Unit of competency Outline
Date retreived
22/07/2026 9:00 AM AWST
22/07/2026 9:00 AM AWST
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Manage operational crisis to maintain or restore power system integrity
Manage operational crisis to maintain or restore power system integrity
Unit of competency
National Code
UEPOPS053
UEPOPS053
State Code
ODY26
ODY26
TGA Status
Current
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Approved
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
14/04/2023
Field of Education
080399 - Business And Management, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
14/04/2023
Nominal Hours
54
Description
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage a crisis of a magnitude which affects the integrity and effectiveness of the power generation facility's system.A crisis is defined as a significant threat to power generation operations that can have negative consequences if not handled with care. The risk managementsystem ensures that the power generation facility identifies, assesses and prioritises risks and manages the application of resources to monitor and control the impact of potentially hazardous events. Competency in this unit requires the ability to identify a crisis, establish a contingency plan, establish communications, manage crisisdocuments and review the crisis and response. Individuals will, in general, work as an operator with responsibility for risk management, in a power generation facility. Power generation plant operators are trained and authorised to isolate, prepare plant and issue permits to work.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Identify crisis
- 1.1 Operational crisis and implications are identified and assessed in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 1.2 Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations, legislative requirements, codes of practice, manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, environmental requirements and workplace procedures are identified, applied and monitored
- 1.3 Secondary threats from crisis events are identified and monitored in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 1.4 Network system configuration or power generation capability is evaluated in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 1.5 Data determining network system and power generation status is assessed and evaluated in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 1.6 External information is collated, assessed and managed in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 1.7 Probable cause of crisis is identified from available information and resources in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 1.8 Crisis team is activated and individual roles and responsibilities identified and managed in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
2 Implement contingency plan
- 2.1 Contingency and emergency response plans are implemented using risk management system documentation and workplace procedures
- 2.2 Additional resources are identified in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 2.3 Alternate strategies to cater for crisis variations are implemented in consultation with key stakeholders in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
3 Implement communication
- 3.1 Communication links with external authorities are established and implemented to ensure coordination of resources in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 3.2 Communication with key stakeholders is established and implemented to disseminate information in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 3.3 Customers are assisted in accordance with risk management system policies and workplace procedures
4 Manage crisis
- 4.1 Crisis response is managed in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 4.2 Crisis events and responses are prioritised according to related risk and the needs of key stakeholders in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 4.3 Impact of secondary threats are managed in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 4.4 Contingency and emergency response plans are actioned and managed in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 4.5 Additional resources are managed and directed in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 4.6 Restoration strategies are monitored, evaluated and adjusted in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 4.7 Power generation systems are stabilised and integrity is maintained in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
5 Document and review crisis and response
- 5.1 Equipment failure and problems are identified and managed in accordance with risk management system procedures
- 5.2 Crisis feedback from key stakeholders is analysed in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 5.3 Crisis reports and findings are distributed to relevant personnel in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 5.4 Improvements to crisis management plans, processes and procedures are recommended to relevant personnel and key stakeholders in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
- 5.5 Alternative crisis management strategies are identified and analysed, and recommendations are communicated to relevant personnel and key stakeholders in accordance with risk management system and workplace procedures
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Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAG07 | UEPOPS513 | Manage operational crisis to maintain or restore power system integrity | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHP9 | UEP50122 | Diploma of ESI Generation | Qualification |
| BHQ5 | UEP50322 | Diploma of ESI Generation (Maintenance) | Qualification |