Crucial facet of the commissioning process that needs to be addressed is back-up or succession planning. All commissioning parties must plan in advance for such unwelcoming situations and set up a “next-person-available” system to replace members of the team with little to no disturbances. To know more about the commissioning process, click here: https://www.global-cxm.com/commissioning/

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2. • With social distancing in place and myriad efforts to curb
the spread of the deadly virus, such as social distancing,
quarantining requirements, self-isolation, life has changed
drastically during the pandemic.
• However, businesses still need to be operational while
delivering products and services to end users.
• But, executing conventional methods will not suffice.
• Since ongoing restrictions do not appear to go away
anytime soon, our combined approach towards how we
perform our work needs to be changed and alternative
strategies must be implemented to commission the facility.
• Major facilities and date centres demand global expertise.
• In light of the improved measures being taken by safety
professionals, owners and governments, restrictions have
been placed on commissioning approaches at construction
sites, so that the work can be completed in a timely and
safe manner.

3. • Just like other businesses, covering face covering or
wearing mask, temperature checks at entry and exit points,
social distancing norms, and other similar measures have
been implemented at construction sites to slow down the
spread of the virus.
• Some governments across the world have also placed
stringent restrictions locally, which has made the work of
commissioning validation services in UK even more difficult.
• Experts may not be allowed to stay onsite in case they fall in
the “at-risk” category so that they can protect themselves as
well as others around them, or there may be travel
restrictions in place that could prevent them from visiting the
site.
• With increased travel restrictions, commissioning personnel
may require additional time to reach and be available at the
location where their presence is necessary.
• A common restriction is the requirement to self-quarantine
for at least two weeks upon arrival in a country before being
able to travel anywhere within that country.

4. • Moreover, the availability of flights could be limited since
air travel across the globe has reduced significantly in
these unprecedented times.
• This calls for commissioning schedules to consider travel
restrictions in place.
• When performing physical tasks on site – for instance,
equipment inspection – extra time may be required to let all
the parties involved restrict close contact, follow social
distancing measures, and sanitise the tools and equipment
to be inspected.
• In the start-up (L3) phase, you may need to restrict the
number of individuals who can witness the process while
establishing a method that allow witnessing the process
remotely.
• The same applies to the Functional Testing (L4) and
Integrated Systems Testing (L5). Hence, it’s is crucial for

5. • In situations, wherein travelling to a location is impossible,
remote witnessing – as an alternative strategy – may be
employed.
• You can achieve this through myriad platforms, such as
Web-Ex Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or other video meeting
software/applications. Most advanced commissioning
management systems also come with this feature.
• Coordination and proper planning are the key to successful
remote witnessing.
• For remote witnessing to complete successfully, you may
require multiple cameras at a time while making it possible
to view the process from different angles through those
cameras simultaneously.
• Comprehensive commissioning-specific communication is
crucial, particularly with respect to what these remotely
available individuals need to witness.
• For instance, generator load runs at a location, where
there could be substantial environmental noise, which can

6. • In such a scenario, remote professionals require to be
very active during the witnessing session so that they can
share their opinion as well as identify the data and
system information they need to witness.
• The success of remote commissioning activities relies
hugely on the technology being involved as well as the
efforts made by the on-site team or factory.
• One great way to ensure this is to have a commissioning
management system.
• Another crucial facet of the commissioning process that
needs to be addressed is back-up or succession
planning.
• As the virus continues to spread across the world,
commissioning team members are at a risk of contracting
the deadly virus and they may need to self-quarantine for
several weeks post infection.

7. • Therefore, all commissioning parties must plan in advance
for such unwelcoming situations and set up a “next-
person-available” system to replace members of the team
with little to no disturbances.
• If just a single person has the necessary skills or
knowledge for a particular section of the project, the
project can be delayed for weeks when that individual
might be focusing on getting treatment or recovering from
the infection.
• This makes succession planning one of the most crucial
aspects of commissioning validation services in the UK,
particularly in these turbulent times.

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