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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify information need/deficiency
   • Identify the need for documentation in accordance with company requirements
   • Evaluate current documentation where existent
   • Define information need/deficiency
   • Discuss information requirements with appropriate personnel
2. Develop plant documentation
   • Specify information need and set/prioritise objectives
   • Analyse existing documentation/records in accordance with specified requirements
   • Source information and determine operating principles, best practice and other content as required.
   • Develop/amend documentation as a draft in accordance with specifications to standard format
   • Issue documentation to appropriate personnel for review
   • Edit documentation and amend in accordance with review requirements
   • Complete documentation to satisfy the initial identified need/deficiency
3. Communicate changes to plant documentation
   • Explain and communicate documentation to all relevant personnel
   • Distribute documentation to all appropriate personnel
   • Evaluate implementation of documentation
   • Amend documents, if required

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.
Regulatory framework	The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and Australian/international standards, or the version specified by the local regulatory authority, must be used, and include one or more of the following: legislative requirements, including work health and safety (WHS) industry codes of practice and guidelines environmental regulations and guidelines Australian and other standards licence and certification requirements
Procedures	All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures. Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, include one or more of the following: emergency procedures work instructions standard operating procedures (SOPs) safe work method statements (SWMS) formulas/recipes batch sheets temporary instructions any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant
Plant documentation	Plant documentation to be developed/amended includes one or more of the following: operating procedures work instructions incident procedures operating manuals quality manuals and procedures training program contents/materials

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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 to:

review and interpret a range of relevant sources of information and select relevant content

communicate and consult effectively with all stakeholders

clearly convey complex/technical information in writing

use language, structures and formats that are appropriate to information needs, the reader and organisation requirements.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

principles of operation of plant/equipment

process-specific science (e.g. physics, chemistry and biochemistry) and mathematics

organisation procedures, including those covering:

information systems

data management

quality

safety, emergency and hazard control

policy/procedure development

document control and approvals

style guides and standards for documentation

use of internet

relevant standard operating procedures

standard codes of practice relevant to developing plant documentation

sources of information, including:

manufacturing specifications

product specifications

company policies and procedures

customer requirements

industry/work place codes of practice

state/territory work health and safety (WHS) legislation and regulations

ISO and other industry standards and regulations

industry associations, networks and professional bodies.

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