SOP: Night patrol

Find dark lights before residents do.

Learning Track · Module 10: SOPs · Step 80 of 101

Who: driver and observer, or one person on footWhen: fixed cycle, for example every 2 weeks

1. Start at least 30 minutes after switch-on.
2. Open the patrol in the app. Follow one circuit at a time.
3. Mark each light: working, not working, or damaged.
4. Also look for cycling lights, damaged poles, and open doors.
5. For damage that is a danger, follow the damaged pole SOP.
6. Close the patrol. Jobs are raised for each light not working or damaged.

Note

The driver must not mark lights while driving. Use an observer, or stop safely. A printable patrol sheet is available as a backup.

Related across the playbook: Night patrols and the share working: The simplest measure of network health.

Sources

1. EN 50110-1 Operation of electrical installations
2. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)
3. CEA (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations

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