Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant
Field: Operations
Equivalencies: N/A
Strategies include both long and short term
Budget includes resources supplies and energy production
Reference information includes operational data, maintenance data, market requirements and statutory requirements
Communication includes liaison with customers
Produced documents include plant reliability and efficiency reports
Resources include fuel, consumables, materials, plant and human resources
Reference documentation includes operating, maintenance procedures, manuals, drawings, original equipment manufacturer data, statutory requirements and standards

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
Plant operating parameters
Generation plant and systems
Establishing and implementing operational strategies
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 should also confirm that other competencies required to underpin this unit are satisfied
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 and procedures; Plant and systems; Location of relevant plant and equipment; Enterprise recording procedures; Measurement and analysis systems and procedures; Mechanical and electrical processes; Communication principles; Human resource management principles; Risk management principles
The ability to:
Apply relevant occupational health and safety regulations; Apply relevant statutory legislation; Apply enterprise/site emergency procedures and techniques; Apply enterprise recording procedures; Identify plant status; Apply problem solving; Plan and prioritise work; Communicate effectively; Apply human resource management principles; Apply risk management principles; Apply data analysis techniques and tools.