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Control the process during abnormal situations

Control the process during abnormal situations

Unit of competency
National Code
PMAOPS505
State Code
AXM76
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
02/06/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
05/08/2016
Field of Education
030717 - Plant And Machine Operations
Original Release Date
05/08/2016
Nominal Hours
80
Description
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to control a process during abnormal or declared incident situations to prevent or avoid an emergency and restore the plant/process to a stable condition.This unit of competency applies to senior technicians or those in similar roles who are required to apply in-depth knowledge of process and plant operations and problem solving in order to clarify the situation, prioritise the responses and actions, organise and direct the operations team, review the situation and respond to any changes, and communicate with all relevant stakeholders.This person may, or may not be ‘hands on’ with the control panel during this abnormal situation, but will take control and direct the response to the abnormal situation. The person will often be a shift supervisor or similar.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Identify the abnormal situation
  • 1.1 Identify the state of the plant/process
  • 1.2 Gather available information on the plant/process with particular focus on trends and rates of change
  • 1.3 Verify and confirm situation with other technicians in the area and any upstream or downstream units
2 Respond appropriately
  • 2.1 Apply immediate actions to respond to the abnormal situation to bring the plant/process to a safer state
  • 2.2 Decide whether to continue operations, shutdown or abandon
  • 2.3 Keep in contact with other technicians in the area
3 Review and respond to changes
  • 3.1 Review the situation, gather data on the state of the plant/process and the trends and rates of change
  • 3.2 Make changes to the state of the plant/process to keep parameters within limits
  • 3.3 Rectify or initiate procedures to rectify any faults or adjustments to secure the safe operation of the plant/process
  • 3.4 Review the state of the recovery, making adjustments as required
  • 3.5 Keep all other stakeholders informed of progress
  • 3.6 When plant is restored to stable conditions, continue to monitor the situation
4 Document abnormal situation and response
  • 4.1 Complete all logs and workplace documentation relating to the abnormal situation, ensuring all details, actions and responses are accurately recorded
  • 4.2 Record any further ongoing production problems and report to appropriate persons or authority
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
W8895 PMAOPS505A Control the process during abnormal situations Unit of competency