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Maintain and monitor wind farm civil assets

Maintain and monitor wind farm civil assets

Unit of competency
National Code
UEPMNT008
State Code
ODY38
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
20/04/2022
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
14/04/2023
Field of Education
031399 - Electrical And Electronic Engineering And Technology, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
14/04/2023
Nominal Hours
36
Description
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to condition, monitor and conduct preventative and remedial maintenance to ensure the integrity of civil assets associated with a wind farm.Civil assets include infrastructuresuch as water treatment facilities, sewer pipelines, roads, utility grids, bridges, tunnels and railways. Maintenance involves the use of strategies and procedures to preserve and extend the service life of civil asset infrastructure at a wind farm.Competency in this unit requires the ability to plan work, disassemble wind turbine, inspect wind turbine components, repair wind turbine and/or components and report on all completed work tasks. Individuals will, in general, work under supervision in a maintenance operative in a power generation facility.Power generation maintenance personnel are trained and authorised to receive permits to work.The application of the skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a licence/registration to practice in the workplace. Other conditions may apply under state and territory legislative and regulatory licensing requirements which must be confirmed prior to commencing this unit.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Plan and prepare for the work
  • 1.1 Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations, legislative requirements, industry standards, codes of practice, manufacturers' recommendations and specifications, environmental requirements and workplace procedures are reviewed in preparation for work
  • 1.2 Requirements, including scope of work and assigned roles, are identified and confirmed with appropriate personnel or by site inspection in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 1.3 Resources are obtained and inspected for compliance in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 1.4 Potential hazards are identified and risk control measures are selected and implemented in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 1.5 Work is planned sequenced and prioritised in accordance with workplace procedures
2 Monitor civil assets
  • 2.1 Inspection of civil assets is completed in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 2.2 Inspection results are reported in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 2.3 Defects are reported in accordance with workplace procedures
3 Maintain civil assets
  • 3.1 Maintenance work on civil assets is undertaken in accordance with workplace procedures and site requirements
  • 3.2 Tools and equipment to maintain civil assets are utilised in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and specifications, and job requirements.
  • 3.3 Defects are repaired in accordance with workplace procedures
4 Complete work
  • 4.1 Work is completed and appropriate personnel are notified in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 4.2 Work area is cleared of waste, cleaned, restored and secured in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 4.3 Tools and equipment are maintained in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and specifications, and workplace procedures
  • 4.4 Work completion details are finalised in accordance with workplace procedures
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
OAH94 UEPMNT370 Maintain and monitor wind farm civil assets Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BHQ4 UEP40622 Certificate IV in Wind Power Generation Qualification