NR NR/L2/CIV/171 ISSUE 2 PDF

This business process sets out the process for instructing, recording and reporting the findings of examinations, inspections and assessments on Buildings and Architecture structures and fabric at the following property types:

a) stations;

b) lineside buildings (critical, non-critical and redundant);

c) light maintenance depots;

d) maintenance delivery units;

e) route services depots.

The examination, inspection and assessment processes specify the types of examination that will form the regime and the frequency. These include:

a) inspection for assessment;

b) assessment;

c) detailed examinations;

d) visual examinations;

e) additional examinations;

f) reactive reporting;

g) hidden critical element examinations (HCEs).

The following Buildings & Architecture structures & fabric are included in this business process:

a) Platforms

b) Footbridges

c) Platform canopies

d) Train sheds

e) Elevated vehicle forecourts and ramps

f) Retaining walls

g) Car Parks including Multi-storey and subsurface

h) Undercrofts, Basements, Cellars

i) Ancillary structures

j) Building fabric

k) Environs including Access Routes, Curtilages, Fencing & Gates

This business process applies to those persons responsible for managing and examining Buildings & Architecture structures and fabric.

NOTE 1: Details on how to complete examinations and inspections can be found in NR/L3/CIV/006.

NOTE 2: The Fabric of Mechanical & Electrical Assets are included in the above.

Purpose

The process outlined in this document helps manage, through examinations and inspections, the following risks:

a) loss of safe environment

b) slips, trips and falls at building assets

c) train collision due to failure of building asset.