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The list can be summarised as follows :
• Operational details of work and equipment status
• Maintenance to any equipment that is part of the plant
• Refrigerant use
• Leak testing
• Break downs
• Emergencies
• Repairs
• Incidents
• Work done or work in progress
• Notification of outstanding issues at hand
• Expected operational matters
• Tests , inspections , audits , emergencies
• Lock-outs , tag-outs , equipment standby or equipment under repair
• Contractors on site , visitors , security and others in or about the plant premises
• Attach sketches or other relevant information that may help in the details of your reporting
• If external contractors are on site , ensure to record all of their names and trade and the reason for their presence in the plant
• Ensure that all permit numbers are recorded particularly with respect to boiler and pressure vessel repairs , installations , welding , hot work permits , testing , gas work , safety devices , controls and instrumentation
• Ensure that no UNAUTHORISED persons are permitted on plant premises and record any such event if you are unsure of someone ’ s function
• Communicate all your reporting verbally to the client and advise colleagues to read the logbook before they take over any of the work
• It is unacceptable to write foul and abusive language in the logbook and it is unethical to conduct personal vendettas and record any information detrimental to the integrity and good conduct of persons in the plant
Ensuring that logbooks are properly kept and the information in the logbooks is clear and precise will contribute to the excellence of safe and effective plant operation by keeping good and valuable information that may be found to be very useful someday when you least expect it .
Johan , thank you for the question , I hope that this helps you moving forward . Logbooks are a very important technical aspect in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry often ignored .
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RACA Journal I June 2022 www . hvacronline . co . za