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Utility Shutdown

$35.00/user/yr

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Overview

This app was designed to proactively manage utility shutdowns or outages to minimize operational impacts. All utility or building system shutdowns or outages are either planned, or an emergency. Utility shutdowns are required for the purposes of construction, renovation, isolation, maintenance, replacement, or repairs to existing systems, subsystems.

The app is designed to accelerate restoration of service steps for both planned and emergency shutdowns.

Systems that may be involved are not limited to:

  • Steam and condensate
  • Domestic Cold Water
  • Domestic Hot Water Supply and return
  • Chilled Water Supply and return
  • Compressed air produced centrally or locally
  • Electrical High Voltage (12.470 kV)
  • Electrical Low Voltage (480/277/240/208/120V)
  • Natural Gas
  • Vacuum systems
  • DI water systems
  • Elevator systems
  • I.T. systems
  • Fire Suppression (pump, sprinkler, standpipe)

This app provides a request and authorization process designed to reduce the risk of operational impacts through the elements of:

  • Control
  • Advance notice request and planning
  • Work assessment and review of alternative approaches
  • Communication with others
  • Coordination with others
  • Identification of appropriate emergency resources to be on hand during shutdown
  • Authorization/Approval by site managers
  • Notification of others that may be impacted by shut down
  • Planned shutdown and return to normal operation times
  • Actual shutdown and return to normal operation times
  • Post shutdown evaluation and capture of notes on steps that worked well and those that need improvement

The app simplifies the preparation of a request for authorization of a shut down.

The app leverages Kahua workflow to accelerate the communication, site assessment, authorization and notification process.

The app contains features that standardize the process of recording, time stamping and documenting all details:

  • Requestor
  • Dates
  • Time required to complete
  • Location, type of work
  • Assessment of necessity
  • Approvals
  • Site inspection notes
  • Attachment of references, documents and photos
  • Evaluation of shutdown, details including time of service restoration

The app workflow makes it easy to communicate with others (responsible parties for campus, facility, project or area are preloaded) for appropriate action (i.e., inspection, authorization, notification).

In seconds, the right person has received the request and can evaluate the situation by reviewing the photo images and the request form, approve or reject and upon selecting "Submit" the request moves to the next person in the step chain.

The app can also capture additional notes, comments and communication that occur through the life of the request to conclusion. The app provides complete time stamped documentation and the step-by-step history of each shutdown request.

Licensing

Role Kahua license required? License required for this App?
Administrator Yes Yes
Participant Yes Yes
Task/Communication Recipient No No

Device Recommendations

Role Desktop Laptop Tablet/Pad PDA
Administrator X X    
Participant     X  
Task/Communication Recipient X X X  

Languages
English
Supported Environments
Desktop

Publisher

Name ezApps
Phone 470-505-1067
Email support@ezApps.com
City Alpharetta
State / Province GA
Country United States