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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Define sustainability issues for work area
  2. Assess current maintenance practice for sustainability implications
  3. Implement the sustainable maintenance strategy and practices for the work area

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Interactions with the environment include one or more of

drawing physical resources from the environment

releasing materials to the environment (e.g. emissions)

drawing energy from/releasing energy to the environment.

Environmental sensitivities include one or more of

fragile areas and rare or threatened species

heritage or culturally sensitive issues

hazardous emissions

real or perceived overuse of scarce resources

regulated emissions or other regulatory issues

noise

community perceptions or other issues.

Sustainability issues need to reduce the carbon footprint of product and process through reduction in use of one or more of

energy

water

raw materials

emissions

embedded carbon in transport, storage, rework and errors, and inefficient processes and design.

Sustainability related issues include one or more of

current and future availability of raw materials

current and future availability of energy

extent and type of waste generation and disposal

efficiency of process in terms of consumption of materials and energy regarded as in short supply or which are regarded as environmentally sensitive

the extent to which the production process, product and waste affects the environment

relationship with the local and broader community, (e.g. effect of operations on aesthetic appearance, preservation of heritage, and proximity to schools and religious facilities)

extent of regulatory oversight and extent and cost of compliance.

Procedures (written, verbal, visual, computer based, etc.) include one or any combination of

work instructions

standard operating procedures

safe work method statements

formulas/recipes

batch sheets

temporary instructions

any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant.

Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) includes one or more factors where

availability takes into account losses due to breakdown, set-up and adjustments

performance takes into account losses due to minor stoppages, reduced speed and idling

quality rate takes into account the losses due to rejects, reworks and start-up waste.

Maintenance practices that impact sustainability include one or more of

increased inspection frequency of equipment above minimum requirements

lubrication and filter changeovers above minimum requirements in order to achieve higher environmental performance

replacement at set intervals to eliminate/reduce breakdowns

duplicate circuits

remote monitoring

increased training of operators in equipment monitoring and minor maintenance.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include the ability, for one or more work area, to:

identify key features of maintenance strategies, including breakdown maintenance, TPM, RCM and OEE

identify current maintenance strategies and practices in a work area

analyse work area maintenance strategies and practices for sustainability related implications

develop and implement sustainability improvements.

Knowledge Evidence

Must provide evidence that demonstrates knowledge relevant to their job role sufficient to fulfil their job role independently, including:

requirements of the proactive maintenance strategy being implemented

principles of operation of the equipment/plant

likely abilities of operations personnel with regard to inspections and servicing

maintenance procedures relevant to jobs, equipment and processes

methods of making/recommending improvements

environmental impacts of materials and energy used/emitted

environmental sensitivities of all areas impacted by the work/process area (and related areas where impact spreads beyond immediate area, e.g. by loss of containment)

root cause analysis and problem solving

mitigation strategies as relevant to work/process area

sustainability issues relevant to the work/process area.