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ES-262031 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW 02/03/2011 4 10
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART - 1 GENERAL ............................................................................................................. 3

1.1 SCOPE .......................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 APPLICATION ............................................................................................................. 4
1.3 ITEM NUMBERS ......................................................................................................... 5
1.4 CODES AND STANDARDS ...................................................................................... 5
1.5 CONFLICTING REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................... 6
PART - 2 PROCESS DESIGN DATA ................................................................................ 7
2.1 GENERAL FABRICATION AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS ............................. 7
2.2 AMBIENT OPERATING CONDITIONS ................................................................... 8
2.3 MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................... 8
2.4 PIPING/CONTROLS/INSTRUMENTATION ......................................................... 12
2.5 NAMEPLATE.............................................................................................................. 13
PART - 3 PROPOSALS ................................................................................................. 1413
PART - 4 SUBMITTALS ..................................................................................................... 14
4.1 SHOP DRAWINGS AFTER PURCHASE ....................................................... 14
4.2 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL ........................................ 1514
4.3 OTHER REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................... 1514
4.4 WARRANTY............................................................................................... 1514
PART - 5 PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT .................................................................. 15
5.1 SHIPPING TAGS ........................................................................................... 15
5.2 NOZZLE PROTECTION & CRATING ........................................................ 1615
PART - 6 TRAINING ....................................................................................................... 1615
6.1 STARTUP ................................................................................................................... 16
6.2 MAINTENANCE TRAINING..................................................................................... 16
6.3 OPERATOR TRAINING ........................................................................................... 17

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PART - 1 GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE

1.1.1. This specification defines the requirements for the performance;

design, fabrication, and testing of a water softener treatment
system (referred to as “System” in this document) for a food
processing facility. The system and all components shall be
designed for continuous operation, 24 hours/day 365 days/year.

1.1.2. The equipment to be supplied by the Vendor shall generally

include, but not be limited to, the following: brine measuring tank,
inductor, water softener vessels, flow meters, hardness monitor, all
media, piping and valves. Other accessories and components
specified herein or noted shall also be supplied by the Vendor.

1.1.3. Brine Tank - Vendor to size. This tank shall contain enough brine
for one softener regeneration. The tank will also be used for brine
reclamation during final stage of resin regeneration. Acceptable
materials for this atmospheric tank are polyethylene or FRP.

1.1.4. Brine Inductor-the inductor will utilize city water to supply brine
regenerating solution to the softener in regeneration mode. The
inductor shall be brass or stainless steel 304L and rated for 150
psig service.

1.1.5. Water Softener Vessels – Two units each rated for design flow
300 gpm, filled with gravel media as base over outlet radial
distribution hub and ion exchange resin to remove calcium and
magnesium hardness from feed water. The vessel shell shall be
fabricated from Fiberglass reinforced ABS plastic with solvent
bonded schedule 80 PVC piping and valves. OR The vessel shell
will be fabricated from 304L Stainless Steel with piping, valves, and
remaining parts from all wetted parts to be of 304SS. The resin bed
depth shall be greater than manufacturer’s minimum depth
recommendation.

1.1.6. Responsibility - The seller assumes total responsibility for any and
all engineering and design requirements necessary to guarantee
that the supplied components will effectively operate with all other
system components.

1.1.7. To achieve this requirement for overall system performance, the

seller shall become totally knowledgeable of the operations of the
facility into which his components will be installed. If required, an
on-site visit can be arranged.

1.1.8. Seller further understands, that any and all scope definitions,
specifications drawings, sketches, instructions, etc. furnished are
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for advisory purpose only. Any use of the aforementioned advisory
materials will not relieve the seller of any system performance
responsibilities and/or warranties.

1.1.9. It is the Manufacturer's responsibility to add or take issue with any

items in this outline specification. Unless Manufacturer does this in
writing, it will be understood that all items in this outline
specification have been accepted by the Manufacturer.

