IAAE 2012 FACILITY, OPERATIONS, AND AIRPORT MANAGERS CONFERENCE

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1 IAAE 2012 FACILITY, OPERATIONS, AND AIRPORT MANAGERS CONFERENCE Canadian Airports Electrical Association Association Électrique des Aéroports Canadiens

2 I would like to welcome everyone here today on behalf of CAEA, the Canadian Airports Electrical Association. The Association was formed around 1999 as the entity that would continue to hold the Canadian Airports National Electrical Workshops in Canada after Transport Canada discontinued the Newtrac workshops. The first few CANEW s were put on by individual airports and airport staff across the country. It was soon decided that the workload was more than could be sustained in this manner and a Canadian Registered Association was formed that now facilitates the workshops. CAEA has 10 Directors from the Canadian Airport Electrical community.

3 OUR GOAL TRY TO SAVE THE POOR SOUL

4 AND TO PREVENT THIS!

5 Canadian Airports Electrical Association & CANEW Mission To evaluate and explore new technologies and to improve service levels through the exchange of ideas and experiences. Workshop To create a forum that enhances the exchange of valuable information, experiences and technologies.

6 HISTORY In the Old Days, Transport Canada owned and operated most of the Airports in Canada. These airports had electricians that did the electrical work at the airport and TC had a training facility (TCTI) at Cornwall, Ontario where these electricians went to obtain training and to retrain on Airport electrical systems. It covered both safety and operations of the specialized and unique Airport Lighting equipment. THEN THE WORLD CHANGED!

7 HISTORY Around 1994 Transport Canada decided to try to divest of all but the 26 largest airports in Canada. Some airports were purchased by cities or municipalities the City of Campbell River purchased the Campbell River Airport in As a result of this, some of the Airports came under the operational control of persons or groups with limited airport knowledge or experience and in many cases NO knowledge of airport electrical systems.

8 HISTORY At the same time, TC started eliminating the financial subsidies that supported the operation of the smaller airports and that assisted them to have trained personnel available to maintain the airport equipment. As well, the TCTI training center became the NavCanada Training Institute and airport electrical training was eliminated. One of the results of these occurrences was a major reduction in staff at the smaller airports, especially electricians. Some airports have electrical contractors, without airport experience,or staff with NO electrical training working on the airport electrical equipment.

9 HISTORY The larger airports have been able to maintain trained and qualified staff and many have the ability to train new personnel in house. Another factor affecting the Canadian airport electrical systems and operation, is the loss of the TC staff across Canada, who oversaw and supported the airport electrical systems in each region. As these people have retired, many have not been replaced, leaving a huge gap from past years. It was often these people who maintained the contacts and information flow between sites and assisted new electricians. They also inspected the electrical systems at the airports to ensure safe systems were maintained.

10 HISTORY For many years now, a major concern raised at CANEW, has been the dangerous situation of Un-trained personnel working on airport electrical systems, especially the series circuit airfield visual aid systems. At the CANEW 2009 workshop in Winnipeg, both the delegates and members of CAEA decided to strike a CAEA sub-committee to try to address some of the outstanding issues from past workshops. We had previous subcommittees that worked on Section 74 of the Canadian Electrical Code and the IEC Technical Committee 97 electrical installations for lighting and beaconing of aerodromes.

11 THE WORK BEGINS The sub-committee started rolling in November 2009 working through s to confirm members and proposed topics. The first item on the agenda for the sub-committee was to determine What we were going to deal with first. All 10 members agreed that the most important issue was The safety of personnel working on airport electrical systems, and that we needed to try to establish the qualifications and training required for airport electrical workers.

12 THE WORK BEGINS If we could establish those, we would then be looking for the support of the delegates of CANEW 2010 and the members of CAEA. We would also be looking at options for who or what agency or agencies we could work with to enact and enforce our recommendations. The sub-committee members worked mostly through s, along with the occasional use of that old piece of technology called the telephone, to decide on their recommendations which would then be presented to the CANEW delegates and CAEA members.

13 2010 CAEA and CANEW RECOMMENDATIONS The basic qualifications established for an "Airport Electrician were: Any person who works on series-type constant current circuit supplied airport visual aid systems and equipment on an Airport in Canada is required to be a Journeyman Electrician, with Red Seal if required, an Indentured Apprentice, or a Supplier Service Representative.

14 2010 CAEA and CANEW RECOMMENDATIONS Additional Required training or certifications for Airport Electricians working on or with series circuit equipment. 1 - Electrical Safety training on Airport Series Circuit systems, with this training provided at an Airport with qualified electrical staff (approximately 40 hours). 2 - Airfield lighting operation and maintenance course. 3 - Airfield Lighting Regulator course from Supplier 4 - Arc flash safety training

15 2010 CAEA and CANEW RECOMMENDATIONS All other electrical work (electrical equipment not supplied by series circuit regulators) on Airports is to be carried out by qualified, licensed electricians, apprentices as per the conditions of Provincial or Territorial Acts respecting manpower vocational training and qualification, or supplier certified service technicians. If these electricians are not trained on series circuit equipment, they must be informed of this airside equipment and the dangers involved with it, and that they are not to work on it.

