Fire Protection Systems Maintenance
Implement preventive and corrective maintenance of fire protection systems
Type
Domain
Competency Area
Rail Systems Maintenance
Levels
Carry out scheduled maintenance work
Perform preparation work to conduct preventive maintenance on fire protection systems
Follow organisational procedures, WI and/or OEM technical manuals to carry out preventive maintenance on fire protection systems
Perform serviceability checks on fire protection systems
Adhere to safety guidelines and operating instructions for tools and equipment during maintenance work
Record fire protection systems maintenance activities and report occurrences of faults identified
Apply device isolation and normalisation procedures on fire protection systems
Conduct corrective maintenance
Interpret work orders and prepare for corrective maintenance
Carry out first line recovery in response to fire protection systems faults and alarms
Apply fault identification procedures to determine causes of fire protection systems faults
Dismantle faulty fire protection systems for corrective maintenance
Carry out repair and/or replace faulty fire protection system components
Reassemble and reinstate fire protection systems
Perform functional and tripping tests to determine the operability of fire protection systems
Apply operating and safety measures in operating tools and equipment during maintenance work
Record and collate documentation of fire protection systems maintenance work
Troubleshoot, locate faults and recommend rectification
Use troubleshooting tools, equipment and methods to locate and analyse causes of fire protection systems faults
Recommend corrective actions for identified faults on fire protection systems
Implement procedures on safe usage of tools and equipment during maintenance work
Analyse maintenance work documented for fire protection systems to identify possible workflow improvements so as 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 the failure root cause of fire protection systems
Review organisational fire protection systems maintenance procedures
Propose new and/or enhanced maintenance procedures and/or WI in reference to OEM technical recommendations
Monitor overall maintenance progress of fire protection systems 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 systems performance checks
Coordinate fire protection systems maintenance with other rail systems maintenance needs