Level 2 specification
NR/L2/TEL/30119
Specification for the Maintenance of Public Address PCs (formerly NR/WI/TEL/30119)
Issue 2, March 2009
Maintenance specification for the PCs that drive station public address announcements: maintainer duties in public areas and a single service (twice a year at the busiest stations (major, managed and Section 12), yearly at other sites) covering cleaning, fans, filters, cabling and reboot checks.
Clause map — what each clause deals with
| 1 | Purpose | Sets out a routine inspection regime for telecoms maintainers looking after public address PCs, aiming to catch wear and defects before they cause service failures |
| 2 | Scope | Covers anyone maintaining public address PCs used by Network Rail or the Station Facilities Operator (SFO) |
| 3 | Definitions (in addition to those defined in NR/L2/TEL/31002) | Short list of abbreviations (PC, SFO, VDU); other terms come from the parent telecoms maintenance standard NR/L2/TEL/31002 |
| 4 | Responsibilities | Maintainer must avoid disturbing safety-related or in-use equipment without user agreement, protect the public in station areas, avoid peak hours, and report defects via fault control |
| Appendix A | Public Address PC's | Service A every 6 months at Major, Managed and Section 12 stations, yearly elsewhere: clean outside and inside, check fans and filters, tidy cables, reboot and confirm service, then label and log |