ensuring uninterrupted, fault-free and safe operation of the Facility’s equipment and engineering systems; 2) keeping records of the Facility’s equipment; creating and updating the equipment register indicating technical condition and due dates for maintenance, verification and calibration; 3) developing and implementing annual and monthly preventive maintenance schedules for equipment and engineering systems; 4) performing maintenance, adjustment and routine repair of equipment within the scope of competence; 5) monitoring the operation of individually ventilated cage (IVC) systems, biological safety cabinets and laminar flow cabinets, autoclaves, washing and sterilization equipment, automatic watering systems and other equipment of the Facility; 6) monitoring room microclimate parameters (temperature, relative humidity, air exchange rate, pressure differential, illumination and light cycle) and the operation of ventilation and air conditioning systems, and taking measures to eliminate identified deviations; 7) ensuring the functionality of monitoring and alarm systems, monitoring their readings and responding promptly to alarms; 8) identifying equipment faults, determining their causes and arranging their elimination in-house or with the involvement of service companies; 9) organizing and overseeing work performed by contractors and service companies, and controlling the scope, quality and timeliness of completed work; 10) organizing and controlling equipment verification, calibration and validation within the established deadlines; 11) ensuring safe operation of autoclaves and other pressure equipment, monitoring compliance with sterilization cycles and keeping the relevant records; 12) immediately informing the line manager of accidents, equipment failures and other incidents affecting animal housing conditions and research results, and participating in eliminating their consequences; 2 13) participating in developing and implementing measures for redundancy of critical equipment and emergency response plans; 14) maintaining technical and operational documentation (maintenance and repair logs, acts, equipment passports and logbooks, verification and calibration reports); entering data into the Facility’s electronic records system in a timely manner; 15) participating in the development, implementation and updating of standard operating procedures, regulations and instructions for equipment operation and maintenance; 16) conducting briefings and training for Facility staff and researchers on the safe operation of equipment; 17) participating in the acceptance, installation, commissioning, relocation and decommissioning of equipment; checking its completeness and accompanying technical documentation; drawing up acts and completing the necessary documentation; 18) participating in planning the development of the Facility’s infrastructure, including procurement of equipment, spare parts and consumables; preparing technical specifications and providing information for the procurement of goods, works and services; 19) ensuring compliance with the established SPF regime, biosafety and sanitary-epidemiological requirements during work in the Facility’s premises; 20) participating in preparing information for monthly, quarterly and annual reports on the Facility’s activities, and in preparing the Facility for internal and external audits and inspections; 21) timely and proper performance of other assignments of the line manager within the scope of competence