1. Describe the health and safety requirements of the area in which the preventative maintenance activity is to take place, and the responsibility these requirements place on the learner 2. Describe the isolation procedures or permit-to-work procedure that applies to the equipment being maintained 3. Describe the specific health and safety precautions to be applied during the planned maintenance activity, and their effects on others 4. Describe the importance of wearing protective clothing and other appropriate safety equipment (PPE) during the maintenance activities 5. Describe the hazards associated with carrying out planned maintenance activities on mechanical equipment (such as handling oils/greases, stored pressure/force, misuse of tools), and how to minimise these and reduce any risks 6. Explain where to obtain, and how to interpret drawings, specifications, manufacturers' manuals, maintenance schedules and other relevant documents 7. Describe the various planned maintenance schedules that are generally used (such as condition based maintenance, scheduled maintenance, and total preventative maintenance (TPM]) 8. Describe the procedure for obtaining consumables to be used during the planned maintenance activity 9. Explain how to make appropriate sensory checks (such as sight, sound, smell and touch) 10. Describe the appropriate testing procedures to be adopted during the maintenance activity 11. Explain how to make adjustments to components/assemblies to ensure they function to specification 12. Describe the functionality of various mechanical components and their interrelationship with other components and assemblies 13. Explain how to compile planned maintenance records/logs/reports in accordance with company policy and procedures 14. Describe the equipment operating and control procedures, and how to apply them in order to carry out planned maintenance 15. Describe the problems that can occur whilst carrying out the planned maintenance activities, and how they can be avoided