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Evidence Guide: PMAOPS224 - Provide fluids for utilities and support

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PMAOPS224 - Provide fluids for utilities and support

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Prepare for work

  1. Receive and give shift handover
  2. Identify work requirements
  3. Identify and control hazards
  4. Coordinate with appropriate personnel
  5. Check for recent work undertaken on plant item
  6. Note any outstanding/incomplete work
  7. Check operational status of plant item
Receive and give shift handover

Completed
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Identify work requirements

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Identify and control hazards

Completed
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Coordinate with appropriate personnel

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check for recent work undertaken on plant item

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note any outstanding/incomplete work

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check operational status of plant item

Completed
Date:

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Monitor utility and support fluid equipment

  1. Determine the required levels of demand for support or utility fluids from a knowledge of the plant/site's process control systems or equipment
  2. Monitor process equipment and systems, such as compressors, pumps, receivers and distribution systems, to meet and maintain the facility utility service requirements
  3. Monitor and manually adjust flow or ensure correct operation of automatic control valves to control the flow of fluids into the plant/site's process systems and equipment
  4. Monitor quality of fluids and ensure that they remain within specifications, e.g. quality and consistency
  5. Complete routine checks, logs and paperwork taking action on unexpected readings
Determine the required levels of demand for support or utility fluids from a knowledge of the plant/site's process control systems or equipment

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor process equipment and systems, such as compressors, pumps, receivers and distribution systems, to meet and maintain the facility utility service requirements

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor and manually adjust flow or ensure correct operation of automatic control valves to control the flow of fluids into the plant/site's process systems and equipment

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor quality of fluids and ensure that they remain within specifications, e.g. quality and consistency

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete routine checks, logs and paperwork taking action on unexpected readings

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify need for maintenance

  1. Monitor service records to assist with programmed maintenance scheduling
  2. Monitor equipment for evidence of maintenance needs outside programmed maintenance
  3. Advise other site personnel of the need to take equipment off-line for maintenance action
  4. Identify back-up or auxiliary equipment (where provided) to facilitate maintenance of fluid supplies within the facility
  5. Ensure equipment can be safely taken off-line for maintenance
Monitor service records to assist with programmed maintenance scheduling

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor equipment for evidence of maintenance needs outside programmed maintenance

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advise other site personnel of the need to take equipment off-line for maintenance action

Completed
Date:

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Identify back-up or auxiliary equipment (where provided) to facilitate maintenance of fluid supplies within the facility

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ensure equipment can be safely taken off-line for maintenance

Completed
Date:

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Isolate and de-isolate equipment

  1. Complete any required pre-start checks, ensuring valves, inlets and outlets are in correct positions
  2. Start up/shut down/changeover equipment according to type and duty in liaison with other personnel
  3. Isolate plant
  4. Make safe for required work
  5. Check plant is ready to be returned to service
  6. De-isolate and prepare plant for return to service
Complete any required pre-start checks, ensuring valves, inlets and outlets are in correct positions

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start up/shut down/changeover equipment according to type and duty in liaison with other personnel

Completed
Date:

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Isolate plant

Completed
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Make safe for required work

Completed
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Check plant is ready to be returned to service

Completed
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De-isolate and prepare plant for return to service

Completed
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Respond to emergencies

  1. Identify critical out-of-specification performance of equipment and contact appropriate personnel
  2. Respond to an emergency situation according to procedures
  3. Shut down, under instruction, any equipment and associated equipment affected by the emergency situation
  4. Implement any back-up procedures to ensure the ongoing supply of critical fluids to the remainder of the facility
  5. Ensure all safety procedures are fully complied with
Identify critical out-of-specification performance of equipment and contact appropriate personnel

Completed
Date:

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Respond to an emergency situation according to procedures

Completed
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Shut down, under instruction, any equipment and associated equipment affected by the emergency situation

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Implement any back-up procedures to ensure the ongoing supply of critical fluids to the remainder of the facility

