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Evidence Guide: PMAOPS236 - Monitor continuous process plant

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PMAOPS236 - Monitor continuous process plant

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 and equipment in work area
Receive and give shift handover

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Identify work requirements

Completed
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Identify and control hazards

Completed
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Coordinate with appropriate personnel

Completed
Date:

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Check for recent work undertaken on plant item

Completed
Date:

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Note any outstanding/incomplete work

Completed
Date:

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Check operational status of plant and equipment in work area

Completed
Date:

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Monitor plant in work area

  1. Identify the type and duty of plant item
  2. Complete routine checks
  3. Monitor plant item and plant area frequently and critically throughout shift using measured/indicated data and senses as appropriate
  4. Complete logs and paperwork
  5. Identify impacts on the plant of any changes upstream and downstream of the plant
  6. Identify upstream and downstream impacts of any changes on the plant
Identify the type and duty of plant item

Completed
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Complete routine checks

Completed
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Monitor plant item and plant area frequently and critically throughout shift using measured/indicated data and senses as appropriate

Completed
Date:

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Complete logs and paperwork

Completed
Date:

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Identify impacts on the plant of any changes upstream and downstream of the plant

Completed
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Identify upstream and downstream impacts of any changes on the plant

Completed
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Take action in accordance with procedures

  1. Communicate observations
  2. Recognise situations which may require action
  3. Make required adjustments to plant/process appropriate to the type of plant and its duty
  4. Resolve routine problems
  5. Take appropriate actions on other abnormal situations to make safe and have the situation resolved
Communicate observations

Completed
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Recognise situations which may require action

Completed
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Make required adjustments to plant/process appropriate to the type of plant and its duty

Completed
Date:

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Resolve routine problems

Completed
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Take appropriate actions on other abnormal situations to make safe and have the situation resolved

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 and equipment in work area

2

Monitor plant in work area

2.1

Identify the type and duty of plant item

2.2

Complete routine checks

2.3

Monitor plant item and plant area frequently and critically throughout shift using measured/indicated data and senses as appropriate

2.4

Complete logs and paperwork

2.5

Identify impacts on the plant of any changes upstream and downstream of the plant

2.6

Identify upstream and downstream impacts of any changes on the plant

3

Take action in accordance with procedures

3.1

Communicate observations

3.2

Recognise situations which may require action

3.3

Make required adjustments to plant/process appropriate to the type of plant and its duty

3.4

Resolve routine problems

3.5

Take appropriate actions on other abnormal situations to make safe and have the situation resolved

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 and equipment in work area

2

Monitor plant in work area

2.1

Identify the type and duty of plant item

2.2

Complete routine checks

2.3

Monitor plant item and plant area frequently and critically throughout shift using measured/indicated data and senses as appropriate

2.4

Complete logs and paperwork

2.5

Identify impacts on the plant of any changes upstream and downstream of the plant

2.6

Identify upstream and downstream impacts of any changes on the plant

3

Take action in accordance with procedures

3.1

Communicate observations

3.2

Recognise situations which may require action

3.3

Make required adjustments to plant/process appropriate to the type of plant and its duty

3.4

Resolve routine problems

3.5

Take appropriate actions on other abnormal situations to make safe and have the situation resolved

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

give and receive an appropriate shift handover each shift

complete checks and logs at the frequency required for the plant

monitor the plant and process in the work area

communicate plant/process information when required

respond in a timely fashion to the changing needs of the plant/plant area.

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

hazards and hazard controls specific to the plant and work area

principles of operation of plant items within the work area:

science (physics/chemistry/biology) relevant to plant/ process

function of plant major components

types and duties of plant

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

effects of variations in process conditions and materials

relevant alarms and actions

types and causes of known problems for the plant area and its components

corrective action appropriate to the identified problem cause.

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:

organisation procedures relevant to data systems, data security, record keeping, privacy, internet usage and intellectual property (IP)

manufacturers’ manuals

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 organisation

Identifying hazards

Hazards include one or more of the following:

plant services (steam, condensate and cooling water)

slip/trip hazards

PPE is unavailable and/or not functional

electricity

gas

gases and liquids under pressure

unsafe equipment and hazard controls not functional

industrial (machinery, equipment and product)

equipment or product mass

noise, rotational equipment or vibration

limited head spaces or overhangs

fire and explosion

flammability and explosivity

hazardous products and materials

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:

readings being out of range

unusual observation on plant

change in weather

process upset

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

procedures

training

remembered experience

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