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NTN Site Performance Survey SOP
Document No.: SOP-EPW07061-1010
Revision No. 1
Date: May 2008
Page 3 of 26
Table of Contents
1.0 Scope and Applicability...............................................................................................7
1.1 Typical NTN Site Installations.........................................................................................8
1.2 Preliminary Survey Activities ..........................................................................................8
1.2.1 Preliminary Site Survey File ............................................................................... 11
1.2.2 Site Survey Kit .................................................................................................... 11
2.0 Summary of Methods ................................................................................................12
2.1 Instrument Specific Methods .........................................................................................12
3.0 Health and Safety Warnings.....................................................................................13
3.1 Electrical ........................................................................................................................13
3.1.1 Lockout Tag-out.................................................................................................. 13
3.2 Remote Locations ..........................................................................................................14
3.3 Travel and Driving .........................................................................................................14
4.0 Personnel Qualifications............................................................................................14
4.1 Training..........................................................................................................................15
5.0 Equipment and Supplies ...........................................................................................15
5.1 Survey Tools and Materials ...........................................................................................15
6.0 Instrument or Method Calibration and Standardization ......................................16
6.1 Standard Weights ...........................................................................................................16
6.1.1 Instrument Sensitivity to Weight/Mass ............................................................... 16
6.2 Temperature Checks.......................................................................................................17
6.3 Voltage Checks ..............................................................................................................17
7.0 Troubleshooting .........................................................................................................17
7.1 Site Survey Instrument Function....................................................................................18
8.0 Data Acquisition, Calculations, and Reduction ......................................................18
8.1 Post-Site Survey Procedures ..........................................................................................18
8.1.1 Data Entry ........................................................................................................... 19
8.2 Manual Data Acquisition ...............................................................................................21
8.3 Electronic Data Acquisition ...........................................................................................21
8.4 Data Entry and Verification of Calculation Results.......................................................21
8.5 Spot Report Generation and Distribution.......................................................................21
9.0 Computer Hardware and Software..........................................................................21
9.1 Field Laptop Computer ..................................................................................................21
9.2 Computer Software ........................................................................................................21
9.2.1 Field Data Backup............................................................................................... 21
10.0 Data Management and Records Management......................................................21
10.1 Shipping and Tracking ...................................................................................................21
File location
EEMS, Inc.