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Coordinate permit process

Coordinate permit process

Unit of competency
National Code
MSAPMPER400A
State Code
W9044
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
30/04/2010
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
04/08/2014
Field of Education
091199 - Justice And Law Enforcement, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
04/08/2014
Nominal Hours
30
Description
This competency covers the issuing and auditing of any and all permits across multiple plant areas or an entire site. It is typically undertaken by a senior process technician. This may be a routine job, a role in part of a job or a temporary role in a shut down or similar.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Assess planned work for conflicts.
  • 1.1. Identify all planned work for a time period
  • 1.2. Determine the scope and HSE impacts of each planned job
  • 1.3. Confirm hazard analysis and controls for each planned job
  • 1.4. Compare hazard profiles for each planned job
  • 1.5. Identify conflicts between planned jobs
  • 1.6. Negotiate a solution between conflicts
  • 1.7. Communicate results of negotiations to relevant stakeholders.
2. Issue required permits.
  • 2.1. List those jobs which will be allowed to proceed in the time period
  • 2.2. Confirm hazard controls required for these jobs
  • 2.3. Identify jobs which have impacts across plant areas
  • 2.4. Ensure controls and communications are adequate
  • 2.5. Issue/cause to be issued required permits
  • 2.6. Report as required by procedures.
3. Audit live permits.
  • 3.1. Audit plant preparations
  • 3.2. Audit permit issuing process
  • 3.3. Check appropriate controls have been specified
  • 3.4. Audit handover/sign on process
  • 3.5. Audit work in progress for conformance to permit conditions
  • 3.6. Audit work completion and hand back/closing process
  • 3.7. Audit deisolation and return to work preparations
  • 3.8. Take immediate and appropriate action on any problems found
  • 3.9. Report on audit as required by procedures.
4. Audit past permits.
  • 4.1. Obtain relevant paper work
  • 4.2. Check for conformance to procedures
  • 4.3. Check for appropriateness of specified hazard controls
  • 4.4. Identify any non-conformance
  • 4.5. Identify systemic non-conformances
  • 4.6. Take any immediate action which is appropriate
  • 4.7. Report on audit as required by procedures.
5. Analyse audit findings.
  • 5.1. Identify improvements to the permit system
  • 5.2. Identify improvements to the implementation of the permit system
  • 5.3. Suggest improvements to the permit system as appropriate
  • 5.4. Suggests improvements to hazard analysis processes
  • 5.5. Suggest improvements to the plant preparation/return to operations processes
  • 5.6. Suggest improvements to hazard controls
  • 5.7. Suggest training required as appropriate
RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the Performance Criteria, is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs if the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.
Codes of practice/ standards
Where reference is made to industry codes of practice, and/or Australian/international standards, the latest version must be used.
Context
This competency covers the issue of any and all work permits. Permits are called clearances by some organisations. The types of permit include:
cold work
excavation
vehicle entry
minor repairs
working at heights
hot work
confined space
electrical
increased hazard
other relevant permits.
Requirements identified on the permit may include testing of atmospheric conditions, ventilation and control measures such as isolation, barriers, tag out/lockout signs, communications, incident response.
A 'competent person' is a person who has, through a combination of training, education or experience, acquired knowledge and skills enabling that person to correctly perform a specified task.
Safety structures and controls may include automatic plant shut down buttons, cords/lanyards, alarms, barriers, guards, earth leakage devices, tag out/lock out procedures, warning lights.
Live permits
Live permits applies to work currently being done
Past permits
Past permits applies to any permit which has been handed back/closed.
Audit permits
Auditing of permits includes all of:
selecting an individual permit and following it through
spot checking any aspect of permits
intensively checking one aspect of the process with all permits on issue
Health, safety and environment (HSE)
All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment requirements, which may be imposed through State or Federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence.
EVIDENCE GUIDE
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment
Assessment of this unit should demonstrate competence on actual plant and equipment in a work environment. The unit will be assessed in as holistic a manner as is practical and may be integrated with the assessment of other relevant units of competency. Assessment will occur over a range of situations which will include disruptions to normal, smooth operation.
Simulation may be required to allow for assessment of parts of this unit. Simulation should be based on the actual plant and will include walk throughs of the relevant competency components. Simulations may also include the use of case studies/scenarios and role plays.
This unit of competency requires a significant body of knowledge which will be assessed through questioning and the use of what if scenarios both on the plant (during demonstration of normal operations and walk throughs of abnormal operations) and off the plant.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Competence must be demonstrated in the ability to specify the requirements and then select the best solution to meet the necessary and desirable requirements.

Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment will require access to an operating plant over an extended period of time, or a suitable method of gathering evidence of operating ability over a range of situations. A bank of scenarios/case studies/what ifs will be required as will a bank of questions which will be used to probe the reasoning behind the observable actions.

Method of assessment
In all plants it may be appropriate to assess this unit concurrently with other relevant units.

Guidance information for assessment
Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the oracy, language and literacy capacity of the assessee and the work being performed.
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
AXO15 MSMPER400 Coordinate permit process Unit of competency