1.2 APPLICATION

1.2.1. The system will be installed in an indoor location at a facility in

City,State. The incoming city water conditions are shown in Table
One, below:

Incoming city Water Conditions

Water Temperature 50-65°F

Supply Pressure 50-70 psig

1.2.2. The water softener system shall be designed to supply peak flow
rate of 300 gpm of softened water with residual hardness of less
than 3 ppm total hardness as CaCO3. This peak flow rate is based
on preferred selection of two softener vessels and all units
operational. The plants estimated daily consumption of softened
water is 288,000 gpd with average flow rate of 200 gpm and peaks
of 300 gpm.

1.2.3. The softened water flows from operational vessels into a common
header, where it is filtered and then distributed.

1.2.4. An analysis of the plants incoming water is shown in Table Two,

below:

Analysis of the Plants Incoming Raw Water

Description Result
Ph 7.96
Conductivity 346
μmhos/cm
Total Alkalinity as CaCO3 58 mg/l
Chloride as Cl 20 mg/l
Nitrate, as NO3 0.19 mg/l
Nitrite, as NO2 None
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Detected
Sulfate, as SO4 79 mg/l
Calcium Hardness, as CaCO3 20 mg/l
Magnesium Hardness as CaCO3 51 mg/l
Total Hardness as CaCO3 71 mg/l
Potassium, K 2.6 mg/l
Silica, as SiO2 8.8 mg/l
Sodium, Na 46 mg/l
Iron, Fe <0.05 mg/l

1.3 ITEM NUMBERS

Quantit
Description
Item Number y
WS-01 Water Softener 1 1
BM-01 Brine Tank 1
IN-01 Brine Inductor 1

1.4 CODES AND STANDARDS

All equipment and materials shall comply with the latest edition of the codes
and standards mentioned herein or otherwise applicable. These standards,
orders, specifications and regulations shall be considered an integral part of
this specification, in full, by reference.

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1.4.1. NSF

1.4.2. ANSI Publications

1.4.3. OSHA Safety and Health Standards

1.4.4. FM - Factory Mutual

1.4.5. All applicable NFPA Standards

1.4.6. ASME Unfired Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Div I. The
softener vessel shall be constructed in accordance with ASME
pressure vessel standards, stamped and supplied with three (3)
copies of stamped certified calculations and drawings in
accordance with ASME standards.

1.4.7. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Food Additive Regulation
Reg. 21 CFR 173.25 (a) (1)

1.4.8. All applicable local codes and regulations

1.5 CONFLICTING REQUIREMENTS

This specification is written as a guide to achieve the best possible system.

It is recognized that different Manufacturers might recommend materials or
methods that differ from these outline specifications. All conflicts between
the requirements of this specification, and standards, shall be referred to the
Purchaser for clarification before proceeding with the manufacture of the
equipment.

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PART - 2 PROCESS DESIGN DATA

2.1 GENERAL FABRICATION AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

2.1.1. Operation – Water shall be delivered to the softener through either

Copper or Stainless Steel Sch. 10 butted welded piping. The
incoming city water shall flow into fabricated manifold which will
direct flow for softening, back flush or regeneration as required by
operation of butterfly valves.

2.1.2. The softener inlet distributor manifold will be fabricated from

Schedule 80 PVC and designed to provide uniform distribution of
feed and back flush water.

2.1.3. The softener outlet distributor manifold will be fabricated from

Schedule 80 PVC. This radial suction hub comprises of slotted full
flow piping and shall be covered with washed 1/8” x 1/16” gravel
sub-fill.

