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Meter Asset Management Accreditation Scheme – Feedback on Audit Findings. OFGEM-MAMCoP Board Meeting 6th July 2010 Terry Mundy

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Background

• Accreditation Scheme has been in operation for >4years
• 21 MAMs currently accredited
• 20 subject to surveillance
• 1 subject to initial full audit
• New risk based checklist developed and applied during the SV

programme

• Deficiencies identified 2009/2010
• 11 major deficiencies
• 35 minor deficiencies
• Deficiencies identified 2008/9:
• 56 major deficiencies
• 130 minor deficiencies
• All major deficiencies closed out with exception of one MAM – close
• ut visit scheduled

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Deficiencies

Examples of some of Major Deficiencies:

• No evidence of competency assessment for designer of 7 to

85 bar installations

• No evidence of unsafe situations report issued by

subcontractor

• No evidence of a competency review Competency review for

the Technical Manager

• No evidence of planned schedule of maintenance and method

statements available for review

• No evidence of process for notifying GT of meter installation

available for review

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Deficiency Disposition

• Major deficiencies must be closed out within 30 days of being

identified Rule of thumb

• Minor deficiencies:
• >5 minor deficiencies or 3 or more in any single category

– close out action plan required

• <5 minor deficiencies or 2 or less in any single category –

close out required by next surveillance visit

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Commonly Found Deficiencies

• Contractor method statements not approved by MAM
• Data base of competency does not include gas safe

registration expiry date

• No log available for RIDDOR
• Competency assessment processes not being

performed/documented appropriately.

• No process defined for disposal of batteries or liquids found in

meters

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Examples of Best Practice which should be formalised through inclusion in MAMCoP

• Document within MAMCoP the formal requirement for a designated

Technical Advisor to be appointed to oversee the design, installation, maintenance process. Minimum competency requirements for the Technical Advisor to be documented.

• Document within MAMCoP that MAMs should have a technical audit

regime in place detailing the requirement for ongoing safety & technical inspections

• Require that a formal, documented procedure for assessing the

competency of OAMI approved contractors is in place

• Require the introduction of a variation process which must be signed
• ff by the MAM prior to the OAMI contractor deviating from any

planned standards or designs

• Require that technical bulletins/ tool box talks are formally recorded

with MAM staff & contractors

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Going forward…

• 2010/2011MAMCoP audits should be performed within 12

months of the 2009/10 audit within 1 month window

• The 3 yearly full audit cycle is now standardised and aligns

with other certification processes

• Assessment checklists to be revised to align with revised
• MAMCoP. LR Assessors are corresponding members of the

MAMCoP review working group

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For more information, please contact: Lloyd’s Register EMEA Hiramford Middlemarch Office Village Siskin Drive Coventry CV3 4FJ T +44 (0)1980 671596 M +44 (0)7712 787 851 E terry.mundy@lr.org

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