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Evidence Guide: PMASUP440 - Commission/recommission plant

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PMASUP440 - Commission/recommission plant

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

Contribute to/review the design of plant/ equipment

  1. Apply process understanding to the design process
  2. Identify the role and purpose of the plant and equipment
  3. Ensure design meets the identified need
  4. Identify process conditions and apply to hazard and operability studies (HAZOP)
  5. Undertake investigations following hazard studies
  6. Record and report findings
Apply process understanding to the design process

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Identify the role and purpose of the plant and equipment

Completed
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Ensure design meets the identified need

Completed
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Identify process conditions and apply to hazard and operability studies (HAZOP)

Completed
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Undertake investigations following hazard studies

Completed
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Record and report findings

Completed
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Take part in commissioning planning

  1. Ensure the work is coordinated effectively with others involved on the work site
  2. Obtain materials necessary to complete the work and check against job requirements
  3. Obtain tools and equipment necessary to carry out the work and check for correct operation and safety
  4. Prepare plans to ensure that procedures are performed in the correct sequence
  5. Obtain approvals, where necessary, from appropriate authorities
Ensure the work is coordinated effectively with others involved on the work site

Completed
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Obtain materials necessary to complete the work and check against job requirements

Completed
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Obtain tools and equipment necessary to carry out the work and check for correct operation and safety

Completed
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Prepare plans to ensure that procedures are performed in the correct sequence

Completed
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Obtain approvals, where necessary, from appropriate authorities

Completed
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Participate in acceptance of plant/ equipment

  1. Undertake pre-commissioning activities
  2. Complete safety acceptance documentation
  3. Identify, record and report problems or non-conformance
  4. Conduct trials/test runs
  5. Record and report performance data
Undertake pre-commissioning activities

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Complete safety acceptance documentation

Completed
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Identify, record and report problems or non-conformance

Completed
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Conduct trials/test runs

Completed
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Record and report performance data

Completed
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Commission system

  1. Bring the plant/plant systems/pipeline online
  2. Make and report adjustments
  3. Prepare reports in accordance with legislative and company requirements to maintain the historical record
Bring the plant/plant systems/pipeline online

Completed
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Make and report adjustments

Completed
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Prepare reports in accordance with legislative and company requirements to maintain the historical record

Completed
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Evaluate results and identify modifications

  1. Identify modifications and improvements required
  2. Check specifications, procedures and training material match the final system/procedures
  3. Complete documentation and report to appropriate personnel
Identify modifications and improvements required

Completed
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Check specifications, procedures and training material match the final system/procedures

Completed
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Complete documentation and report to appropriate personnel

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

Contribute to/review the design of plant/ equipment

1.1

Apply process understanding to the design process

1.2

Identify the role and purpose of the plant and equipment

1.3

Ensure design meets the identified need

1.4

Identify process conditions and apply to hazard and operability studies (HAZOP)

1.5

Undertake investigations following hazard studies

1.6

Record and report findings

2

Take part in commissioning planning

2.1

Ensure the work is coordinated effectively with others involved on the work site

2.2

Obtain materials necessary to complete the work and check against job requirements

2.3

Obtain tools and equipment necessary to carry out the work and check for correct operation and safety

2.4

Prepare plans to ensure that procedures are performed in the correct sequence

2.5

Obtain approvals, where necessary, from appropriate authorities

3

Participate in acceptance of plant/ equipment

3.1

Undertake pre-commissioning activities

3.2

Complete safety acceptance documentation

3.3

Identify, record and report problems or non-conformance

3.4

Conduct trials/test runs

3.5

Record and report performance data

4

Commission system

4.1

Bring the plant/plant systems/pipeline online

4.2

Make and report adjustments

4.3

Prepare reports in accordance with legislative and company requirements to maintain the historical record

5

Evaluate results and identify modifications

5.1

Identify modifications and improvements required

5.2

Check specifications, procedures and training material match the final system/procedures

5.3

Complete documentation and report to appropriate personnel

Required Skills and Knowledge

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1

Contribute to/review the design of plant/ equipment

1.1

Apply process understanding to the design process

1.2

Identify the role and purpose of the plant and equipment

1.3

Ensure design meets the identified need

1.4

Identify process conditions and apply to hazard and operability studies (HAZOP)

1.5

Undertake investigations following hazard studies

1.6

Record and report findings

2

Take part in commissioning planning

2.1

Ensure the work is coordinated effectively with others involved on the work site

2.2

Obtain materials necessary to complete the work and check against job requirements

2.3

Obtain tools and equipment necessary to carry out the work and check for correct operation and safety

2.4

Prepare plans to ensure that procedures are performed in the correct sequence

2.5

Obtain approvals, where necessary, from appropriate authorities

3

Participate in acceptance of plant/ equipment

3.1

Undertake pre-commissioning activities

3.2

Complete safety acceptance documentation

3.3

Identify, record and report problems or non-conformance

3.4

Conduct trials/test runs

3.5

Record and report performance data

4

Commission system

4.1

Bring the plant/plant systems/pipeline online

4.2

Make and report adjustments

4.3

Prepare reports in accordance with legislative and company requirements to maintain the historical record

5

Evaluate results and identify modifications

5.1

Identify modifications and improvements required

5.2

Check specifications, procedures and training material match the final system/procedures

5.3

Complete documentation and report to appropriate personnel

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:

plan, coordinate and monitor pre-commissioning, commissioning/recommissioning activities

arrange resources as required

communicate effectively with stakeholders, including manufacturers, engineering personnel, designers, contractors and maintenance and other company personnel

participate in and/or review hazard and operability studies (HAZOP), hazard analysis studies (HAZAN) or similar techniques

participate in and/or review design or modification plans

identify hazards and risks and apply risk control procedures

complete written/electronic documentation.

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

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

principles of operation of items of equipment in the system

principles of operation of instrumentation

principles of basic control systems

process control philosophies and strategies

interactions between plant items/processes

systems’ operating parameters

system integrity limits

product tolerances, limitations and specifications

types and purpose of typical pre-commissioning activities, including:

checking plant is built to design

ensuring plant is safe to operate

ensuring plant area and plant internals are clean and clear of debris

functional checking of equipment and ancillaries

types and purpose of typical commissioning/recommissioning activities, including:

trial running of equipment

use of trial materials in plant

safe introduction of process materials to plant

producing product within specification

bringing plant to design rates

solving operational problems

disposal of waste generated in the start-up

science (e.g. physics, chemistry and biochemistry) relevant to process and materials

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

correct methods of starting, stopping, operating and controlling plant

routine and non-routine problems that may arise, the range of possible causes and processes to develop solutions.

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.

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)

limited head spaces or overhangs

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

Procedures

All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures.

Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, 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

Documentation

Documentation includes one or more of the following:

operating procedures

work health and safety (WHS) and environmental legislative requirements

manufacturer specifications

appropriate authority approvals (e.g. local councils, road authority, sewerage, stormwater, electricity, water and telephone)

quality assurance inspection and test reports

Plant/pipeline systems

This unit of competency includes all items of equipment and unit operations which form part of the pipeline system including, as relevant to a particular plant/pipeline:

pipes

valves

operating units

electrical and electronic components

programmable logic controllers (PLCs)/distributed control system (DCS) or other plant controls

cathodic protection (CP)

pressure/flow/temperature, regulation and meters

Tools, materials and equipment

Tools, materials and equipment include one or more of the following:

hand tools,

power operated tools

plant

emergency equipment

electrical and electronic test equipment

gas detectors

air compressor

water pump