2.1.4. Ion Exchanger Resin specification and performance shall be equal

or greater than listed in table below:

Ion Exchanger Resin (based on Dowex Marathon C-10)

Bayer/Lewatit, Dow, Purolite,
Approved Manufacturers
Rohm & Haas
Type Strong Acid Cation, Na+ Sodium form
Matrix Styrene-DVB
Cross Linked Gel % 8% Minimum
2.0 eq/l
Total Exchanger Capacity
43 Kgr/ft³ as CaCO3
Regenerant 8-12% NaCL brine solution
Resistance to Free Chlorine 0.5 ppm at 40-50°F
Water Content, % 42-48
Total Swelling, Ca++ to Na+ 5%
Uniformity Coefficient Maximum 1.1
Service flow rate 24 gpm/ft²
The vendor will supply specification and data sheet from resin
manufacturer, if performance is different to that listed above.

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2.1.5. The ion exchanger resin supplied shall be food grade and suitable
for potable water treatment verified by attaching copy of resins
compliance with FDA Reg. 21 CFR 173.25 (a) (1) with quotation.

2.1.6. The vendor will confirm their preferred regeneration flow path
through resin.

2.1.7. The Manufacturer is required to provide at time of quotation the

recommended preventive maintenance procedures and frequencies
for change outs.

2.1.8. The maximum pressure drop through each softener shall not
exceed 15 psid at design flow rate. This is inclusive of flow
resistance through manifold, valves, vessel distributors and resin
bed.

2.1.9. Minimum vessel size shall be determined by the vendor. Vessels

shall be sized to hold the required resin charge and have 50 %
available head space for backwashing.

2.1.10. Vendor shall include a 100 micron strainer at discharge of softener

to prevent resin carry over from entering the distribution system.
Alternatively, vendor can provide a transparent resin trap Res-Kem
Corp. RT series or similar with same mesh rating as strainer.

2.2 AMBIENT OPERATING CONDITIONS

 Air Temperature: 50-110(± 5°F)

 Relative Humidity: 50-90% (± 10%)

 Electrical Classification: Nema 12

 Supply Water Pressure: 50-70 psi

 Seismic Zone Class D

2.3 MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION

2.3.1. Vessel

2.3.1.1. The shell shall be of fiberglass reinforced ABS plastic. All covers
shall be stainless steel, hinged and sealed. Latches shall be
quick acting and of stainless material.

2.3.1.2. The shell shall be of 304 stainless steel construction with a mill
finish internally and glass bead blast externally. All covers shall
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be stainless steel, hinged and sealed. Latches shall be quick
acting and of stainless material.

2.3.2. Piping

2.3.2.1. All piping and fittings external to vessel shall be constructed of

Schedule 80 PVC piping. The internal headers and nozzles shall
be constructed from Schedule 80 PVC pipe and fittings. Flanged
connections shall be supplied for easy removal and replacement.

2.3.2.2. All piping and fittings external to vessel shall be constructed of

304L Schedule 10 Stainless steel piping. The internal headers
and nozzles shall be constructed from 304L Schedule 40
Stainless Steel pipe and fittings. Pipe shall have fully welded
flanged sections for easy removal and replacement.

2.3.3. Fasteners

2.3.3.1. All fasteners shall be stainless steel. All bolts shall be provided
with appropriate S.S. washers, lock washers and nuts.

2.3.4. Skid or Legs

2.3.4.1. Legs or base shall be provided of such length so that the lowest
fitting on the vessel is a minimum of 24" above the finished floor
(AFF). Open section structural members (no closed tubes) shall
be used to facilitate cleaning.

2.3.5. Fittings

2.3.5.1. All wetted parts are to be Schedule 80 PVC.

2.3.5.2. All wetted parts are to be 304 stainless steel.

2.3.6. Product / backwash inlet:

2.3.6.1. Inlet shall be flanged. Backwash water shall be supplied through

product line.

2.3.7. Product outlet-

2.3.7.1. Outlet shall be flanged.

2.3.8. Product / backwash drain

2.3.8.1. Backwash drain shall be constructed of copper tubing

2.3.9. Air vent

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2.3.9.1. The air vent Shall be placed in the top of the vessel and piped to
within 5' above the finished floor. Vent shall be a minimum of 1"
solvent bonded Sch 80 PVC or 304SS piping with 1" ball valve.

