This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to set up an industrial field control device.

It includes identifying, setting up, testing and documenting industrial field control device. It also includes following design briefs, operating principles, interpreting device specifications, following manufacturer specifications and testing device operation parameters.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Identify industrial field control device

1.1

Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures are identified and applied

1.2

Hazards are identified, risks are assessed, and control measures implemented

1.3

Industrial field control devices are determined from control system specifications and consultation with relevant person/s

1.4

Work activities are planned to meet scheduled timelines in consultation with relevant person/s

1.5

Tools, equipment and testing devices required for work are obtained in accordance with workplace procedures and checked for correct operation and safety

2

Set up industrial field control device

2.1

WHS/OHS risk control measures and workplace procedures for carrying out the work are followed

2.2

Industrial field control devices are set up and operated in accordance with manufacturer instructions

2.3

Industrial field control devices are positioned and adjusted in accordance with operating principles manufacturer instructions

2.4

Unplanned situations are responded to in accordance with workplace procedures in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment

2.5

Industrial field control devices are set up using sustainable energy principles without waste of materials, damaging apparatus, surrounding environments or services in accordance with workplace procedures

3

Test and document set-up of industrial field control device

3.1

WHS/OHS risk control measures and workplace procedures for carrying out the work are followed

3.2

Operating anomalies are identified and corrected in accordance with workplace procedures

3.3

Work completion is documented in accordance with workplace procedures

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 implementing risk control measures

applying sustainable energy principles and practices

complying with scheduled timeframes

dealing with unplanned events/situations in accordance with workplace procedures in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment

documenting field control device set-up in accordance workplace procedures

identifying field control devices to be set up

positioning and adjusting devices in accordance with manufacturer operating instructions and system requirements

preparing and setting up industrial field control devices

testing and documenting setting up of industrial field control devices

testing field devices and making final adjustments to correct anomalies.

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:

industrial processes and the terminology used in measurement, including:

forms of energy

general classification of transducers

measurement technology

static accuracy

devices used in optoelectronic systems, including:

physics of light

spectral response

photometry

light sources and detectors

lens and mirror theory

optoelectronic systems and photoelectric switches

optoelectronic circuits

the laser

temperature detection and measurement and their circuit configurations, including:

introduction to temperature sensing

bimetallic and filled thermal sensors

thermocouples, resistance temperature detectors, thermistors, solid state temperature, sensors, integrated circuit temperature sensors and phrometers

control circuits using temperature detectors

measurement of pressure, flow and chemical, including:

diaphragm, bellows and venturi

strain gauges and load cells

ultrasonic and magnetic flowmeters

measurement technology and accuracy

viscosity, humidity and pH

linear, angular and rotary motion detection, including:

linear motion sensors

angular and rotary motion sensors

shaft angle encoders

linear encoders

tachometers

accelerometer and vibrometer

proximity and level detection, including:

mechanical

ultrasonics

microwave

passive infrared

nucleonics

capacitive and inductive proximity

industrial field control devices set-up, operation, positioning and adjustment

relevant job safety assessments, including risk control measures

relevant manufacturer specifications

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace documentation

relevant workplace policies and procedures

sustainable energy principles and practices.

As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or other simulations

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) currently used in industry

applicable documentation, including workplace procedures, equipment specifications, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

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.

Setting up industrial field control devices must include at least four of the following:

measurement/detection of flow

temperature

pressure

density

weight

level

smoke

motion

Electrotechnology

Instrumentation & Control