EUSWNC16 Commission and decommission water networks

Overview

This Standard is about commissioning or decommissioning networks in the water industry.

It includes obtaining necessary resources, ensuring conditions are suitable, following commissioning or de-commissioning procedures, resolving problems, making sure networks comply with relevant specifications, regulations and guidelines and recording results.

This Standard will apply to water network construction operations and is intended for construction supervisors.                                                                                     

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

  1. use commissioning or de-commissioning methods that are suitable to the network
  2. confirm that environment is suitable for commissioning or de-commissioning to occur
  3. determine and obtain the resources required to undertake commissioning or de-commissioning
  4. make sure that commissioning or de-commissioning is implemented in line with approved procedures and processes
  5. identify any problems with commissioning or de-commissioning activity as soon as they occur
  6. resolve any problems with commissioning or de-commissioning activity that are within your area of responsibility
  7. refer any problems that you cannot resolve to appropriate people at appropriate times
  8. check that network outputs are in line with job instructions when commissioning and decommissioning activity is completed
  9. confirm that commissioning procedure complies with organisational procedures and practices and with all relevant regulatory requirements
  10. record results of commissioning or de- commissioning activity in line with organisational requirements

Knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:                       

  1. methods and procedures for commissioning or de-commissioning
  2. sources of information including network specifications, statutory and non-statutory reports, company documentation, job instructions, internal and external client documentation
  3. commissioning or de-commissioning activity suitable for different types of network
  4. factors to take into account when planning commissioning or de-commissioning
  5. commissioning and de-commissioning techniques and how they differ when working on under-pressure connections
  6. conditions that could effect the environment including variations in weather, protected areas, pollution, products, work in adjacent areas, waste management, people's actions
  7. resource requirements including plant, equipment, materials, labour, consumables
  8. approved materials and equipment and how to obtain information on availability
  9. types of problem that could occur and how to resolve them
  10. water regulations and hygiene procedures related to ensuring the integrity and cleanliness of water supplies and the importance of personal hygiene
  11. approved procedures, policies, practices, regulations and guidelines relating to health, safety for self and others, environment, emergencies, contingency planning and risk assessments
  12. how to obtain information on regulations and guidelines
  13. the impact that commissioning or de-commissioning activity could have on other networks
  14. expected outputs from the network
  15. how to assess the results of commissioning or de-commissioning
  16. systems for recording information and why it is important to use them