The expanded Uptime® Elements Body of Knowledge upgrades every study and supporting resource for self-study and workshop students, both before and after the CRL exam. The five core Passports — the primary source for the exam — are unchanged. Buy the full Body of Knowledge, or add the upgrades to the set you already own. Available now at reliabilitymarketplace.com.
BLAIR, Nebraska — September 29, 2026 — The expanded Uptime® Elements Body of Knowledge is available today, and it is the most complete pathway to the Certified Reliability Leader® (CRL) ever assembled. A 169-page Exam Study Guide and Learning Exercises workbook. A first-edition glossary of Key Terms and Definitions. A boxed set of Flash Cards covering all 36 elements. Four posters. The Reliability Leadership Manifesto. A new Reliability Leadership Story. And the Guide to Domain Badges and Domain Mastery Belts that shows what comes after the CRL. Every supporting and study resource has been upgraded, and the set is built to serve two kinds of students equally: the candidate studying alone and the student in a workshop.
At the center of it all, the five core Uptime® Elements Passports are unchanged. They remain the primary source for the CRL exam, the same source that more than 4,000 Certified Reliability Leaders around the world studied from, and the same framework behind more than 6,000 successful implementations. Customers can purchase the full Uptime® Elements Body of Knowledge, or simply purchase the upgrade options to augment the previous Body of Knowledge they already own.
“This is the biggest expansion of the Body of Knowledge since the Passports were written,” said Terrence O’Hanlon, creator of Uptime® Elements and CEO of Reliability Leadership Institute. “A rising reliability leader now has a structured road to the CRL, and a structured road beyond it, whether they study at a kitchen table or in a four-day workshop. And the Passports they are studying from are the same Passports the exam is built on. That has not changed.”
What’s New: Every Supporting and Study Resource, Upgraded
The supporting materials have been rebuilt around the 10-20-70 Competency-Based Learning Approach, which holds that 10 percent of learning comes from formal study, 20 percent from others in social learning, and 70 percent from doing the work, applying Uptime Elements on -the-job. The result is a set of resources designed to be used in sequence, or on their own, by either kind of student.
Before the Exam
- The Uptime® Elements Certified Reliability Leader Exam Study Guide and Learning Exercises. This 169-page guide is the workbook for the Passports. It walks candidates through all 36 elements across REM, ACM, WEM, LER, and AM in four parts: a Foundation section that launches a 90-day Reliability Leadership Project; the Five Core Domains, with hands-on exercises such as Root Cause Analysis and Strategic Asset Management Planning; Strategy Integration, covering AIM, SWOT, and the 1-Page Reliability Plan; and Exam Readiness, a structured review for exam day. An appendix covers the Digitalization Strategy Framework (IoT), People and Culture at Work (PCW), key terms, and resources. Self-study candidates use it as a pace-setter. Workshop students use it as their course workbook.
- Uptime® Elements Key Terms and Definitions, 1st Edition. The definitive glossary behind the framework, precise and industry-vetted, so that candidates and their teams speak the same language before the exam and on the plant floor after it.
- Uptime® Elements Flash Cards and Box. The entire framework broken into color-coded, bite-sized cards by domain. Each element has its own set covering definition, purpose, tools, benefits, and practical application. Packaged in a sturdy box, built for the office, the plant floor, and the commute.
- Posters. Four visual guides that put the framework on the wall:
- Uptime® Elements — Reliability Framework and Asset Management System. The world’s most implemented reliability framework, on a single page.
- Uptime® Elements D-I-P-F Curve. Maps the P-F interval, making the case for condition-based maintenance visual instead of an opinion.
- Uptime® Elements 5 Sources of Defects. Names where defects come from and the rules that turn elimination into a daily habit.
- Uptime® Elements Transit Map. Lays out every route to reliability, with no prescribed order, all leading to Aim Central Station.
- Sticker Sheet. A practical, interactive tool for workshops, team exercises, and planning sessions.
Beyond the exam
- The Reliability Leadership Manifesto. A short, essential book on reliability as a leadership discipline, with space for readers to write their own Reliability Leadership Declaration. It frames the CRL not as a credential to hold but as a way to lead.
- Reliability Leadership Story 5 — The Third Cure. A story about overcoming industrial performance challenges by focusing on data governance, infrastructure, and trust. It shows the framework at work in a way a passport cannot.
- The Guide to Uptime® Elements Domain Badges and Domain Mastery Belts. The CRL is a beginning. This guide lays out the pathway recognized by the Association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP) after certification: Domain Badges and Domain Mastery Belts across all five core domains — REM (Orange Belt), ACM (Green Belt), WEM (Blue Belt), LER (Red Belt), and AM (Yellow Belt) — leading to CRL Black Belt status.
One Pathway, Two Ways to Walk It
The upgraded Body of Knowledge is built so that a self-study candidate and a workshop student arrive at the same place. The Passports are the destination. The Study Guide sets the pace. The Key Terms, Flash Cards, and Posters hold the language and the picture in view. The Manifesto, the Story, and the Badges and Belts Guide carry the work forward after exam day, when the real test begins.
The Foundation: Five Core Passports, Unchanged
The Uptime® Elements Passports are the framework itself, in the words of the framework. They cover all 36 elements across the five core knowledge domains:
- Reliability Engineering for Maintenance (REM)
- Asset Condition Management (ACM)
- Work Execution Management (WEM)
- Leadership for Reliability (LER)
- Asset Management (AM)
The Passports are unchanged in this release and remain the primary source for the CRL exam. Candidates who already own them own the foundation. The exam has not moved. Nothing a current candidate has studied is out of date. The new material does not replace the Passports; it makes them easier to learn, easier to apply, and easier to carry forward.
Two Ways to Buy
Because the Passports have not changed, no one has to start over. Customers new to the framework can purchase the full Uptime® Elements Body of Knowledge, with the five Passports and every new supporting resource in one set. Customers who already own the previous Uptime® Elements Body of Knowledge can simply purchase the upgrade options they want, adding the Study Guide, Key Terms, Flash Cards, Posters, Manifesto, Story, and Badges and Belts Guide to the Passports they already hold.
Both are available today at reliabilitymarketplace.com.
About Uptime® Elements
Uptime® Elements — A Reliability Framework and Asset Management System™ is the most implemented reliability framework and asset management system in the world, with more than 6,000 successful implementations across industry. It is practiced by more than 4,000 Certified Reliability Leaders globally, working in some of the world’s most challenging environments: offshore platforms and refineries, mines and mills, power generation and transmission, water and wastewater utilities, pharmaceutical and food manufacturing, transit systems, and military and public infrastructure. The framework organizes 36 elements across five core knowledge domains — Reliability Engineering for Maintenance, Asset Condition Management, Work Execution Management, Leadership for Reliability, and Asset Management — into a single, holistic system for creating value from physical assets. Its distinguishing feature is its emphasis on leadership: Uptime® Elements treats reliability as a leadership discipline, not a maintenance department function, and this is what has made it as durable in a boardroom as it is on a plant floor.
About Reliability Leadership Institute
Reliability Leadership Institute LLC is the steward of Uptime® Elements — A Reliability Framework and Asset Management System™. RLI licenses Uptime® Elements to the Association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP) for the Certified Reliability Leader® exam, Domain Badges, Domain Mastery Belts, and Black Belt projects. Its mission is making the world work for everyone, with no one left behind.
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