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O*NET detailed work activityLubricate equipment to allow proper functioning
Stays humanHands-on work
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This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Maintain tools or equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 22 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Oil moving parts of timepieces.
- Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
- Perform routine maintenance such as changing oil, checking batteries, and lubricating equipment and machinery.
- Lubricate or apply adhesives or other materials to machines, machine parts, or other equipment according to specified procedures.
- Lubricate moving parts.
- Lubricate door closer oil chambers, and pack spindles with leather washers.
- Lubricate moving parts on gate-crossing mechanisms and swinging signals.
- Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants.
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including adjusting and lubricating components and painting worn or exposed areas.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Clean and lubricate parts.
- Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.
- Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
- Perform routine maintenance such as cleaning and oiling parts, honing cylinders, and tuning ignition systems.
- Reassemble instruments following repair, using hand tools and power tools and glue, hair, yarn, resin, or clamps, and lubricate instruments as necessary.
- Clean, lubricate, or adjust parts, equipment, or machinery.
- Clean, lubricate, and perform other routine maintenance work on equipment and vehicles.
- Clean or lubricate vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments, tools, work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning equipment.
- Service and maintain aircraft and related apparatus by performing activities such as flushing crankcases, cleaning screens, and or moving parts.
- Clean and oil machine parts.
- Clean, oil, or adjust mechanical parts to maintain machines' operating efficiency and to prevent breakdowns.
- Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
- Clean, lubricate, and touch up minor defects on newly installed or repaired appliances.