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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for operation
   • Review operational order and where required check with appropriate personnel.
   • Select appropriate personal protective equipment and check for operational effectiveness.
   • Identify and set quantity of energy to be generated for allocated process.
   • Plan heat generation in line with work order.
2. Operate and monitor heat plant
   • Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices.
   • Complete pre-operational safety and pre start-up checks to ensure operational effectiveness.
   • Start plant and bring safely on line; communicate recent performance to appropriate personnel.
   • Assess continued operation of heat plant against pre-operational checks, maintenance requirements and operating conditions.
   • Monitor heat plant operation, diagnose status and adjust to maintain safe and efficient operation.
   • Follow emergency shutdown procedures in cases of fire.
   • Complete operating log, record fuel efficiency and report to appropriate personnel.
3. Shut down and store heat plant
   • Follow organisational safety procedures to shut down equipment.
   • Remove or replace valves and fittings in line with organisational safety procedures if required
   • Maintain cleanliness of heat plant and plant room in line with environmental protection practices
   • Select storage mode and store heat plant in line with organisational safety procedures.
   • Record and report and equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel.

Range Statement

Not Applicable

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Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. If a specific volume or frequency is not stated below, then evidence must be provided that the following requirements have been performed on at least one occasion:

operate a heat plant, in line with operating orders for each period prescribing different energy generation requirements

after the above jobs:

complete operating logs and fuel efficiency records

maintain cleanliness of plant and plant room.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

environmental protection practices for heat plant operations:

cleaning plant, tools and equipment

disposing of hazardous substances

characteristics and dangers of heat and energy generated by heat plants

purpose, features and operation of energy generating heat plants

processes for heat plant startup, shutdown, cleaning and storage

range of data used to evaluate heat plant performance:

heat levels

pressure levels

energy generation levels

heat build-up

system overload information

monitor fuel usage

past performance records

methods used to:

remove valves and fittings

clean plant and plant room

organisational procedures specific to operating heat plants:

workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on equipment lock out and use of personal protective equipment

communication reporting lines

recording and reporting operating logs, fuel efficiency records, equipment faults and maintenance requirements.

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