Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to assess fitness-for-purpose of equipment and systems
- OHS policies and procedures are followed.
- Equipment or system to be assessed is ascertained from instructions and in consultation with appropriate personnel.
- Available design documentation in accordance with established procedures is obtained from site records or equipment/system manufacturer.
- Authenticity of documentation is verified with the issuing organization or the assessor.
- Appropriate Standards and codes of practice against which equipment or systems are to be assessed are determined, obtained and understood.
- Where design documentation is unavailable arrangements are made to establish the specification of the equipment to determine the normal operating and performance parameters of the equipment or system.
- Special tools, equipment and testing devices needed to carry out field testing/measurements are obtained and checked for correct operation and safety.
- Gather technical information to assess fitness-for-purpose of equipment and systems
- OHS policies and procedures for working in a hazardous area are followed.
- Where necessary tests/measurements are carried out to verify the specification for the equipment or system.
- Assessment of the equipment or system is made to gather data relevant to the specification and verified according to the appropriate Standards and Codes of Practice.
- Assess equipment/systems against Standards
- Equipment/system design details are assessed for compliance with each relevant clause in the appropriate Standard. Examination is set up in accordance with established procedures.
- Differences between the equipment and Standards requirements are identified and documented.
- Recommendations are developed as to whether remedial work is viable for equipment or systems that are not initially assessed as fit-for-purpose.
- Specifications are recommended for the remediation of equipment or systems to be suitable as fit-for-purpose are developed.
- Develop and submit a fitness-for-purpose report
- Assessment results pertaining to the integrity of explosion-protected electrical equipment are documented in a fitness-for-purpose report in accordance with requirements and established procedures.
- Fitness-for-purpose report and all required appended documentation are forwarded in accordance with requirements and established procedures.