HET 126 Prevent Maintenance Lab

Lecture: 0 Lab: 3 Clinic: 0 Credits: 1

This course provides a laboratory setting to enhance preventive maintenance practices used on medium and heavy duty vehicles and rolling assemblies. Emphasis is placed on practical experiences that enhance the topics presented in HET 125. Upon completion, students should be able to apply the laboratory experiences to the concepts presented in HET 125.

Co-requisite(s): HET 125.
Course is typically offered in Summer.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
At the completion of the course, the students should be able to do the following:

Determine the characteristics and benefits of a well planned preventive maintenance program.
Perform a pretrip inspection properly.
Categorize PM schedules.
Outline the criteria for deadlining or out-of-service (OOS) tagging a vehicle.
Implement a PM schedule that conforms to federal inspection regulations.
Outline inspector qualifications and record keeping requirements.