Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant
Field: Operations
Equivalencies: N/A
Systems, plant and/or equipment may include electrical supply switchboard(s) and transformers; air conditioner compressors; chillers and associated cooling plant; air fans; humidifiers; heaters and filters; electrical motors; valves, actuators and dampers (electric, hydraulic, pneumatic and manual); supervisory, alarm, protection and control equipment; and chemical dosing equipment
Safety standards may include relevant sections of occupational health and safety legislation , enterprise safety rules, relevant state and federal legislation, national standards for plant and environmental legislation
Information and documentation sources may include verbal and written communications, enterprise/site safety rules documentation, enterprise operating instructions, manufacturer's operation and maintenance manuals, equipment and alarm manuals, dedicated computer equipment, enterprise standing instructions and plant notes and enterprise log books
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)
Tests may include motor direction checks, stand-by plant "cut-in"tests and performance tests
Appropriate personnel to consult, give or receive direction may include supervisor/team leader or equivalent, power plant operations personnel or equivalent, technical and engineering officers or equivalent, contractor staff and maintenance staff
Test, fault finding and operating tools may include hand and power tools and proving dead equipment
Operating environment may be during inclement or otherwise harsh weather conditions, in wet/noisy/dusty/hot areas and during continuous operation
Faults and abnormal operating conditions may include motor/pump/ actuator/valve/fan failure/malfunctions, control equipment failures/ malfunctions, loss of electrical supply to plant and equipment, excessive vibration pumps/motors, cooling tower abnormal operation, legionella bacteria count high and refrigerant compressor malfunction/failure

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
Preparation and planning of work
Operation of air conditioning plant
Operationally testing plant
Analysing plant faults
Monitoring plant operation
Applying knowledgeof legionella bacteria control 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; Control and data acquisition systems; Computers and software; Supervisory, alarm, protection and control equipment; Emergency procedures; Basic motor performance; Basic pump and compressor performance; Valve, damper and actuator types and characteristics; Knowledge of legionella bacteria control procedures
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; Operate air conditioning plant; Apply diagnostic and testing techniques; Identify and respond to abnormal plant operating conditions; Plan and prioritise work; Use relevant hand tools; Communicate effectively; Apply data analysis techniques and tools; Use diagrams, drawings and symbols; Apply knowledge of legionella bacteria control procedures.