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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to setup and configure HMI and industrial networks
  2. Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) processes and workplace procedures for the control system are identified, obtained and applied
  3. Control apparatus and interconnecting components required for control system are arranged and determined from job specifications and in accordance with process control systems and relevant industry standards
  4. Setup and configure HMI and industrial networks
  5. Control apparatus is selected in accordance with compatibility with process parameters, control requirements and relevant environmental conditions
  6. Specified apparatus ingress protection (IP) rating is sought from manufacturer specifications, as required
  7. Control valves are selected in accordance with percentage travel flow and loop-and-process characteristics, optimum size, range ability, ability to cope with process pressures and relevant environmental conditions
  8. Select interconnecting cabling and tubing/piping
  9. Tubing/piping and accessories are sized to capacity and pressure requirements in accordance with job specifications
  10. Route lengths of cable and tubing/piping are determined from site drawings in accordance with job specifications
  11. Process control system is arranged and specifications for all selected items are documented in accordance with workplace procedures and forwarded to relevant person/s

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least two separate occasions and include:

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including

using risk control measures

comparing process parameters and control requirements with the control apparatus

determining control apparatus and interconnecting components required for control system

determining the scope of the control system

documenting control system arrangement and specifications for items selected

preparing to set up and configure human-machine interface (HMI) and industrial networks

seeking specified apparatus ingress protection (IP) rating from manufacturer specifications

selecting control valve in accordance with workplace procedures and relevant industry standards

selecting interconnecting cabling and tubing/piping

setting up and configuring HMI and industrial networks.


Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

analogue and digital signals

distributive control principles (DCS)

purpose and application of control system networks

relevant apparatus IP rating

relevant HMI and industrial networks

relevant industry process control systems

relevant interconnecting cabling and tubing/piping

relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes

relevant manufacturer specifications and operating instructions

relevant process parameters and control requirements

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace documentation

relevant workplace instructions, policies and procedures

telemetry components

telemetry installation

telemetry overview

telemetry systems.