HAER Surveys

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Overview

As an industry leader in rig specific hazardous area electrical installation and protection practices, AKA conducts a hazardous area survey to develop a hazardous area equipment register (HAER) for all electrical equipment located in hazardous areas. The HAER records all relevant explosion proof (EX) equipment details. The HAER lists the location and the date and type of the last inspection for each item of equipment. The purpose of this survey is to mitigate risk, increase reliability, guarantee safety and ensure legislative compliance for your installation.

During the survey, each item of electrical equipment, listed on the HAER, is assigned a unique identification number. This identification number is comprised of an agreed acronym of the area in which the equipment is installed as a prefix followed by sequential numbers.

During the visual inspection, AKA’s technical field service representative compiles a comprehensive register of all defects found in order of priority. Where defects with EX equipment cannot be rectified at the time of discovery, AKA’s technical field service representative submits a detailed prioritized remediation plan categorizing all defective equipment with cost estimates for replacement to the Maintenance/Electrical Supervisor.

Remediation work on explosion-proof electrical equipment is performed by AKA’s specially trained technical field service representative, skilled personnel in accordance with the remediation plan submitted following the site survey.

The AKA supervisor (working closely with the Maintenance/Electrical Supervisor) prepares and provides the following documents based upon the development of the Hazardous Area Equipment Database:

• Hazardous Area Equipment Register
• Hazardous Area Equipment Defects Report
• Risk Reduction Action Plan
• Equipment Locations Drawings
• Preliminary Report

Features

• An initial inspection to check that the selected type of protection is appropriate for the hazardous area installation.
• Routine periodic inspections monitor the effects of deterioration or change.
• All work is guaranteed to comply with the requirements of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR).