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Table 1:
Site Type
Diagram
General Sections
Content
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General Sections
Content
1.4.
Standard Operation
Operation instructions are provided for each process element and are divided into
standard sections covering the various operational aspects of the plant. These sections
are described below:
Table 3:
Operation Sections
Content
Safety
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Operation Sections
Content
Design Criteria and Table of main components with descriptions of their functions and
Components
design criteria capacities. Complete table as supplied in
Contractor template.
Link to equipment product manual information.
Monitoring
Refer to Bridge-Soft.
Maintenance
Normal Operation
Process Control
Manual Operation
Troubleshooting
Emergency
2.
Writing Guidelines
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element
section
headings
(Raw
Water,
- A_Heading 2 font: category headings (Purpose & Targets, Design Criteria &
Components, Monitoring, Maintenance, Normal Operation etc).
- A_Heading 3 font: sub section headings for operations (Start up, Shut down,
etc).
- Normal font: section text. Do not use Normal (Web).
- A_Table Heading font: table headings.
- A_Table Text font: table text.
- A_Figure Heading font: figure headings.
3.
The operating instructions are typically written as a single document for the process
element using the template provided. Some basics to remember when writing the
operation instructions are:
- Use marked up digital photos to show where key equipment may be found. A
picture is worth 1000 words.
- Label photos using:
o
Text Box:
White background
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Font size 9
Arrows:
4.
Associated documentation
The supporting documentation to the O&M Manuals may be accessed via the O&M
manuals Homepage. The range of information available from this portal may include:
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Emergency Response Procedures
- MSDS
- Equipment Manuals (including web links)
- Drawings
- Additional Photos
- HACCP Plans
5.
Outlined below are some common principals for clear and concise writing techniques
that should be followed:
5.1. Basic Writing
- Write for the reader
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5.2. Numbers
- Spell out numbers from one to nine. E.g. One weeks time or six forms.
- Use numerals for 10 and over. E.g. 50 staff, 200 participants, 60,000 people.
- The exceptions are if the number is connected to the measurement:
o
Never start a sentence with a numeral - spell the number or change the
sentence. E.g. ten people complained.
5.4. Time
- Time is always expressed in numerals, not words. E.g. 1:00 pm, 2:30 am,
3.5 hours.
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5.6. Hyphenation
- Do not hyphenate cooperate, coordinate and variations of these words.
- Do hyphenate words where two letters together could lead to misunderstanding or
mispronunciation. E.g. re-use, re-create, co-worker.
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