Third Rail Maintenance

Implement preventive and corrective maintenance activities of third rail system

Type

Functional

Competency Area

Rail Systems Maintenance

Levels

Carry out scheduled maintenance work

Perform preparation work to conduct preventive maintenance on third rail system

Adhere to track possession schedules and procedures and set up possession area

Follow organisational procedures and/or OEM technical manuals to carry out preventive maintenance on third rail system

Adhere to safety guidelines and operating instructions for tools and equipment during maintenance work

Record third rail system maintenance activities and report occurrences of potential faults identified

Conduct corrective maintenance

Interpret work orders and prepare for corrective maintenance

Adhere to track possession schedules and procedures and set up possession area

Apply fault identification procedures to determine causes of third rail component faults

Dismantle third rail components for corrective maintenance

Carry out repair and/or replacement of faulty third rail components

Reassemble and reinstate third rail system

Perform functional tests on third rail system

Apply operating and safety measures in operating tools and equipment during maintenance work

Record and collate documentation of third rail system maintenance work

Troubleshoot, locate faults and recommend rectification

Use troubleshooting tools, equipment and methods to locate and analyse causes of third rail system faults

Recommend corrective actions for identified faults on third rail system

Implement operating procedures for safe usage of tools and equipment during maintenance work

Analyse maintenance work documented for third rail system 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

Apply failure investigation methods to diagnose root cause failure of third rail systems

Review organisational third rail system maintenance procedures

Propose new and/or enhanced maintenance procedures and/or WI in reference to OEM technical recommendations

Monitor overall maintenance progress of third rail system to ascertain effectiveness of maintenance procedures

Develop long-term solutions by analysing diagnostic data to prevent faults and failures recurrence

Develop troubleshooting, rectification and fault analysis methods

Develop verification procedures to assess whether the condition of third rail system are within specification limits

Coordinate third rail system maintenance with other rail system maintenance needs