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Editorial
	Editors Column
	Not your dad's Chrysler plant
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Paul V. Arnold • Editorial|Editors Column
	Paul V. Arnold examines some big changes at a Chrysler plant in Illinois.

	The Exponent
	Break free of the random trap
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Drew D. Troyer, CRE, CMRP • Editorial|The Exponent
	Drew Troyer takes a fresh look at the often-misunderstood bathtub curve.

Features
	Advisors
	Accurately estimating labor hours
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Doc Palmer • Features|Advisors
	To estimate the labor hours for a job plan, the opinion of a skilled technician is preferred over complex methods.

	Maintenance leadership, Part 4
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Tor Idhammar • Features|Advisors
	Tor Idhammar wraps up his four-part series on maintenance leadership.

	The No. 1 key to reliability success
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: John Schultz • Features|Advisors
	John Schultz believes reliability success boils down to culture change.

	Talent management: What's it mean?
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: John Ha • Features|Advisors
	John Ha outlines seven elements that encompass talent management.

	Applied Reliability
	What's your IR IQ?
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: John Snell • Features|Applied Reliability
	Are you a hot shot or a cold fish? See where you stack up with this infrared quiz.

	Taking control of your power tools
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Robert Holmes • Features|Applied Reliability
	Are you comfortable with the way your plant distributes power tools? If not, you need to rethink your current system.

	None
	Few make the most of their CMMS
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Paul V. Arnold • Features|None
	According to a new survey for Reliable Plant, 94.7% of maintenance managers feel they aren't using their CMMS to its maximum capability.

	Indirect focus directly impacts plant
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Paul V. Arnold • Features|None
	Reliable Plant interviews Grainger vice president Sandra A. Taylor.

	Reliability Forum
	Tool misuse story isn't dull
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Paul V. Arnold • Features|Reliability Forum
	A Snap-on Industrial manager tells his favorite story of improper tool usage.

	Reliability in Action
	In-line filter eliminates unwanted oil
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Kevin G. Bellamy, P.E. • Features|Reliability in Action
	A plant engineer explains a reliability enhancement project at an Eastman Chemical site.

General
	Safety Report
	Handy tool tips
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Paul V. Arnold • General|Safety Report
	The Hand Tools Institute provides 30 tips to improved hand tool safety.

Web Exclusives
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	Plant safety: The rights and wrongs of using pliers
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author:  • Web Exclusives|None
	Pliers of various types are used by practically every tool user. There are many types and sizes, each designed for specific uses, although their versatility makes some pliers adaptable for many jobs. Read this article and choose the right pliers for the job.

	The keys to lockout/tagout
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author:  • Web Exclusives|None
	Lockout/tagout is a procedure to disable equipment to protect workers from either an unexpected release of energy or an accidental start-up while performing job activities.

	Leaner maintenance processes at Kirtland AFB
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Markus M. Maier • Web Exclusives|None
	At Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, logistics and maintenance programs are turning once-bloated processes into models of streamlined efficiency. The payoff is less cost, improved output and shortened product-development cycles, base maintainers said.

	Lean insight: 'Five Whys' problem-solving
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: The Lean Learning Center • Web Exclusives|None
	Applying the right lean tool for a given problem follows directly from mastery of the lean principles. This article provides an explanation of the "Five Whys" problem-solving tool.

	Substance abuse and its effects on safety
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: TrainingOnline • Web Exclusives|None
	Substance abuse concerns us as a society and as a company. While your company has made its policies on this subject clear, this article is not really about policies. It's about what substance abuse does to individuals and how, in particular, that affects safety.

	How condition monitoring enhances a PdM program
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author:  • Web Exclusives|None
	CM offers impressive ROI and the ability to minimize production, safety and regulatory problems.

	Political skill plays major role in gaining worker support
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Newswise • Web Exclusives|None
	Political behavior, while usually associated with electioneering, exists in just about all organizations and is defined as the ability to effectively influence others. And, the people most successful at utilizing political behavior often have the best reputations within the organization. These are among the findings of a recent study compiled by Dr. Pamela Perrewé, a Florida State University industrial-organizational psychologist who specializes in organizational behavior.

	Case study: Pump vibration at an electrical utility
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author:  • Web Exclusives|None
	A Reliable Plant reader, a maintenance planner at a major U.S. utility, recently submitted this case study. It offers invaluable information to all of you who work on pumps.

	Press-fit system allows higher throughputs, safeguards the parts
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author:  • Web Exclusives|None
	Many high-volume press-fitting operations are hampered by slow monitors that don’t pick up that exact end point when the part is seated properly. This process control problem is especially widespread in automotive powertrain assembly. A transmission, transfer case or differential may contain four to six bearings that are press-fit into place on an assembly line turning out 3,000 transmissions a day. Press-fits are also found widely in assembly or rebuilding of turbomachinery, aircraft, industrial machinery, motion control systems and precision medical devices.

	How to protect PSA release liners from heat and humidity
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Michael Thyberg • Web Exclusives|None
	Siliconized release liners play a critical role in pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) systems, protecting the adhesive during transport and storage and through various converting and assembly processes. To successfully provide this protective function in varying atmospheres, the release liner must be shielded from excessive heat and extended exposure to humidity.

	Job stress doesn’t contribute to chronic high blood pressure
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Newswise • Web Exclusives|None
	Ongoing hassles at work are a real threat to health because they can raise blood pressure over the long term – right? Wrong.

	Leadership, not codes, is true test of a company’s ethics
	• Issue: 5/2006 • Author: Newswise • Web Exclusives|None
	Walking the talk. A company’s statements about its ethics must mirror its conduct.