Commission and decommission networks

Overview

This Standard is about commissioning or decommissioning networks. 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 Network Construction Operations and is intended for Construction Supervisors

Performance Criteria

You must be able to:

  1. specify the approved procedures and practices for commissioning or decommissioning networks
  2. identify commissioning or de-commissioning methods that are suitable to the network
  3. confirm that environment is suitable for commissioning or de-commissioning to occur
  4. determine and obtain the resources required to undertake commissioning or de-commissioning
  5. make sure that commissioning or de-commissioning is implemented in line with approved procedures and processes
  6. use information from reliable sources to identify any problems with commissioning or de-commissioning activity
  7. resolve any problems with commissioning or de-commissioning activity that are within your area of responsibility
  8. refer any problems that you cannot resolve to appropriate people at appropriate times
  9. assess the results of the commissioning to identify the outputs of the network
  10. confirm that the commissioning procedure complies with approved procedures and practices and with all relevant regulatory 
  11. equirements record results of commissioning or de-commissioning activity in appropriate information systems

Knowledge & Understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. approved 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 netwoks
  4. factors to take into account when planning commissioning or de-commissioning
  5. conditions that could effect the environment including variations in weather, protected areas, pollution, products, work in adjacent areas, waste management, people’s actions
  6. resource requirements including plant, equipment, materials, labour, consumables
  7. approved materials and equipment and how to obtain information on availability
  8. types of problem that could occur and how to resolve them
  9. ater regulations and hygiene procedures related to ensuring the integrity and cleanliness of water supplies and the importance of personal hygiene
  10. approved procedures, policies, practices, regulations and guidelines relating to health, safety for self and others, environment, emergencies, contingency planning and risk assessments
  11. how to obtain information on regulations and guidelines
  12. the impact that commissioning or de-commissioning activity could have on other networks
  13. expected outputs from the network
  14. how to assess the results of commissioning or de-commissioning
  15. systems for recording information and why it is important to use them