Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

UEPOPS328 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Undertake dam safety surveillance

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Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency UEPOPS328 - Undertake dam safety surveillance
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to conduct ongoing surveillance of water storage facilities to ensure structural integrity and water quality is maintained.Hydropowerrelies on water stored in dams to create electricity therefore, the structural integrity of dams is essential to the smooth operation of hydro power generation systems and plant. Competency in this unit requires the ability to plan and prepare for work, undertake dam safety surveillance, sample and record water quality and complete work. Individuals will, in general, work as an operator, in a power generation facility. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.Note: Workplace practiceThe application of the skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a licence or training permit to practice in the workplace where work is carried out on gas and electrical installations. Additional conditions may apply under state and territory legislative and regulatory licensing requirements.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Operations
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Complete work
  • Documentation is updated, in accordance with workplace procedures
  • Test equipment and tools are maintained and stored, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Plan and prepare for work
  • Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations, legislative requirements, industry standards, codes of practice, manufacturers' specifications, environmental obligations and workplace procedures are identified, applied and monitored
       
Element: Work requirements are identified from work order and are confirmed with appropriate personnel or by site inspection, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Resources are obtained and inspected for compliance, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Potential hazards are identified and risk control measures are selected and implemented, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Work is sequenced and prioritised, in accordance with workplace procedures and site requirements
       
Element: Conduct dam safety surveillance
  • Surveillance of dam structures is conducted, in accordance with workplace procedures and guidelines
       
Element: Recordings of dam leakage are reported to appropriate personnel and external authorities, in accordance with workplace procedures and legislative requirements
       
Element: Special inspections are undertaken following abnormal dam events, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Sample and record water quality
  • Water samples are collected using appropriate equipment and techniques, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Water testing is performed using laboratory or field equipment, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Water test results are recorded and abnormal results are communicated to appropriate personnel, in accordance with workplace procedures
  • Documentation is updated, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Test equipment and tools are maintained and stored, in accordance with workplace procedures
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Documentation is updated, in accordance with workplace procedures 
Test equipment and tools are maintained and stored, in accordance with workplace procedures 
Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations, legislative requirements, industry standards, codes of practice, manufacturers' specifications, environmental obligations and workplace procedures are identified, applied and monitored 
 
 
 
 
Surveillance of dam structures is conducted, in accordance with workplace procedures and guidelines 
 
 
Water samples are collected using appropriate equipment and techniques, in accordance with workplace procedures 
 
Documentation is updated, in accordance with workplace procedures 
 

Forms

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