Systems, plant and/or equipment may include DC switchboards and ring mains; supervisory, control and protection equipment; circuit breakers; isolators; load breaking, non-load breaking; combined fuse switches (CFS) with or without contactor units; low voltage equipment; fuses; mini circuit breakers; contactors; switchboard auxiliary supplies; indication; earth leakage detection systems; rectifiers; static; motor generators; batteries and battery banks; inverters; DC lighting systems and metering. Safety standards may include relevant sections of Occupational Health and Safety legislation, enterprise safety rules, relevant State and federal legislation and national standards for plant. Information and documentation sources may include verbal or written communications; enterprise safety rules documentation; dedicated computer equipment; enterprise/site standing and operating instructions; enterprise log books; manufacturer's operation and maintenance manuals; and equipment and alarm manuals. Technical and operational indicators may include stimuli (audio, smell, touch, visual), local indicators and recorders, computers and alarms (visible and or audible). Communications may be by means of telephone, two way radio, pager, public address system, computer (electronic mail) and operating log (written or verbal). Tests may include post maintenance operating tests, interlock tests, protection tests, alarm tests and emergency/black start checks. Appropriate personnel to consult, give or receive direction may include, supervisor/team leader or equivalent, technical and engineering officers or equivalent, power system control personnel or equivalent, power plant operations personnel, maintenance staff, contractor and specialist staff. Test, fault finding and operating tools may include voltage testers, proving dead equipment, power or hand tools, control system equipment and fuse testers/multimeters. Operating environment may be during inclement or otherwise harsh weather conditions, in wet/noisy/dusty areas or during night periods. Faults and abnormal operating conditions may include switchboard protection operation; rectifiers protection operation; circuit/feeder protection operation; circuit breaker faults; loss of supervisory/control supplies; fuse failure; and earth faults. Generic terms are used throughout this Training Package for vocational standard shall be regarded as part of the Range Statement in which competency is demonstrated. The definition of these and other terms are given in Volume 2, Part 1. |