Restore the contact systems to operational condition in the rail engineering industry
Overview
This standard is about restoring the contact systems, including Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) and conductor rails, to operational condition within the rail engineering sector. This includes assessing the condition of the contact system and mode of failure following a de-wirement and undertaking re-construction work to restore the contact system to full operational capability.
The contact systems could include all aspects of overhead line electrification equipment and conductor rails.
The assets are mainly electrical but the restoration activity could include one or more structural and/or mechanical components.
The types of activities could vary and will generally be multi stage processes. At all times you will be working within the limits of your own responsibility and will report any instances where the activities cannot be achieved to the relevant person(s). This may include following reporting, recording and escalating procedures.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
P1 maintain safe working practices and comply with all relevant health and safety regulations, directives, and guidelines
P2 source and interpret relevant specifications
P3 identify, analyse and determine the sequence of the restoration activities to be undertaken
P4 identify the components and/or equipment to be restored
P5 carry out the restoration activities within the limits of your own authority
P6 carry out the restoration activities in the specified sequence and within the timescales set by your organisation
P7 establish the operational condition of the contact system
P8 complete relevant maintenance records in line with your organisation’s procedures
P9 determine how the operational condition of the contact system impacts the functional integrity and safety of the operational system
P10 report any instances where the restoration activities cannot be fully met
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
K1 the relevant health and safety regulations, directives, guidelines, and safe working practices and procedures as defined by your organisation
K2 how to source and interpret specifications and instructions that are approved by your organisation
K3 how to identify discrepancies in specifications and instructions, including as appropriate, version control
K4 how to identify and analyse the restoration activities to be undertaken
K5 how to identify the components and/or equipment to be restored
K6 your organisation’s methods and techniques for carrying out restoration activities relevant to your role
K7 the importance of carrying out activities in the specified sequence and within the timescales set by your organisation
K8 how to establish the operational condition of the contact system
K9 the implications of when restoration activities cannot be completed
K10 the types of conditions that would impact on the functional integrity and safety of the operational system
K11 the relevant reporting lines and procedures that are approved by your organisation
K12 the limits of your own authority and responsibility and those of others involved