Escalator and Travelator Maintenance
Implement preventive and corrective maintenance of escalator and travelator
Type
Functional
Competency Area
Rail Systems Maintenance
Levels
Carry out scheduled maintenance work
Perform preparation work to conduct preventive maintenance on escalator and travelator systems
Follow organisational procedures, WI and/or OEM technical manuals to carry out preventive maintenance on escalator and travelator systems
Perform serviceability checks on escalator and travelator systems
Adhere to safety guidelines and operating instructions for tools and equipment during maintenance work
Record escalator and travelator maintenance activities and report occurrences of faults identified
Conduct corrective maintenance
Interpret work orders and prepare for corrective maintenance
Apply first line recovery in response to escalator and travelator systems faults and alarms
Apply fault identification procedures to determine causes of escalator and travelator systems faults
Dismantle faulty escalator and travelator systems for corrective maintenance
Carry out repair and/or replacement of faulty components
Reassemble and reinstate escalator and travelator systems
Perform escalator and travelator systems functional tests
Apply operating and safety measures in operating tools and equipment during maintenance work
Record and collate documentation of escalator and travelator system maintenance work
Troubleshoot, locate faults and recommend rectification
Use troubleshooting tools, equipment and methods to locate and analyse causes of escalator and travelator systems faults
Recommend corrective actions for identified faults on escalator and travelator systems
Implement procedures on safe usage of tools and equipment during maintenance work
Analyse maintenance work documented for escalator and travelator systems to identify possible workflow improvements to prevent fault recurrence
Diagnose root causes of failure and prevent recurrence
Establish structured failure investigation and specify functional testing requirements
Perform fault tree analyses to diagnose root cause failure of escalator and travelator systems
Review organisational escalator and travelator systems maintenance procedures and/or WI
Propose new and/or enhanced maintenance procedures and/or WI in reference to OEM technical recommendations
Monitor overall maintenance progress of escalator and travelator system to ascertain effectiveness of maintenance procedures
Develop solutions by analysing diagnostic data to prevent faults and failures recurrence
Develop troubleshooting, rectification and fault analysis methods
Develop test procedures for system performance checks
Coordinate escalator and travelator system maintenance with other rail systems maintenance needs