Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare and plan for pigging and gas transmission pipeline
- Transmission pipeline pigging operation is prepared and confirmed as per the work schedule(s), including drawings, plans, requirements and established procedures
- Relevant requirements and established procedures for the work are communicated to all persons and identified for all work sites
- OHS, environmental and sustainable energy policies and procedures related to the launch and recovery of gas transmission pipeline PIG are identified and confirmed for the purposes of the work performed and communicated
- Work is prioritised and sequenced following consultation with others for completion within acceptable timeframes and in accordance with established procedures
- Risk control measures for identified hazards are prioritised, implemented and monitored against the work schedule
- Relevant work permits are obtained to access and perform work according to requirements and established procedures
- Resources including persons, equipment, tools and personal protective equipment required for the job are identified, scheduled and obtained and confirmed in working order
- Relevant persons at worksite are confirmed to be current in First Aid and other related work procedures according to requirements
- Liaison and communication issues with authorised persons, authorities, clients and land owners are resolved and activities coordinated to carry out work
- Site PIG, and pipeline is prepared according to the work schedule and to minimise risk and damage to property, commerce and individuals in accordance with established procedures
- Persons participating in the work, including plant operators and contractors are fully briefed and respective responsibilities confirmed where applicable in accordance with established procedures
- Road signs, barriers and warning devices are positioned in accordance with requirements
- Launch, and recover transmission pipeline PIG
- OHS policies and procedures and safe work practices are followed to eliminate or minimise incidents and hazards
- Lifting, climbing, working in confined spaces, excavations, trenches, or aloft, and use of power tools, techniques and practices are safely followed and currency according to requirements confirmed
- Essential Knowledge and Associated Skills is applied to the launch and recovery of a gas transmission pipeline PIG to ensure completion in an agreed timeframe and to quality standards with a minimum of waste according to requirements
- Performing the launch and recovery of gas transmission pipeline PIG is carried out in accordance with the work schedule and to established procedures
- Hazard warnings and safety signs are recognised and hazards are assessed and OHS risks are reported to the immediate authorised persons for directions according to established procedures
- Data/results from transmission pipeline pigging operations is gathered/retrieved and analysed to determine internal pipeline conditions in accordance with requirements and established procedures
- Tests and inspecting of the pipeline and pigging equipment is conducted in accordance with requirements and established procedures
- Unplanned events in the launch and recovery of a gas transmission pipeline PIG are undertaken with the scope of established procedures
- Known solutions to a variety of problems are applied using Essential Knowledge and Associated Skills
- Ongoing checks of quality of the work are undertaken in accordance with given instructions and established procedures
- Re-establish transmission pipeline to operational conditions and notify of completion of work
- Inspection of the received PIG is undertaken to determine the wear sustained to the PIG material is checked against works schedule for conformance with requirements, anomalies are reported in accordance with established procedures
- Accidents and injuries are reported in accordance with requirements and established procedures where applicable
- Waste materials are safely disposed of and the work site is rehabilitated, cleaned up and made safe in accordance with given instructions and established procedures
- Tools, equipment and any surplus resources and materials are, where appropriate, cleaned, checked and returned to storage in accordance with established procedures
- Relevant work permit(s) are signed off and equipment is returned to service in accordance with requirements
- Data is accurately recorded and work completion records, reports as modified drawings and documentation and information are finalised and processed and appropriate persons notified