Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant
Field: Core
Equivalencies: N/A
Safety standards may include relevant sections of occupational health and safety legislation, enterprise safety rules, relevant state and federal legislation and national standards for plant
Information and documentation sources may include verbal or written communications; enterprise safety rules documentation; enterprise operating instructions; dedicated computer equipment; enterprise/site standing and operating instructions; enterprise log books; manufacturer's operation and maintenance manuals; and equipment and alarm manuals
Systems may be interconnected, remote or isolated
Technical and operational indicators may include local indicators and recorders, computers and alarms (visible and or audible)
Key indicators may include voltage, current, reactive power flows, load, equipment loading limits, system node points, frequency and plant status
Communications may be by means of telephone, two way radio, pager, computer (electronic mail) and operating logs (written or verbal)
Appropriate personnel, team members/other authorities may include supervisor/team leader or equivalent, power plant operations personnel or equivalent, technical and engineering officers or equivalent, maintenance staff, other operating staff or equivalent, system controller, field operators, restricted operators, emergency personnel, network controllers/coordinators, generation controllers, plant operators, field operators, support staff, fire service, police, ambulance, emergency services, enterprise and site representatives, consumers and independent power producers
Equipment may include machines, circuitbreakers, tap changers, protection settings, capacitor/condenser banks, generators and SCADA systems
Voltage control may be synchronous compensator, generation VAR output, capacitor/condenser, switchgear, tap changers and network configuration
System integrity may be affected by machine and system stability, transmission line and transformer overloading, correct tap changer position, protection settings, voltage transformer selection, synchronising, required load shedding selected, capacitor/condenser bank selection, loss of network and generation components
System limitations may include location, weather conditions, natural disasters, accidents, temperature and power swings
Contingencies may include responsive spinning reserve, spare/stand-by plant and load shedding
Types of incidents may include localised blackout, interconnected/isolated power system potential power system threat, accidents, life threatening situations, generation plant and auxiliary plant faults/failure, lossof network and generation components
Team members/other authorities may include network controllers/coordinators, generation controllers, plant operators, field operators, support staff, fire service, police, ambulance, emergency services, enterprise and site representatives, consumers and independent power producers
System condition may be voltage profiles, spare plant, generation/transmission capability limits, deviation from generation schedule, variation from normal trends, plant testing, switching programs and responsive spinning reserve
Unit operations may include spurious faults in automatic systems, automatic systems operating out of range, failure of automatic system components and routine plant movement.

Critical aspects of evidence
The knowledge and application of relevant sections of: Occupational, health and safety legislation; Statutory legislation; Enterprise/site safety procedures; Enterprise/site emergency procedures
Relevant system type
Preparing for system operations
Managing and controlling a Network/System operation
Coordination requirements
Analysing and responding to faults andabnormal system operating conditions
Impact of actions
Context of assessment
Competency Standards should be assessed in the workplace or simulated workplace and under the normal range of workplace conditions
Assessment of this unit will be supported with documentary evidence, by means of endorsement, stating the type of system applicable to the application of work. The type of system is to be detailed in a unit qualifier following the Unit Title (Type A)
Interdependent assessment of unit
Nil
Knowledge and Skills
A knowledge of:
Relevant occupational health & safety regulations; Relevantstatutory legislation; Relevant enterprise/site safety procedures; Enterprise/site emergency procedures and techniques; Plant status; Relevant plant and equipment, it's location and operating parameters; Enterprise recording procedures; System/Network types and characteristics; Contingency plans; Problem solving ; Supervisory, alarm, protection and control equipment; Switchgear operation; Load shedding principles; Communication principles; Control and data acquisition systems; Computers and software; Switching practices and procedures
The ability to:
Apply relevant occupational health & safety regulations; Apply relevant statutory legislation; Apply relevant enterprise/site safety procedures; Apply enterprise/site emergency procedures and techniques; Apply enterprise recording procedures; Manager and control system/network; Identify plant status; Communicate effectively; Apply data analysis techniques and tools; Identify and respond to abnormal system operating conditions; Plan and prioritise work; Co-ordinate the operation of system/network to maintain plant integrity, personnel safety, continuity of supply and optimum efficiency; Use diagrams, drawings and symbols; Apply stress management techniques; Direct and co-ordinate personnel; Select appropriate load shedding; Apply diagnostic techniques.