Responding To Fault Indications; Records; Action Following A Fault - ASL INTERCOM VAR4 Operation Manual

2.2

Responding to Fault Indications

Table 4 indicates the manual section to refer to in order to respond to fault indications.
Table 4 Fault Indication Actions
Action
Logging on
Viewing Active Faults
Viewing Fault Log
Accepting Faults
Clearing Faults
Logging off
2.2.1

Records

The maintenance activities are performed by personnel defined as follows:
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'End user' is the owner of the system;
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'Person in charge' is the person operating the system;
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'Responsible person' is the person who has been given responsibility for the system.
BS EN60849 requires the end user to keep a log book, in which all usage of the system and all fault
occurrences should be recorded, together with all available automatically produced records. It must include:
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dates and times of usage of the system;
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details of tests and routine checks carried out;
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time and date of each fault occurrence, as reported in the fault log;
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details of the fault found and the circumstances of it being found, for example during routine
maintenance;
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action taken to rectify or remedy any faults;
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date, time and name of person in charge of the system;
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countersignature of the responsible person, if any faults occurred or have been rectified.
2.2.2

Action Following a Fault

If a fault has been shown to exist, either by the VAR Router 's own monitoring or by any other method, then
the responsible person should ensure that the following actions are taken:
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determine the area affected by the fault and decide whether special action, such as fire patrols, are
needed in that area;
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if possible, determine the reason for the fault, or note the activities immediately prior to the fault in the
area affected;
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record the fault in the log book, inform the organisation responsible for servicing, and arrange for repair.
VAR4 / VAR12 / VAR20 - Operation Manual
4.2 Logging On
20.1 Current Fault Status
20.4 Fault Log
20.2 Fault Acceptance
20.3 Fault Clearance
4.3 Logging Off
Is sue: 03 complete, approved
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