Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant
Field: Operations
Equivalencies: This unit of competence incorporates parts of units 7.24a and 7.25a of
The National Metal and Engineering Competency Standards
Systems, plant and/or equipment may include electrical supply switchboard(s) and transformers; electrical motors; valves, actuators and dampers (electric, hydraulic, pneumatic, manual); supervisory, protection, alarm and control equipment; dams de-sanding chambers canals and pipelines; lime softening plant; acid cleaning equipment; chemical storage vessels; pressure vessels; water clarifying plant; water filtering plant; cation and anion exchangers; degassers; mixed bed exchangers; compressors and pumps; trash screens; flock level control and caustic cleaning
Safety standards may include relevant sections of occupational health and safety legislation, enterprise safety rules, relevant state and federal legislation, national standards for plant
Information and documentation sources may include verbal and written communications, enterprise/site safety rules documentation/forms, enterprise/site standing and operating instructions, enterprise/site log book,manufacturer's operation and maintenance manuals, dedicated computer equipment and equipment and alarm manuals
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, , pager, public address system, 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 system control personnel or equivalent, technical and engineering officers or equivalent, contractor and specialist personnel, maintenance staff and power plant operations personnel
Test, fault finding and operating tools may include hand and power tools and control system 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/ damper failure/malfunction, control equipment failure/malfunctions, loss of electrical supply to plant and equipment, process chemical limits exceeded, process chemicals leaks/spillages, loss of resin, high filter/strainer differential pressure and conductivity/silica limitations

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 water treatment plant
Operationally testing plant
Analysing plant faults
Monitoring plant operation
Material safe data sheets
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 motorperformance; Basic pump and compressor performance; Valve, damper and actuator types and characteristics; Process chemicals used, their properties, handling and spillage clean-up procedures; Material safe handling data sheets; Introduction to powerproduction plant; Typical arrangements of power production plant; Mathematics; Mechanics; Properties of matter; Lubrication and bearings; Compressors; Feedwater treatment; Pumps; Liquid pumping systems; Power plant cycle; General responsibilities for power production plant operations; Steam power plant boiler water and steam systems; Condensate and feedwater systems; Feedwater heating and drainage systems; Circulating water system; Condenser systems; Electrical principles; Transformers; Electric motors; Switchgear; Electrical protection; Schematic diagrams; Auxiliary supply systems; Safe operating principles
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 water treatment 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.