16 2009/2010 CAEA Sub-committee RECOMMENDATIONS We had unanimous agreement from all members of the sub-committee that all electrical work done on airports in Canada is to be done by qualified electricians, apprentices, or supplier certified service technicians and no work on electrical equipment can be done by any other personnel. There was discussion over how or if some airports would be able to meet requirements, but a decision was made that our recommendations would be made solely on safety and airport operations, not issues of compliance.

17 2009/2010 CAEA Sub-committee RECOMMENDATIONS At this time, the Sub-committee was in agreement that we had established the proper qualifications and training required for the safety of the individuals doing electrical work on airports in Canada and that these individuals should be capable of installing and maintaining the airfield lighting to standards that would provide safe operations to aircraft and passengers. These recommendations were passed unanimously by all CANEW delegates and CAEA members at CANEW 2010.

18 2009/2010 CAEA Sub-committee RECOMMENDATIONS One of the basis we used to support our requirements for Qualified, licensed Electricians and Apprentices was as per the conditions of Provincial or Territorial Acts. Provinces such as Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia (some exemptions), classify all electrical work as a Restricted trade which only the above can work on. This would apply to all non-tc airports and is maintained by all the larger airports we checked with as part of their electrical operations.

19 2009/2010 CAEA Sub-committee RECOMMENDATIONS Another area that we looked at, as a basis for our recommendations, was the safe operation of the airport s electrical systems for the aircraft and passengers. We developed a list of issues for each component of the Airfield Lighting that we felt could be adversely affected by people who were not properly trained working on the equipment. Following are some of the items we compiled:

20 Elevated Runway and Taxiway Edge Lights

21 Runway End and Threshold Lights

22 Airfield Lighting Maintenance Requirements That Could Affect Operations Elevated Runway and Taxiway Edge Lights: Height Alignment Lens and/or filter condition Lamp output Fixture replacement some fixtures are used for Medium Intensity and High Intensity and require different internal parts Proper lamps as per certifications Threshold fixture alignment, lamp size, and filters Maximum outage limits

23 Inset Lights

24 Airfield Lighting Maintenance Requirements That Could Affect Operations Inset Lights: Inspections including light output checks Fixture and lamp switching especially on taxiways Bolt torques and bolt removal Specialized equipment required (trucks or trailers) Maximum outage limits critical Cat 2 & 3 operations Rebuilding and pressure testing fixtures Lens cleaning and inspections Very complicated circuitry affecting worker safety

25 PAPI Precision Approach Path Indicator

26 Airfield Lighting Maintenance Requirements That Could Affect Operations PAPI: Inspection Checking output Alignment proper equipment and procedures Cleaning Proper lamps as per certifications Lens and/or filter condition Lamp output Personnel Safety issues with light output Frost issues Maximum outage limits

27 ODALS Omni-Directional Approach Lights

28 Airfield Lighting Maintenance Requirements That Could Affect Operations ODAL System: Inspections Timing sequence Cleaning specialized cleaning may be required Alignment Control unit PM s Proper replacement lamps Maximum outage limits High Voltage Safety training Voltage or Series Circuit supplied power

29 Cat I - SSALR Approach Lights

30 Airfield Lighting Maintenance Requirements That Could Affect Operations Cat I - SSALR Approach Light system: Cleaning Inspection Aiming and Alignment proper equipment and procedures Proper lamps Tower condition and maintenance Maximum outage limits

31 Cat I - Approach Strobes

32 Airfield Lighting Maintenance Requirements That Could Affect Operations Cat I - Approach Strobes: Inspections Proper lamps High Voltage safety lamp output Aiming and alignment Cleaning Tower condition and maintenance Control systems Maximum outage limits lamps and sequence timing Voltage or Series Circuit supplied power

33 Airfield Lighting Maintenance Requirements That Could Affect Operations Aerodrome Beacons: Inspection Cleaning some require special procedures Control system and Operational requirements

34 Airfield Lighting Maintenance Requirements That Could Affect Operations Windsocks: Fixture and swivel maintenance Proper lamps Constant current output transformer operation Cleaning

35 Airfield Lighting Maintenance Requirements That Could Affect Operations Guidance Signs: Cleaning Required locations allowable outages Constant output transformers

equipment and procedures Personnel safety maintenance

36 Airfield Lighting Maintenance Requirements That Could Affect Operations Constant Current Regulators: Maintenance proper equipment and procedures Personnel safety maintenance requires Live work Megger testing and documentation of series circuits.

