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