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3.12 CHAPTER THREE

Operator Training
With any new or modified plant facility, it is important that plant staff receive training to
operate the new equipment and systems. Operations and maintenance (O&M) manuals
and formal training should be provided by manufacturers for all new equipment and sys-
tems. Electronic O&M documents are gaining popularity, and provide a valuable tool for
accessing data from a variety of sources. Before start-up, equipment or systems manu-
facturers or suppliers should inspect equipment to verify proper installation, supervise any
adjustments or installation checks, provide a written statement that equipment is installed
properly and ready to operate, and instruct the owner's personnel on proper equipment
operations and maintenance.

Equipment Start-up
Starting up a new or modified treatment plant must be carefully coordinated to provide a
manageable sequence of operations that demonstrates acceptable operation of each sys-
tem and piece of equipment. Depending on the type of facility, individual or multiple sys-
tems of the plant may undergo individual start-up if they will not interfere with normal
operations of existing facilities. For new facilities, it may be necessary to operate the
entire treatment process at start-up due to the close interrelationship of all treatment
systems.

Construction Finalization
At the completion of construction, the design disciplines should conduct a final inspec-
tion of the plant improvements to confirm compliance with the drawings and specifica-
tion. As-built drawings of the facilities should be prepared, incorporating all design
changes made during construction. After completion of all contract requirements by the
contractor, final acceptance of the project by the designer and owner should be issued.

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