Elements and Performance Criteria

Resources may include:
Relevant personnel; materials, tools and equipment etc; personal protective equipment and clothing; company standard operating procedures; equipment manuals, training resources.

Project activities include:
Major construction and maintenance activities in either the LPG or natural gas sector, including installations, transmission and distribution pipelines, LPG storage facilities greater than 50kL, underground storage, tankers and ships, control systems, custody transfer stations, odorising plant, corrosion control, interconnecting systems.

Appropriate personnel may include:
Organisation employees; maintenance personnel; appropriately experienced and qualified personnel; site security personnel, contractors and their employees, inspectors and regulatory authority representatives.

Legislative and company requirements may include:
Occupational Health & Safety legislation; government acts and regulations; Australian Standards and Codes of Practice; environmental legislative requirements, company Standard Operating Procedures and authorisation requirements and technical standards requirements

Relevant authorities and other stakeholders may include:
authorities, local councils; emergency services; road and rail transport authorities;
government department; land owners, contractors and other organisational personnel

Communication strategy may include:
Verbal directions; relevant documentation; project records/reports, electronic communications, internet communication.

Relevant documentation may include:
Specifications; drawings/plans; 'as-constructed' drawings/plans; manufacturer's specifications; work permits; company standard operation and safety procedures; company management plans and policies; hot work permits; company forms and files; OH&S, laws and codes of practice; government legislation, acts and regulations; environmental legislative requirements; quality assurance; expenditure reports and budgets.

Records/reports may include:
Relevant documentation; routine inspections (daily readings, monthly checks); scheduled maintenance activities; mandatory or statutory inspections; hazard and incident reports.

Critical aspects of evidence
These will include time and resource management skills, problem solving and negotiation skills, interpretation, application, and compliance of relevant legislation; Australian Standards; codes of work practice and company standard operating procedures to ensure safety in gas storage/processing operations.
Authorise and process relevant documentation to permit activities to be undertaken, cancelled or completed.

Context of assessment
Assessment of competency, including attainment of relevant knowledge and skills may be made through practical demonstration in an on-the-job or off-the-job work environment or simulation of such an environment. Assessment may be carried out by day or night and in varied weather conditions, but must adhere to defined safety and regulatory guidelines.

Pre-requisites
This unit requires, as an entry, attainment of either Certificate III in Gas Operations, Certificate IV in Gas Operations or Diploma of Gas Operations. Entry may also be accepted from those with relevant diplomas of engineering and/or science. As such they would be expected to have sufficient underpinning knowledge and skills in mathematics and science which should accelerate their progress through this unit which leads to the Advanced Diploma in Gas Systems. However, should this not be the case a suitable bridging program is to form part of the entry requirement.
It is also recommended that assessment be conducted in combination with UTG NGS 603A, Manage workplace risk; UTG NGS 604A, Identify and facilitate environmental gas system compliance requirements

Knowledge and Skills
A knowledge of:
Project management and contract/contractor management: industrial awards and employee entitlements; work scheduling and resources management systems;
Relevant understanding of chemistry; relevant mathematical computations and engineering principles; appropriate environmental requirements; company standard operating procedures, site specific safety; construction principles and safety, legislation and safety requirements; emergency response systems;
The operating principles of the pipeline system; LPG supply logistics: design and operations of LPG processing/storage facilities and equipment: design and operation of LPG tankers: distribution logistics; correct waste management procedures; correct procedures for cathodic protection system installation and
adjustment.
The ability to:
Coordinate the work of others; communicate effectively; convene and chair meetings; prepare and present reports; identify workplace hazards; adhere to occupational health and safety, environmental and legislative requirements; make calculations for capacities, pressure ratings and structural dimensions; apply the permit to work system including types of permits and limitations; use emergency equipment including fire fighting equipment; correctly read and interpret plans, drawings; correctly read, analyse, interpret and record data.