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ensure all safety procedures are fully complied with

Completed
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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1

Prepare for work

1.1

Receive and give shift handover

1.2

Identify work requirements

1.3

Identify and control hazards

1.4

Coordinate with appropriate personnel

1.5

Check for recent work undertaken on plant item

1.6

Note any outstanding/incomplete work

1.7

Check operational status of plant item

2

Monitor utility and support fluid equipment

2.1

Determine the required levels of demand for support or utility fluids from a knowledge of the plant/site's process control systems or equipment

2.2

Monitor process equipment and systems, such as compressors, pumps, receivers and distribution systems, to meet and maintain the facility utility service requirements

2.3

Monitor and manually adjust flow or ensure correct operation of automatic control valves to control the flow of fluids into the plant/site's process systems and equipment

2.4

Monitor quality of fluids and ensure that they remain within specifications, e.g. quality and consistency

2.5

Complete routine checks, logs and paperwork taking action on unexpected readings

3

Identify need for maintenance

3.1

Monitor service records to assist with programmed maintenance scheduling

3.2

Monitor equipment for evidence of maintenance needs outside programmed maintenance

3.3

Advise other site personnel of the need to take equipment off-line for maintenance action

3.4

Identify back-up or auxiliary equipment (where provided) to facilitate maintenance of fluid supplies within the facility

3.5

Ensure equipment can be safely taken off-line for maintenance

4

Isolate and de-isolate equipment

4.1

Complete any required pre-start checks, ensuring valves, inlets and outlets are in correct positions

4.2

Start up/shut down/changeover equipment according to type and duty in liaison with other personnel

4.3

Isolate plant

4.4

Make safe for required work

4.5

Check plant is ready to be returned to service

4.6

De-isolate and prepare plant for return to service

5

Respond to emergencies

5.1

Identify critical out-of-specification performance of equipment and contact appropriate personnel

5.2

Respond to an emergency situation according to procedures

5.3

Shut down, under instruction, any equipment and associated equipment affected by the emergency situation

5.4

Implement any back-up procedures to ensure the ongoing supply of critical fluids to the remainder of the facility

5.5

Ensure all safety procedures are fully complied with

Required Skills and Knowledge

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1

Prepare for work

1.1

Receive and give shift handover

1.2

Identify work requirements

1.3

Identify and control hazards

1.4

Coordinate with appropriate personnel

1.5

Check for recent work undertaken on plant item

1.6

Note any outstanding/incomplete work

1.7

Check operational status of plant item

2

Monitor utility and support fluid equipment

2.1

Determine the required levels of demand for support or utility fluids from a knowledge of the plant/site's process control systems or equipment

2.2

Monitor process equipment and systems, such as compressors, pumps, receivers and distribution systems, to meet and maintain the facility utility service requirements

2.3

Monitor and manually adjust flow or ensure correct operation of automatic control valves to control the flow of fluids into the plant/site's process systems and equipment

2.4

Monitor quality of fluids and ensure that they remain within specifications, e.g. quality and consistency

2.5

Complete routine checks, logs and paperwork taking action on unexpected readings

3

Identify need for maintenance

3.1

Monitor service records to assist with programmed maintenance scheduling

3.2

Monitor equipment for evidence of maintenance needs outside programmed maintenance

3.3

Advise other site personnel of the need to take equipment off-line for maintenance action

3.4

Identify back-up or auxiliary equipment (where provided) to facilitate maintenance of fluid supplies within the facility

3.5

Ensure equipment can be safely taken off-line for maintenance

4

Isolate and de-isolate equipment

4.1

Complete any required pre-start checks, ensuring valves, inlets and outlets are in correct positions

4.2

Start up/shut down/changeover equipment according to type and duty in liaison with other personnel

