Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant
Field: Operations
Equivalencies: This unit of competence incorporates unit 7.1a of The National Metal and
Engineering Competency Standards
Systems, plant and/or equipment may include plant may be any plant within a thermal power station including gas turbines and diesels and lubricates which will be any lubricant approved for use by the enterprise
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 and written communications, enterprise/site safety rules documentation/form(s), equipment and alarm manuals, dedicated computer equipment, enterprise/site standing and operating instructions, enterprise/site log book and manufacturer's operation and maintenance manuals
Technical and operational indicators may include stimuli (audio, smell, touch, visual), local indicators and recorders and alarms (visible and or audible)
Communications may be by means of telephone, two way radio, pager, public address system, facsimile, computer (electronic mail) and operating log (written or verbal)
Appropriate personnel to consult, give or receive direction may include supervisor/team leader or equivalent, technical and engineering officers or equivalent, contractor staff, maintenance staff and power plant operations personnel
Operating environment may be, during inclement or otherwise harsh weather conditions, in wet/noisy/dusty/hot areas or during night periods

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
The preparation and planning of work
The knowledge of the types of lubricants and their application
Lubricating procedures
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 type and application of equipment operated
Interdependent assessment of unit
Nil
Knowledge and Skills
A knowledge of:
Relevant occupational health and safety regulations; Relevant statutory legislation; Relevant enterprise/site safety procedures; Enterprise/site emergency procedures and techniques; Relevant plant and equipment, its location and operating parameters; Plant status; Environmental legislation; Enterprise recording procedures; Communication principles; Material handling procedures; Automatic lubricating systems; Types of lubricants and their application; Lubricating procedures; Enterprise recording procedures; Measuring devices; Introduction to power production plant; Typical arrangements of power production plant; Mathematics; Mechanics; Properties of matter; Lubrication and bearings; Compressors; Pumps; Liquid pumping systems; General responsibilities for power production plant operations; Turbine lubrication and oil systems; Safe operating principles.
The ability to:
Apply relevant occupational health and safety regulations; Apply relevant statutory legislation; Apply relevant enterprise/site safety procedures; Apply enterprise/site emergency procedures and techniques; Apply enterprise recording procedures; Identify plant status; Prepare plant/equipment for operation; Organise resources; Use relevant hand tools; Communicate effectively; Disassemble and reassemble centrifuges; Apply material handling techniques; Lubricate plant and equipment.