2.3.10. Man-way

2.3.10.1.Two (2) man-ways shall be provided. One in the top of the tank
and one on the lower side wall. To facilitate media filling of vessel
and replacement. The sidewall man-way shall be placed to ensure
there will be adequate access.

2.3.11. Pressure gauges shall be manufactured by Ashcroft with stainless

steel casing, stainless steel wetted parts, and liquid filled with a
minimum dial size of 4 inches. The gauge fluid must be FDA
approved for incidental food contact.

2.3.12. Pressure and thermal relief valve

2.3.12.1. Vessel shall have adequately sized pressure and thermal relief
valve. All wetted parts of this valve shall be stainless steel. Outlet
shall be suitably piped at full diameter, terminating at six inches
above the floor in a visible location.
2.3.13. Lifting lugs-required on vessel.

2.3.14. Materials, Piping and Welding Procedures.

1. Frame

A. A stainless steel or epoxy coated steel frame shall be

supplied.

B. Frame shall be designed to accommodate all components of

the softening system into an easy to place skid.

2. Piping

A. All piping material and associated parts shall be fabricated

and installed in accordance with ASME B31.9:2008 Building
Services Piping with the following conditions.

B. Piping shall be installed in longest practical lengths, avoiding

insofar as possible the use of short lengths and couplings.

C. Flanges shall be ANSI Standard unless otherwise noted on

the drawing. Raised face steel flanges shall be used for pipe
connections unless indicated otherwise. All flat-faced
flanged joints shall have full-faced gaskets.

D. Flange bolt holes shall straddle centerline (“two hole”

arrangement) of vessel or pipe.
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E. The inner edges of all pipe ends shall be reamed, filed, or
ground to remove burrs. All weld beads and splatter shall be
removed

F. Pipe lengths and fittings shall be accurately aligned. Flanges

and stub ends shall be square with pipe centerline. Cutting
shall be by saw or diamond cutter wheel.

3. Visual Quality and Workmanship – Any and all welds shall meet the
following minimum requirements:

A. Surfaces to be welded shall be free from injurious defects,

scale, oil, dirt and other harmful contaminants.

B. Each weld shall be uniform in width throughout its entire

length. In addition, the cover pass(es) shall be free of coarse
ripples, grooves, overlaps, abrupt ridges and valleys.

C. Each weld layer shall be visually free of slag, inclusions,

cracks, porosity and lack of fusion.

D. Grinding to meet the above criteria and elimination of defects

and surface preparation of welds shall be done in such a
manner as not to gouge, groove or reduce the adjacent base
metal below the minimum required thickness.

E. Undercut shall not exceed the limits of the governing code or

1/32”, whichever is less, and shall not encroach upon
required section thickness.

F. Internal mismatch, as determined by measuring the surface

adjacent to each side of the weld shall not exceed that
specified by the applicable code or 1/32”, whichever is
greater.

4. Welding and General Workmanship

A. All welds shall be full penetration welds with complete fusion

between passes and between weld metal and base metal.

B. Longitudinal welds in pipe or fittings shall be made by the

automatic GTAW method only, utilizing an inert gas backup
of welding grade argon or helium.

C. Girth welds shall be made by the manual or automatic GTAW

process. An internal purge of argon, helium or dry nitrogen
shall be used. Where not accessible for removal after
welding, purge dams shall be water-soluble material, Gilbreth
Co. “Dissolvo WLD” purge paper, or equal.

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D. Tack Welds - Tack welds shall be made using the same
welding procedure and filler metal used for the final weld. All
tack welds shall have their starts and stops ground prior to
incorporation into the final weld. Tack welds shall be visually
examined. Cracked or otherwise defective tack welds shall
be removed in their entirety.

E. Weld End Preparation - Square groove butt welds are

acceptable only for wall thickness up to and including 1/16”
(1.59mm) (Sanitary O.D. tubing). For wall thickness in
excess of 1/16 inch, (1.59mm) the weld end shall be beveled
to a land thickness of 1/16 inch + 1/32 inch.

