade skills
- principles of process equipment and how to improve its reliability
- resources required and how to obtain them
- hazard and control measures associated with using basic preventative maintenance techniques and tools, including housekeeping
- safe work practices and procedures.
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Questions about assessing MEM30017
What does an assessment tool for MEM30017 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEM30017 needs to address all 27 unit components: 3 elements with 8 performance criteria, 7 performance evidence requirements, 12 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MEM30017?
Auditori pulls the current release of MEM30017 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
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