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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to maintain and repair remote area power generation facilities
   • Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements for a remote area power generation facility are identified and applied in accordance with workplace routines and procedures
2. Risks are identified, assessed and control measures applied in accordance with workplace procedures prior to commencing work
3. Risks/hazards are identified, assessed, reported to relevant person/s and control measures implemented
4. Nature and location of remote area power station facility is obtained from documentation or from relevant person/s to determine the scope of work
5. Advice on coordinating work with others and the local community is obtained from relevant person/s and applied
6. Sources of materials required for work are identified and accessed in accordance with workplace routines and procedures
7. Tools, equipment and testing devices required for work are obtained and checked for correct operation and safety
8. Maintain and repair remote area power generation facilities
   • Workplace risk control measures and procedures are applied
9. Circuits/machines/plant are isolated in accordance with WHS/OHS requirements and workplace procedures
10. Inspection repairs, replacements and/or adjustments are completed on items listed in the maintenance schedule and in accordance with workplace procedures
11. Fuel, coolant, oil and other fluid spills are cleaned and area made safe in accordance with workplace procedures
12. Batteries are serviced and/or replaced as specified in the maintenance schedule and in accordance with workplace procedures
13. Consumables are removed and disposed of in accordance with environmentally safe procedures
14. Non-routine events are referred to relevant person/s for directions in accordance with workplace procedures
15. Quality checks are conducted in accordance with instructions and workplace procedures
16. Report maintenance and repair of remote area power generation facilities
    • Workplace risk control measures and procedures are applied
17. Maintenance issues beyond the scope of work are referred to relevant person/s in accordance with workplace procedures
18. Work completed is reported to relevant person/s in accordance with maintenance reporting and workplace procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

understanding the location and nature of the work required applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures and practices, including the use of risk control measures determining scope of work from documentation and/or relevant person/s identifying and accessing materials, tools, equipment and testing devices coordinating work with relevant person/s checking isolation of circuits/machines/systems correctly inspecting, repairing, replacing and adjusting items listed in the maintenance schedule maintaining and repairing remote area power generation facilities servicing batteries and battery packs in a community power station cleaning fluid spills appropriately removing and disposing of consumable following environmentally safe procedures conducting quality checks dealing with unplanned events applying environmentally safe work practices completing relevant documentation/reporting.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

remote area essential services power plant, including: minor service and maintenance procedures of diesel-powered generation equipment in accordance with a prepared schedule encompassing: types and grades of inspections, repairs, replacement and/or adjustments under a maintenance schedule: replacement items/materials, including engine oil, oil filters, fuel filters, engine coolant system filters, air cleaners and fan belts inspection and repair items, including leakages from fuel system, coolant system and lubricating oil system cleaning of fluid spills environmentally safe procedures for removal and disposal of consumables servicing batteries and battery packs in a community power station in accordance with the prepared maintenance schedule encompassing: hazards associated with batteries types of batteries and their application in a community power station (starting battery set and switchboard (nicad) batteries) battery maintenance techniques schedule regular servicing and maintenance encompassing: engine oil and filter changes fuel filters coolant filters water trap devices drive belt (condition/adjustment) valve adjustments (if applicable) major and minor mechanical servicing by outside agents air cleaner (both dry paper and oil bath types) relevant manufacturer specifications relevant safe work method statements (SWMS)/job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements relevant workplace documentation relevant workplace policies and procedures.

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