Elements and Performance Criteria

Resources may include: appropriate personnel; relevant personnel; materials, tools and equipment etc; personal protective equipment and clothing; company standard operating procedures; equipment manuals; training resources.
Project activities include: maintenance, repairs and modifications; construction and upgrade; rectification of gas system faults; installation and commissioning of new plant, piping and/or equipment; system security; scheduling work
Appropriate personnel may include: organisation employees; contractors; maintenance personnel; appropriately experienced and qualified personnel; site security personnel
Relevant personnel may include: other supervisors; managers; inter-company departments; other utilities; consultants; council representatives; government bodies/agencies; producers; transporters; shippers; customers; land owners
Legislative requirements may include: Occupational Health & Safety legislation; government acts and regulations; Australian Standards and Codes of Practice; environmental legislative requirements
Relevant authorities may include: local & shire councils; local government authorities (eg CAA Fire etc); road transport authorities; rail department; landowners
Effective communication may include: verbal directions; relevant documentation; project records/reports
Types of gas system faults may include: gas leaks; electrical problems; mechanical failure; out of current inspection status; gauge failure, hose rupture/leaks; instruments out of calibration; non-flow of gas; cathodic protection system failure; corrosion; compressor breakdown; filtration problems; gas measurement equipment inaccuracy/failure
Relevant documentation may include: contracts; specifications; drawings/plans; 'as-constructed' drawings/plans; manufacturer's specifications; work permits; company standard operation and safety procedures; company management plans and policies; hot work permits; company forms and files; OH&S, laws and codes of practice; government legislation, acts and regulations; environmental legislative requirements; pipeline licenses; quality assurance; commercial agreements
Records/reports may include: relevant documentation; routine inspections (daily readings, monthly checks); scheduled maintenance activities; mandatory or statutory inspections; hazard and incident reports

Critical aspects of evidence
These will include interpretation, application, and enforcement of relevant legislation; Australian Standards; codes of work practice and company standard operating procedures to ensure safety in gas storage/processing operations.
Authorise and process relevant documentation to permit activities to be undertaken, cancelled or completed.

Context of assessment:
Assessment of competency, including attainment of relevant knowledge and skills may be made through practical demonstration in an on-the-job or off-the-job work environment or simulation of such an environment. Assessment may be carried out by day or night and in varied weather conditions, but must adhere to defined safety and regulatory guidelines.

Specialised resources required for training and assessment
Availability of accredited industry assessors; system which facilitates recording of trainees' profiles and progress; facilities for workplace or simulated environment assessment; other resource implications identified in the 'range of variables' guidelines.

Pre-requisites and co-requisites
There is no interdependency associated with this unit. However, this Unit has been designed as a natural progression from Unit UTG NGS 311 A, Operate and Monitor Pipelines Control Systems or Unit UTG NGS 314 A, Control Pipeline Operations. Therefore, it is expected that to achieve this Unit, without having gained competency in either Unit UTG NGS 311 A or Unit UTG NGS 314 A, will require that the relevant aspects of knowledge and skills related to Unit UTG NGS 311 A or Unit UTG NGS 314 A be developed and form part of the requirements for achieving competence in this Unit.
This Unit should be assessed in conjunction with or after competency has been demonstrated in Frontline Management Units BSXFM 1501 A, Manage Personal Work Priorities and Professional Development, BSXFM 1502 A, Provide Leadership in the Workplace, BSXFM 1503 A, Establish and Manage Effective Workplace Relationships, BSXFM 1504 A, Participate in, Lead and Facilitate Work Teams, BSXFM 1506 A, Manage Workplace Information, BSXFM 1508 A, Develop and Maintain a Safe Workplace and Environment, BSXFM 1509 A, Implement and Monitor Continuous Improvement Systems and Processes, BSXFM 1510 A, Facilitate and Capitalise on Change and Innovation and BSXFM 1511 A, Contribute to the Development of Workplace Learning and Gas Industry Unit UTG NGS 321 A, Risk Manage the Work Environment.

Knowledge and Skills
A knowledge of:
Industrial awards and employee entitlements; the characteristics of ethnic and cultural groups; the operating principles of the pipeline system; correct maintenance procedures; other service location methods; appropriate environmental requirements; company standard operating procedures, site specific safety legislation and safety requirements; emergency response systems; correct pressure adjusting techniques; correct procedures for identifying, diagnosing, assessing, analysing, locating, repairing and accurate documentation of faults; the use and operation of a variety of PIGs and 'pigging' techniques; correct waste management procedures; correct procedures for undertaking coating surveys; correct procedures for cathodic protection system installation, adjustment, replacement, checking and maintaining potential procedures; pipeline construction techniques and jointing procedures; pipeline inspecting and testing techniques; commissioning and decommission procedures; coating procedures to protect against corrosion;

The ability to:
coordinate the work of others; provide technical leadership and accurate instruction; communicate effectively; adhere to Occupational Health & Safety, environmental and legislative requirements; apply the permit to work system including types of permits and limitations; use emergency equipment including fire fighting equipment; correctly read and interpret plans, drawings etc; correctly read, analyse, interpret and record data; correctly use testing, inspection and gas analysis equipment; interpret cathodic protection data system surveys and readings; implement cathodic protection tests and surveys; interpret a range of 'pigging' data.