4.3

Isolate plant

4.4

Make safe for required work

4.5

Check plant is ready to be returned to service

4.6

De-isolate and prepare plant for return to service

5

Respond to emergencies

5.1

Identify critical out-of-specification performance of equipment and contact appropriate personnel

5.2

Respond to an emergency situation according to procedures

5.3

Shut down, under instruction, any equipment and associated equipment affected by the emergency situation

5.4

Implement any back-up procedures to ensure the ongoing supply of critical fluids to the remainder of the facility

5.5

Ensure all safety procedures are fully complied with

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

start up and shut down fluid supply system

monitor and operate equipment to meet specifications and demand

identify need for maintenance and prepare equipment for maintenance

identify critical issues and apply emergency procedures

recognise early warning signs of equipment/processes needing attention or with potential problems

determine the most likely cause of routine problems

take action to ensure a timely return to full performance

isolate and de-isolate equipment

identify hazards and apply hazard control procedures

distinguish between causes of problems/alarm/fault indications, including:

instrument failure/malfunction

electrical failure/malfunction

mechanical failure/malfunction

product parameters (temperature, flows, pressure and levels).

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

all items on a schematic of the system and the function of each

principles of equipment operation

physics and chemistry relevant to the utility and its use

emergency back-up systems

process control systems and instrumentation

the differences between high pressure and low pressure systems

process parameters and limits, e.g. temperature, pressure, flow and pH

routine problems, faults and their resolution

relevant alarms and actions

correct methods of starting, stopping, operating and controlling process

hierarchy of control

hazards that may arise in the job/work environment, and:

their possible causes

potential consequences

appropriate risk controls.

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Regulatory framework

The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and Australian/international standards, or the version specified by the local regulatory authority, must be used, and include one or more of the following:

legislative requirements, including work health and safety (WHS)

industry codes of practice and guidelines

environmental regulations and guidelines

Australian and other standards

licence and certification requirements

All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment (HSE) requirements, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence.

Procedures

All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures.

Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, and include one or more of the following:

emergency procedures

work instructions

standard operating procedures (SOPs)

safe work method statements (SWMS)

formulas/recipes

batch sheets

temporary instructions

any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant

Hazards

Hazards include one or more of the following:

electricity

gas

gases and liquids under pressure

structural hazards

structural collapse

equipment failures

industrial (machinery, equipment and product)

equipment or product mass

noise, rotational equipment or vibration

plant services (steam, condensate and cooling water)

working at heights, in restricted or confined spaces, or in environments subjected to heat, noise, dusts or vapours

flammability, and explosivity

hazardous products and materials

unauthorised personnel

sharp edges, protrusions or obstructions

slippery surfaces, spills or leaks

extreme weather

other hazards that might arise

Routine problems

Routine problems must be resolved by applying known solutions.

Routine problems are predictable and include one or more of the following:

variation in fluid feed

vibration or surging

control of level, temperature, pressure and flow

blockages or leakage

Known solutions are drawn from one or more of the following:

procedures

training

remembered experience

Non-routine problems must be reported according to according to relevant procedures.

Action

Action in accordance with procedures includes the following:

determining problems needing action

determining possible fault causes

rectifying problem using appropriate solution within area of responsibility

following through items initiated until final resolution has occurred

reporting problems outside area of responsibility to designated person

Operate

Operate is to monitor, adjust/change the plant item/unit/system to meet specifications, by one or more of the following:

manually in the plant

using local controller in the plant

using the process control system in the control room

Start up/shut down as required

Start up/shut down as required includes the following:

start up and shut down to/from normal operating conditions

start up and shut down to/from isolated, cold or empty

start up and shut down to/from other conditions/situations experienced on the plant

Utilities/fluid supply system

This unit of competency includes all such items of equipment and unit operations which form part of the utilities/fluids supply system. Depending on the plant this will include one or more of the following:

plant/site/camp water equipment

high and low pressure steam equipment

flushing oil systems

cryogenic plants

refrigerant systems

filtration equipment

purge systems