Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant
Field: Operations
Equivalencies: N/A
Generation plant and/or equipment may include fired and unfired pressure vessels; pipe work valves and fittings; turbines and generators; chemical and water treatment processes; instrumentation and process control; and civil, electrical, thermal and mechanical works
Safety standards may include relevant sections of occupational health and safety legislation, enterprise safety rules and procedures, relevant state and federal legislation, national standards or codes of practises for plant
Information and documentation sources may include verbal or written communications; enterprise safety rules documentation/form(s); equipment and alarm manuals; dedicated computer equipment; drawings, logic diagrams; testing procedures; plant records; plant failure reports; enterprise/site standing and operating instructions; enterprise/site log books; manufacturer's operation and maintenance manuals; and specialist's reports
Technical and operational indicators may include stimuli (audio, smell, touch, visual), remote or local indicators and recorders, alarms (visible and or audible) and basic fault finding equipment
Tests may include stand-by plant tests, pre-commissioning operating tests, functional testing and sampling
Appropriate personnel for consultation may include supervisor/team leader or equivalent, technical and engineering officers or equivalent, power system control personnel or equivalent, maintenance staff, power plant operations personnel, contractor and external specialist personnel
Operating environment may be, remote from plant, aided by indicators and monitors, during inclement or otherwise harsh weather conditions, in wet/noisy/dusty/hot areas, during night periods, dependant on duty cycle and working in confined spaces
Faults and abnormal operating conditions may include, pressure, level, flow, temperature, speed, vibration and mix

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 process plant and its operating parameters
Inspection and test procedures
Identifying worn, damaged or faulty plant and equipment
Context of assessment
Competency Standards should be assessed on site or in a simulated work environment under the normal range of workplace conditions
Assessment of this unit will be supported with documentary evidence, by means of endorsement stating type and work
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; Plant status; Plant operating parameters; Environmental awareness; Relevant plant and equipment; Location of relevant plant and equipment; Enterprise recording procedures; Plant and processes; Inspection and test procedures; Relevant test equipment ; Diagnostic techniques; Sampling techniques; Basic principles of related plant systems; Quality assurance and quality control; Data logging systems; Relevant Australian and/or international standards relative to plant or process; Engineering assembly, design and operating principles; Material safety data sheets; Communication 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; Locate relevant plant and equipment; Operate plant within design parameters; Identify plant status; Prepare plant/equipment for operation; Organise resources where applicable; Recognise abnormal plant operating conditions; Plan and prioritise work; Communicate effectively; Apply documentation recording procedures; Recognise worn, damaged or seized components; Identify components against drawings, manuals and modules; Select and use engineering procedures and instructions; Apply sampling techniques; Apply diagnostic techniques; Apply data analysis techniques and tools; Apply testing and inspection techniques; Use material safety data sheets.