10) This relates to the unit of competency as a whole providing the range of contexts and conditions to which the Performance Criteria apply. It allows for different work environments and situations that will affect performance. Systems, plant equipment and/or machinery to be operated and monitored may include electrical supply switchboard(s) and transformers, fixed coal handling plant and equipment, mobile coal plant machinery, relocating plant and equipment (stockpile), fire services system, dust suppression system, supervisory, alarm and control equipment Types of contamination may include coal (outside specifications), wood, steel, brattice, rock and water. Safety standards may include relevant sections of Occupational Health and Safety legislation, enterprise safety rules, relevant state and federal legislation, national standards for plant. Site hazards may include power lines, trees, overhead service lines, other equipment; earthworks, obstructions, underground services, bridges, facilities and dangerous materials Information and documentation sources may include verbal or written communications; enterprise safety rules documentation/form(s); equipment and alarm manuals; dedicated computer equipment; standing enterprise/site and operating instructions; enterprise/site log books; equipment manufacturer operation and maintenance manuals and statutory body license documentation. Technical and operational indicators may include stimuli (audio, smell, touch, visual), remote or local indicators and recorders and alarms (visible and or audible). Communications may be by means of telephone, two way radio, pager, public address system, facsimile, computer (electronic mail), operating logs (written or verbal), whistle or hand signals and operating plan. Tests may include alarm and protection tests, performance tests, stand-by plant tests and post maintenance operating tests. Appropriate personnel for consultation, and for giving or receiving direction may include supervisor/team leader or equivalent, technical and engineering officers or equivalent, maintenance staff, contractor personnel, other production staff, mine staff (coal suppliers where relevant) and coal handlers. Test, fault finding and operating tools may include hand tools and basic electronic testing equipment. Operating environment may be remote from plant and equipment being operated, (operation is assisted by remote indicators of plant status and other parameters monitored), during inclement or otherwise harsh weather conditions, in wet/noisy/dusty areas or during night periods. Faults and abnormal operating conditions may include motor/pump/actuator/valve/ dampers failure/malfunction, control equipment failure/malfunctions, loss of electrical supply to plant and equipment, loss of conveyors/restricted availability, loss of, or restricted availability of, mobile plant and wet weather operation. Generic terms are used throughout this Training Package for vocational standard shall be regarded as part of the Range Statement in which competency is demonstrated. The definition of these and other terms are given in Section 2.1 Preliminary Information and Glossaries |