F. Cleaning, all weld spatter, slag and discoloration shall be

removed from the fabrication item by wire brushing, grinding
or sand blasting (metal grit blast is not permitted). All
brushes, grinding wheels, etc., shall be constructed of
stainless steel.

5. Vessel internal welding shall be in accordance with USDA guidelines.

All welds shall be continuous and free from pits, crevices, and
undercuts. All welding shall be performed using the TIG process with
argon purge. Filler material shall be used on all welds to prevent
undercuts caused by fusing material only. Fillet welds shall be of
good quality and shall be cleaned of discoloration. Grinding of fillet
welds is not required. Butt welds shall be ground smooth, polished
and grained to match surrounding finishes.

6. Care shall be taken during welding to prevent any warping or twisting

of materials. All items shall be checked after fabrication for trueness
and any items that require straightening shall reworked prior to
assembly.

7. Vessel and pipework shall be cleaned of scale, oil, weld splatter and
all other foreign material before hydrostatic testing.

2.4 PIPING/CONTROLS/INSTRUMENTATION

2.4.1. The vendor shall supply each softener vessel and manifold
completely preassembled and piped ready for connection to
customer.

2.4.2. Automatic backwash and brine refill flow control shall be provided to
maintain proper backwash, rinse, and brine flow rates over wide
fluctuations of operating pressure. The controller will contain no
moving parts and require no field adjustment.

2.4.3. The system shall be supplied with a single computer based demand
(meter) initiated controller capable of operating systems with 2 to 4
units. In addition to traditional parallel or alternating operating
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conditions, the control can operate in a variable flow mode which
has the ability to bring units on and off line depending on current
service flow. The control will utilize alphanumeric, self-prompting
programming for simple start-up.

2.4.4. The controller shall constantly monitor current operating conditions

and be capable of displaying instantaneous flow rate through the
system. On multiple vessel systems flow and operational data for
each unit shall be independently displayable.

2.4.5. The control shall be self diagnostic and capable of emitting an

audible signal and error specific messages if it detects a system
problem. Control data shall be transmitted to plant SCADA system
via Ethernet.

2.4.6. Valve and control operation will be 24 VDC. A suitable sized

UL/CSA listed transformer shall be provided to convert from
480VAC for system operation.

2.4.7. A built in interlock shall be utilized to ensure that no more than one
unit will be in regeneration at a time.

2.4.8. Vendor shall provide a hardness monitor, to be placed on the

softener discharge that feeds back to the PLC. Hardness monitor
shall be monitored by the softener controller to initiate regeneration
cycle when outlet hardness is above the allowable threshold.

2.4.9. Refer to Section ES-262031 Electrical Requirements for New

Equipment.

2.5 NAMEPLATE

The nameplate shall be stainless steel attached by pins of similar material

and located for easy visibility. The following data as a minimum shall be
clearly stamped on the nameplate as applicable. Coordinate with
nameplate comments above & existing tower configuration.
 Manufacturer’s Name and Address

 Serial Number and Factory Order Number

 Size, Model Number and Type

 Ion Exchanger Resin Capacity:

 Rated Flow Capacity: gal/min @ Pressure: psid

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 Maximum Allowable Working Pressure

 Purchasers Item #

PART - 3 PROPOSALS

Vendor proposal shall clearly identify equipment to be supplied by means of

drawings and narrative as well as offer information required in the
specification, Instructions to Bidders or other inquiry documents.
The vendor shall include the following information with the proposal as a
minimum;
 Overall Dimensional Drawings indicating (L x W x H) for all
components

 Connection Type and size

 Design and construction features

 Materials of Construction for Major Components

 Major Component Manufacturer and Model Number

 Operating Features and Sequence

 Resin Manufacturers Specification and Datasheet

 Approximate Weight

 Utility Requirements

 Any special needs or construction issues

PART - 4 SUBMITTALS

4.1 SHOP DRAWINGS AFTER PURCHASE

Vendor shall submit to Purchaser for review three (3) black line prints. The
initial submittal shall precede fabrication unless otherwise agreed upon with
Purchaser. In addition the vendor shall supply data CDs in AutoCAD
2007.DWG format to facilitate layouts of the equipment. The submittal
procedure shall be repeated until all corrections have been made to
Purchaser’s satisfaction. After fabrication and inspection, Vendor shall
furnish one (1) set of reproducible “As Built” drawings for Purchaser’s
record.

