Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant
Field: Maintenance
Equivalencies: N/A
Generation production plant and equipment may include boiler, turbine, water, electrical, control and monitoring, ash and dust, water treatment and fuel plant (coal, oil, gas and water)
Strategies may include either long, medium and short term
Budget may include costs for labour, materials, training, services, tools and equipment
Reference information may include benchmarking reports, maintenance data, market requirements, plant budgets, business plans and risk assessment reports
Communication may include liaison with customers such as plant owners and operating staff, maintenance staff and supervisors, professional risk analysts, external organisations and manufacturers
Produced documents may include co-ordinated maintenance plans and/or strategies, maintenance scheduling documents, budgets, reports, submissions, cost benefit risk assessments and work plans and/or directives
Preparation and implementation strategies may include use of the services of staff associated with maintenance and planning
Power generation demands may include either long and short term prognosis

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
Strategy development
Maintenance philosophies
Engineering principles
Risk management
Principles of planning
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 work
Knowledge and Skills
A knowledge of:
Occupational health and safety standards; Relevant Statutory requirements and codes of practice; Environmental requirements; Strategy development; Plant and plant systems; Measurement and analysis system and procedures; Mechanical and electrical processes; Maintenance philosophies and work practices; Physical properties and failure modes of materials; Engineering principles and development processes; Business plan objectives and principles of application; Computer systems; Quality assurance/quality control; Risk management; Planning principles; Communication principles
The ability to:
Apply occupational health and safety standards; Apply relevant statutory requirements and codes of practice; Apply environmental requirements; Apply risk management and quality assurance/quality control principles; Prioritise options and work; Solve problems; Communicate effectively; Analyse relevant information; Apply data analysis techniques and tools; Produce maintenance strategies; Apply business planning principles; Produce maintenance schedules and plans.