Deal with variations and defects in electrical plant and equipment

URN: COGN434
Business Sectors (Suites): Nuclear Decommissioning
Developed by: Cogent
Approved on: 2018

Overview

This standard covers the competence required to identify, assess and deal with variations and defects in electrical products or assets. The reporting of recommendations to the appropriate people will be required. You will be following your organisation's safe working practices at all times and working within the work permit procedures.

This standard deals with the following:
1. Deal with variations and defects in electrical plant and equipmen

During this work you must take account of the relevant worksite operational requirements, procedures and safe working practices AS THEY APPLY TO YOU.


Performance criteria

You must be able to:

P1 work safely at all times, complying with health and safety and other relevant regulations and guidelines including the requirements for isolating and locking off the
electrical supply and checking for zero electrical supply to the work area                                                                                      
P2 identify defects with regard to the product or asset specification
P3 assess the defects and determine action required to return the products and assets to specified condition
P4 report recommendations for action to the appropriate people promptly and in accordance with organisational procedures
P5 record details of defects in accordance with quality assurance and control systems and procedures


Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

K1 your responsibilities in respect of Health, Safety and Environment (including the limits of your personal responsibility; your legal responsibility for your own health and safety and the health and safety of others)
K2 the relevant regulations and the safe working practices and procedures including the requirements for isolating and locking off the
electrical supply and checking for zero electrical
within your work area
K3 engineering drawings and their related specifications. This should include the specifications to which you will be expected to work, including technical drawings (component, assembly, general arrangements, isometrics, 1st and 3rd angle projections), method statements, product worksheets and tolerances
K4 the identification of defects in products and assets (including observation and using relevant senses; fault reports; maintenance logs; operations logs)
K5 methods of dealing with defects as defined by your company procedures
K6 methods of dealing with defects and variations (including what factors determine the actions to be taken; why it is important to maintain records of the checks made and the assessments that result from those checks; what information should be entered on those records and where they should be kept)
K7 quality control systems and documentation procedures that are specified by your company
K8 the reporting lines and procedures in your working environment


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Version Number

2

Indicative Review Date

2022

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Cogent

Original URN

E3.2

Relevant Occupations

Engineering, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, Engineering Professionals, Professional Occupations

SOC Code

8133

Keywords

assets, electrical, plant, equipment, defects