37 Airfield Lighting Maintenance Requirements That Could Affect Operations Airfield Lighting Control systems: PLC operation and maintenance Touch screen interfacing Obstruction Lighting: Cleaning and maintenance Operational requirements Lamp type and sizing

38 Agencies or Organizations that CAEA has worked with establishing our recommendations and goals: Canadian Electrical Code Section 74 Provincial Electrical Inspection Departments Transport Canada Inspectors, SMS, or other Canadian Labour Code Provincial Occupational Health & Safety Canadian Standards Association CSA Z463 IEC Technical Com. 97 Int. Airport Electrical Equipment Manufacturers and Suppliers

39 Canadian Standards Association CSA Z463 In 2011, the Canadian Standards Association contacted CAEA to attend a meeting in Edmonton in regards to a new Electrical Guideline that was being developed in Canada. CSA-Z463, Guideline on Maintenance of Electrical Systems, will be a new guideline, then moving to a Standard in Canada for electrical maintenance and will include a section on Airfield Visual Aid Maintenance. CAEA has 4 members, one from DND, one from GTAA, and 2 from CAEA on this committee.

40 Canadian Standards Association CSA Z463 CAEA was able to obtain permission from DND to use the information from their Airport Electrical Installation and Maintenance Manual as the basis of the content being proposed for CSA-Z463. This content matches the old airport electrical maintenance standards from Transport Canada, which are no longer published. They are also very similar to FAA standards in the US. With CSA-Z463 matching DND, all airports in Canada should be working with common maintenance practices, thus improving safety throughout Canadian Airports.

41 SAFETY Is it really that dangerous? Sadly, this next section, must be mentioned as it is what can actually happen with the electrical equipment we are discussing today Montreal Airport Electrician killed while working on airfield electrical project Edmonton Airport Airport Electrician killed while working on switchgear at airport St Louis Airport Electrician opens live series circuit. These were all Qualified Electricians and this still happened, please take a serious look at the RISK! 2010 Mississippi Equipment Operator killed when he unplugged a series circuit connector for temporary lighting.

42 SAFETY Is it really that dangerous? Airport Series Circuit Supplied Equipment does not operate in the same manner as Conventional Electrical Systems! Because of this, even certified electricians will not be aware of the unique and very dangerous conditions that it presents, unless they have received specific training. At this time, airport electrical is not even covered under the apprenticeship programs in regards to these issues. In many cases, the tools an electrician would use to ensure equipment is safe to work on WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY on a series circuit, giving false information to the user.

43 SAFETY Is it really that dangerous? The damage below was a result of a gopher digging down into the pullpit and playing with the series circuit. This was only medium intensity lights at about 950 volts. Things in the pullpit were rated 5000 volts.

44 SAFETY Is it really that dangerous?

45 CANEW 2012 The Canadian Airports Electrical Association (CAEA) is pleased to announce that St. John s International Airport and the City of St. John s will co-host the 2012 Canadian Airports National Electrical Workshop (CANEW). CANEW 2013 will be held in Campbell River, B.C. The workshop will be held September 24 September 28, 2012 at the Delta St. John s Hotel and Conference Centre in St. John s, Newfoundland. Past workshops have attracted delegates from across Canada, the United States, Europe, and China. The Department of National Defense Canada, Transport Canada, and Public Works Canada also attend the workshop. The workshop serves as a forum to discuss issues of national scope, and allows airport technical people from different sites to interact and exchange information of mutual interest. Presentations will include subjects related to operating and maintaining airport building electrical systems and airfield electrical infrastructure, energy management, and renewable energy systems.

46 CANEW 2012 This year CANEW will be moving towards an additional component which will be specific training courses that will cover some of the specialized equipment and procedures that electrical staff encounter at airports in Canada. Transport Canada no longer has their training center, so the access to airport specific training has become difficult and expensive to obtain. CAEA will be providing some specific Hands-on training courses, with documentation, to support and assist airport electrical staff to gain or refresh the specific and unique training they require. The courses will cover Airfield High Voltage Splicing Kits and Hands-on PAPI Commissioning. This in turn will help the airports with meeting training requirements and improving airport safety and operations.

47 CANEW 2012 Opportunities are given during the Plenary Sessions for delegates to introduce topics for discussion by the group, provide solutions to everyday problems on the site, and seek assistance from the group with problems they may have encountered. Delegates also network with staff at various airports and with equipment suppliers that are valuable in dealing with future electrical issues at their airports. In conjunction with the workshop, CANEW will also feature a tradeshow where delegates can meet suppliers and equipment manufacturers to see the latest technologies available. For many delegates, this is an opportunity for them to establish contacts and make arrangements to purchase equipment. In addition, they can receive support from suppliers at a personal level resulting in cost savings to their airport s operation.

48 Canadian Airports Electrical Association Association Électrique des Aéroports Canadiens

49 Canadian Airports Electrical Association Association Électrique des Aéroports Canadiens

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