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Critical Systems Shop
A critical system is a system that must be highly reliable and retain this reliability without adversely affecting life safety, research, or regular operations.
Mission Statement:
The Critical Systems Shop is responsible for ensuring reliable operations of critical systems by solving complex maintenance issues, optimizing controls, and maintaining building-level systems in order to support Florida State University’s goal of achieving excellence.
Goals:
- Reliable & efficient building systems
- Stable, safe, & productive lab environments
- Uninterrupted and comfortable building environments
Primary Functions:
- Responsible for regular operations of critical systems (safety critical & business critical)
- Safety equipment preventing critical system failure
- Large rotary equipment & vibration analysis
- Special exhausts, i.e. exposure control devices, fume hoods, etc
- Lab environments
- All building-level controls, i.e. repair and replacement of all types of controllers
- Optimize controls
- Define critical control points in the BAS that may indicate cascading problems
- Maintain and update PPCL as required
- Implement preventative measures to eliminate failures
- Use root cause analysis to eliminate major points of failure
- Preventative maintenance (PM) & predictive maintenance of system components deemed critical by the FSU Maintenance program, especially those in the lab environment
- Lab controls
- Fume hoods
- Exhaust associated with lab equipment
- Maintain critical settings in laboratory environments, i.e. ACH settings, lab pressurization
- Technical support for Zone maintenance
- Assist Zone Control Techs with complex issues
- Maintain the BAS i.e. PPCL GRAPHICS and System Profile as needed
- Provide training as needed for Zone techs, i.e. new equipment and BAS changes
- Maintain and program Variable Frequency Drives designated as critical
- Systems level maintenance
- Testing and balancing
- Limited commissioning
- Building level controls optimization and repair