Diagnose faults in instrumentation and control equipment and systems in engineering construction plant, and determine the potential for or the viability of repair

This standard is about diagnosing and determining the causes of faults in instrumentation and control equipment and systems in engineering construction plant,  and then determining if there is the potential to repair the fault and if so, if it is viable to repair it.

You will need to complete fault diagnosis and determine the implications of the fault whilst adhering to health, safety and environmental legislation, regulations and safe working practices.

 

In the context of this standard, your responsibility is to interpret and work within given specifications, selecting methods and techniques to achieve the best possible result.  In some cases, you may still be expected to refer to others for final authorisation, even though you remain responsible for identifying and implementing decisions.

This standard is for instrumentation and control maintenance technicians.

1. work safely at all times, complying with health, safety, environmental and other relevant legislation, regulations, guidelines and local rules or procedures 2. ensure that the **work environment**, material, tools and equipment are suitably prepared for the work activities to be undertaken including safely undertaking isolations and disconnections 3. review and use all relevant information on the symptoms and problems associated with the instrumentation and control components, equipment and systems 4. select, use and apply diagnostic techniques, tools and aids to locate faults 5. complete the fault diagnosis as required 6. determine the implications of the fault in relation to: * related equipment * related process * health and safety * and the escalation process 7. use the evidence from the diagnosis along with consideration of the implications of the fault in order to draw valid conclusions about the nature and probable cause of the fault 8. record details on the extent and location of the faults in an appropriate format 9. determine what work is required to bring the instrumentation and controls component, equipment or system back to the specified condition, taking into account the level of wear or damage and the conclusions about the nature and probable cause of the fault in order to determine:  * the potential for repairing it * the viability of repairing it 10. **reinstate the work area** 11. deal promptly and effectively with problems within your control and report those that have been and those that cannot be solved

This could include:

• engineering construction sites
• controlled operations
• offshore installations
• maintenance sites
• nuclear sites
• repair sites

Work environments may be open or restricted spaces:  

• at height 
• confined spaces
• control rooms
• controlled operational and offshore installations
• designated work areas
• explosive atmospheres
• existing plants and structures
• fabrication workshops 
• in plant rooms
• inside structures, system and plant
• on access structures (scaffold)
• on open structures
• onshore and offshore installations
• shafts
• shipyards
• tunnels

This term could include:

• returning the work area to a safe condition
• removing barriers
• sweeping up
• correctly disposing of waste materials
• storing re-usable materials, consumables and equipment in accordance with appropriate procedures
• completing  all necessary documentation