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
Relevant standards may include sections of occupational health and safety legislation, enterprise safety rules and procedures, relevant state and federal legislation, national standards or codes of practices for plant
Information and documentation sources may include verbal or written communications; enterprise safety rules documentation; equipment and alarm manuals; dedicated computer equipment; drawings, logic diagrams; plant records; enterprise/site log books; and manufacturer's operation and maintenance manuals
Technical and operational indicators may include stimuli (audio, smell, touch, visual); remote or local indicators and recorders and alarms (visible and/or audible)
Inspection results may be conveyed to 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
Inspection environment may be remote from plant; aided by indicators and monitors; during inclement or otherwise harsh weather conditions; in wet/noisy/dusty areas; during night periods and in confined spaces

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 procedures and techniques
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; Environmental awareness; Location of relevant plant and equipment and its operating parameters; Enterprise recording procedures; Inspection procedures; Basic principles of related plant systems; Safety data sheets; Communication principles
The ability to:
Apply relevant occupational health and safety regulations; Apply relevant statutory legislation; Apply enterprise/site emergency procedures and techniques; Apply relevant enterprise/site safety procedures; Apply enterprise recording procedures; Locate relevant plant and equipment; Identify plant status; Recognise abnormal plant operating conditions; Communicate effectively; Recognise worn, damaged or seized components; Apply inspection techniques.