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4.2 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL

The Vendor shall furnish three (3) copies of operation and service manuals,
submitted to the Purchaser prior to shipment of equipment. Each manual
shall incorporate a full set of “as-built” drawings. An electronic version in
PDF format shall also be provided.
4.3 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The unit shall be fully assembled at the factory and tested for leaks and
control sequence operation before shipment. Vendor shall also furnish a
completed Bill of Materials and Recommended Spare Parts List.
4.4 WARRANTY

The unit shall be warranted by the manufacturer for a minimum of one year
from the first date of use. The warranty shall be for all defective labor,
materials and equipment. The warranty shall cover all shipping costs for
replacement unit and or parts.
PART - 5 PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT

5.1 SHIPPING TAGS

The unit and all loose bags and cartons shall be tagged with the following
information as a minimum:
 Purchaser Name and Project Number

 Purchase Order Number

 Specification Reference and Item Number

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5.2 NOZZLE PROTECTION & CRATING

5.2.1. Coat all nozzle gasket surfaces with protective lubricant before
blanking for shipment.

5.2.2. Flanged openings shall be protected and made waterproof with

bolted full size steel or plywood covers with sponge rubber gaskets.

5.2.3. Threaded openings shall be fitted with caps or plugs of the same
materials as the equipment part and sealed with suitable sealant.

5.2.4. The equipment and components shall be supplied with suitable

attachments and lugs to aid in rigging.

PART - 6 TRAINING

The vendor is to include a separate line item in his quote for Startup and
Training requirements, which shall consist of startup, maintenance training,
and operator training. All training will take place on site at the client’s facility
in City,State. The Vendor is to state the number of days required for
complete training. Training personnel will be required to have flexible hours
to meet the operating hours of the facility personnel.
6.1 STARTUP

6.1.1. Vendor shall provide a written system charging plan, detailing the
necessary steps to charge the softening system with gravel and
resin to ensure no damage is done to the equipment.

6.1.2. Vendor shall supply and install gravel and resin into system
following the recommended procedure.

6.2 MAINTENANCE TRAINING

6.2.1. Maintenance training is required as a service from the Vendor for

this piece of equipment.

6.2.2. The Vendor shall provide personnel well versed in training and
technically competent to train the maintenance staff in City,State.

6.2.3. Maintenance training shall include but not be limited to the following
maintenance of:

 Major components

 Lubrication and grease schedules, if necessary

 Common troubleshooting

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 Preventive maintenance schedule

 Maintenance operators shall be trained in the complete operation

of the equipment and understand the operating limits of the unit.

 Provide all necessary operating and maintenance manuals for

the referenced piece of equipment.

6.3 OPERATOR TRAINING

6.3.1. Operator training as well as maintenance training is required as a

service from the Vendor for this piece of equipment.

6.3.2. The Vendor shall provide personnel well versed in training and
technically competent to train the operations staff in City,State.

6.3.3. Operator training shall include but not be limited to the following:

 Complete overview of the piece of equipment,

 Technical discussion on the operation of the unit including start

up and shutdown

 Emergency procedures

 Safety precautions

 Manual and automatic mode operation

 Methods for adjusting machine operating parameters (i.e.,

change of product pattern, change of product)

6.3.4. Vendor’s training personnel shall be equipped with the necessary

tools such as overheads, handouts, and self-tests, etc. for the
duration of training.

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