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Outsourcing
PAS 55:2008-1 4.4.2
Where an organisation chooses to outsource any
aspect of asset management, the organisation
shall ensure control over such aspects. The
organization shall determine and document how
these parts will be controlled and integrated into
the organisations asset management system
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Group exercise
1. Choose an example of an outsourced
activity
2. How is this outsourcing controlled?
3. Where are the risks?
4. What could be improved?
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Owner, manager & service provider
Asset
owner
Asset
manager
Service
provider
Return on investment
Liabilities
Licence conditions
Reliability and performance
Value for money
Policy and procedures
Contracts
Delivery and compliance
Profit and cost
Resourcing and skills
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Outsourcing
Identify & document
The processes and activities that are to be
outsourced (including scope, boundaries and
interfaces)
The process and scope for the sharing of
knowledge and information between the
organisation and the service providers
Authorities and responsibilities within the
organisation for managing the outsourced
processes and activities
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Equipment Offline Test Review
Test Date Result Reference / Comments
(If applicable note test equipment
and serial numbers for reference)
Cooling system on interrupter (if applicable)
Dynamic resistance measurement (DRM)
Dielectric Loss Angle (DLA between phase &
earth)
Primary and secondary injection tests on CTs
and protection system
Recharge time (air-operated switchgear
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gas indicators and gas quality
Torque measurement of bolted connections
(where applicable)
Timing test; if possible measurement of:
contact travel, trip/close coil currents, contact
separation/touch timing.
Important to capture as found and as
left
Vacuum Bottle Integrity Test (if applicable)
Insulation Resistance (Megger test) Last test to be carried out
Visual inspection
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Equipment Online Test Review
Monitoring System Frequency/Continuous Typical
Level
Reference
Contact wear measurement Planned maintenance on
vacuum interrupters
Fault monitor (overcurrent and
earth fault)
Continuous
Number of operations and
current (fault and normal
current)
Each circuit breaker
opening operation
Partial discharge Continuous or opportunist
inspection once annually
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gas density Continuous or trend
analysis once annually
Storage of energy (I x t) during
current interruption (sealed for
life system)
Each circuit breaker
interrupting operation
Storage of energy (I x t) during
current interruption since last
maintenance
Each circuit breaker
interrupting operation
Surge monitor (connected with
surge arresters, if applicable)
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Equipment Online Test Review Cont...
Monitoring System Frequency/Continuous Typical Level Reference
Temperature and
humidity
Continuous
Thermal monitoring Opportunist inspection
Transient metering Continuous
Trip circuit supervision Continuous
Trip current monitoring Each circuit breaker
opening operation
Visual inspection Opportunist inspection
Voltage, current and
power metering
Continuous
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