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Power – 081 Substation Fitting Maintain
Power System Management Plant
The specification details the required skills, knowledge and behaviours to establish
competence to carry out the maintenance of transmission power system management plant
and systems.
This specification details the minimum skills, knowledge and behaviours required by a
candidate to be assessed as competent. This does not preclude employers adding to the
skills and knowledge detailed by the specification in their own training programmes.
What does competence look like?
PSM1 Being able to confidently carry out a range of maintenance procedures on
transmission power system management plant and systems in accordance with
Company procedures
PSM2 Demonstrating a safety conscious approach to the control of hazards associated with
the activity whilst working and communicating effectively with other team members
to achieve tasks
What do I need to take this module?
Candidates to be assessed as competent in this skill area shall have completed the modules
shown below or have evidence demonstrating an equivalent level of competence.
1.
SHEA Power (Revised Version) – providing basic HS&E awareness and an introduction to
specific HS&E factors relating to the power sector
2.
BESC/AME Substations – establishing the competence to enter, move around and exit
a substation work area in a safe manner
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Performance Criteria
To be assessed as competent you must be able to:
General Requirements
P1. Identify the substation and the plant/apparatus to be worked on using available
information in accordance with Company procedures
P2. Select, inspect and wear the PPE required to carry out the work activity
P3. Carry out a site specific risk assessment of the work area, identifying the hazards and
the control measures required (requirements included in SHEA Power and BESC/AME
Substations)
P4. Apply and adhere to the control measures necessary to meet safety requirements for
the work activity e.g. safety documentation, work instructions and method statements
P5. Identify and comply with demarcation arrangements for the work area in accordance
with Company procedures (where applicable)
P6. Carry out a pre use inspection of the tools and equipment to be used, checking
condition and service information
P7. Use tools and equipment to carry out maintenance procedures on transmission power
system management plant and systems for a minimum of ONE inductive and ONE
capacitive plant item from the following:
a)
Reactors
b)
Capacitor Banks (MSC & SVC)
c)
Regulators
d)
Quadrature Boosters
P8. Carry out maintenance procedures on ALL of the following components capacitor
bank equipment:
a)
Capacitor Tanks
b)
Surge Arrestors
c)
Shorting Switches
d)
Drive Rods and Mechanisms
e)
Reactors
f)
Busbars and Insulators
P9. Use test equipment to carry out test procedures for ALL of the following capacitive
plant items:
a)
Capacitor Value
b)
Insulation Resistance
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P10.
P11.
P12.
P13.
c)
Resistor Values
d)
Conductor Resistance
e)
Continuity
Record/report results of the maintenance operation/s in accordance with Company
procedures
Ensure hazardous and non-hazardous waste materials are dealt with in accordance
with Company procedures and statutory regulations
Report and record incidents/defects in accordance with Company procedures
Store tools and equipment safely and securely and leave the substation work area in
a safe and secure condition in accordance with Company procedures
Knowledge and Understanding
To achieve any of the categories, you will need to know and understand:
General Requirements
K1. The principles of health, safety and environmental legislation in relation to work on
power system plant and apparatus e.g. Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
K2. The organisations safety rules, policies and procedures relating to work on or near
substation plant/apparatus e.g. safety documentation, demarcation
K3. How to identify the substation and the plant/apparatus to be worked on
K4. The hazards associated with work on or near substation apparatus and how to deal
with them e.g. exposed busbars, overhead conductors/structures
K5. The dangers of electricity and how an electric shock can be received including;
direct contact, infringing safety distances, induced voltage, arcing
K6. The electrical safety distances which must be maintained at differing voltages
K7. The appropriate PPE for work in substations and how to inspect, use and maintain it
K8. How to carry out a site specific risk assessment and identify workplace hazards
K9. How to enter, exit and move around a substation work area in a safe manner and
(where applicable) use and comply with demarcation arrangements
K10. The purpose and method of earthing substations and how to identify inadequate
earthing
K11. The effect of adverse weather conditions on sub-station work activities
K12. How to update, report and record information in accordance with Company procedures
e.g. maintenance reports, test results, acts of vandalism/terrorism
K13. How to use, handle and dispose of hazardous and non-hazardous waste materials
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K14. How to respond in the event of emergency situations in the work environment
K15. How to leave the work area and substation in a safe and secure condition. e.g. access
K16. Equipment secured, demarcation/screening removed, gates locked
Task Specific – Substation Fitting Maintain Power System Management Plant
K17. Why Power System Management Plant is fitted to the transmission system and how
they are used to effect the efficient transmission of electricity
K18. The properties of the individual Power System Management components and how they
are used to correct/benefit the power system.
K19. How to carry out maintenance activities in accordance with Company procedures on
system management reactors, capacity banks, regulators, quadrature boosters
K20. How to interpret and comply with Company standards, specifications and
manufacturer’s instructions in relation to system management reactors, capacity
banks, regulators, quadrature boosters
K21. The hazards associated with work on power systems management plant
K22. The function and operating principles of system management reactors, capacity banks,
regulators, quadrature boosters
K23. How to carry out testing procedures on system management reactors, capacity banks,
regulators, quadrature boosters
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