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

UEPOPS409 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Start up a boiler unit

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency UEPOPS409 - Start up a boiler unit
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to establish combustion in a boiler through to a stage at which combustion support energy is no longer necessary.Aboileris a closed vessel in which water, under pressure, is converted into steam. Combustion is an important key to boiler operations; it occurs when oxygen combines with an element or compound to release heat.Competency in this unit requires the ability to plan and prepare boiler unit start up, conduct boiler unit boiler unit start up, test and analyse boiler unit system faults and complete documentation. Individuals will, in general, work under supervision, in a power generation facility as an operator.Power generation plant operators are typically trained and authorised to isolate, prepare plant and issue permits to work.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
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PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Plan and prepare boiler unit start upwork
  • Safety issues are identified in accordance with Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations and workplace procedures
       
Element: Work requirements are identified from appropriate personnel and documentation, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Preoperational checks are carried out on boiler unit plant, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and workplace procedures and site requirements
       
Element: Conduct boiler unit start up
  • Boiler auxiliary systems are started up to support boiler unit start up, in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and workplace procedures
       
Element: Pre-light up conditions for boiler unit are established, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Combustion is established with fuel consumption kept at minimum levels, in accordance with workplace procedures and manufacturers' recommendations
       
Element: Fuel, air and feed water flows are adjusted, in accordance with workplace procedures, to achieve required steam conditions and demand
       
Element: Boiler unit plant is operated within limits of its' design, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Boiler unit plant is monitored, in accordance with workplace procedures, to detect deviations from required operating conditions
       
Element: Corrective actions are taken to rectify boiler unit abnormalities, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and workplace procedures
       
Element: Test boiler unitplant operation
  • Tests are performed, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Power generation system and boiler unit plant is observed, in accordance with workplace procedures, for correct operational response
       
Element: Corrective action is taken, in accordance with workplace procedures, when response does not meet documentation, plant integrity or personnel safety requirements
       
Element: Boiler unit plant is returned to required operational status upon completion of testing, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Analyse system faultsduring boiler unit start up
  • Causes of abnormal boiler unit plant operating conditions are identified, in accordance with workplace procedures, by analysing technical and operational information
       
Element: Corrective action is taken, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Boiler unit plant integrity and personnel safety is maintained, in accordance with workplace procedures and through consultation with appropriate personnel and technical and operational documentation
       
Element: Appropriate personnel are notified, in accordance with workplace procedures, when defects are detected
       
Element: Complete documentation
  • Boiler unit plant problems, movements, and status are reported, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Documentation is updated, 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.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Safety issues are identified in accordance with Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations and workplace procedures 
 
 
Boiler auxiliary systems are started up to support boiler unit start up, in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and workplace procedures 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tests are performed, in accordance with workplace procedures 
 
 
 
Causes of abnormal boiler unit plant operating conditions are identified, in accordance with workplace procedures, by analysing technical and operational information 
 
 
 
Boiler unit plant problems, movements, and status are reported, in accordance with workplace procedures 
 

Forms

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