Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant
Field: Operations
Equivalencies: N/A
Statutory requirements may include occupational health and safety legislation, environmental legislation, standards or codes of practice
Resource documentation may include operating and maintenance manuals, power plant strategies, national and/or international standards, condition monitoring, plant statistics and reports
Risk analysis may apply to power generation plant, support equipment or processes found at power generation sites
Risk analysis may include power plant production loss, personnel safety, loss of generation, environmental impact and commercial risk
Personnel may include those from various functional areas

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
Plant operating parameters
Risk management principles and techniques
Generating plant and processes
Production plant and generation loss monitoring and analysis
Identification and implementing of recommendations
Context of assessment
Competency Standards should be assessed on site or in a simulated work environment under the normal range of workplace conditions
Assessment of this unit will be supported with documentary evidence, by means of endorsement stating type and work
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; Plant status; Plant operating parameters; Environmental awareness and procedures; Relevant plant and equipment; Location of relevant plant and equipment; Enterprise recording procedures; Power generation plant and processes; Plant or equipment design; Effects of operating outside design limits; Communication principles; Risk management principles; Problem solving; Human resource management principles
The ability to:
Apply relevant occupational health and safety regulations; Apply relevant statutory legislation; Apply enterprise recording procedures; Locate relevant plant and equipment; Identify plant status; Communicate effectively; Solve problems; Manage human resources; Apply risk management principles; Apply data analysis techniques and tools.