A 3-day course that gives maintenance and reliability professionals a practical framework for choosing the right maintenance strategy based on equipment functions, failure modes, and consequences.
Duration
3 Days
Start Dates
• Oct 13-15, 2026
KEY OUTCOMES
Effective maintenance isn’t about doing more PMs. It’s about understanding how equipment can fail, what those failures mean to the operation, and which maintenance actions actually reduce risk.
This practical course teaches the fundamentals of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and gives participants hands-on experience applying the methodology to real maintenance decisions.
You’ll learn how to evaluate equipment functions and failure modes, understand the consequences of failure, and determine when to use Preventive Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, failure-finding tasks, Run-to-Failure, or other risk-reduction strategies.
Through examples and exercises, participants build the skills needed to begin applying RCM principles and improving maintenance strategies within their own facilities.
YOU’LL LEARN:
The fundamentals, history, and core philosophies behind Reliability Centered Maintenance
How to identify and define equipment functions, functional failures, and failure modes
How to prepare for an RCM analysis and prioritize systems for evaluation
How to use Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) as part of the RCM process
How to evaluate the operational, safety, environmental, and economic consequences of failure
How to select appropriate Preventive Maintenance and Predictive Maintenance tasks
How to determine effective maintenance task intervals
When failure-finding tasks should be used for hidden or protective functions
When Run-to-Failure is an appropriate maintenance strategy
What other actions can be taken when traditional maintenance tasks are not technically appropriate
How to package and implement the results of an RCM analysis
How and when to involve subject matter experts in the analysis process
How to allocate resources and build support for an RCM program
Common barriers to implementation and how to gain buy-in across the organization
• Reliability Engineers
• Maintenance Engineers
• Maintenance Technicians
• Maintenance Managers
• Reliability Managers
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October 13–15, 2026
8:00 AM–5:00 PM
This is a 3-day, instructor-led course featuring practical examples and exercises designed to help participants apply RCM concepts to real maintenance decisions.
Cost: $1,499 per participant
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Contact us to learn more about the course and see if it’s the right fit for you and your team.
