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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
OHS requirements: | are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include:personal protective equipment and clothingsafety equipmentfirst aid equipmentfire fighting equipmenthazard and risk controlfatigue managementelimination of hazardous materials and substancessafe forest practices, including required actions relating to forest firemanual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying |
Environmental requirements may include: | legislationorganisational policies and proceduresworkplace practices |
Legislative requirements: | are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include:award and enterprise agreementsindustrial relationsAustralian Standardsconfidentiality and privacyOHSthe environmentequal opportunityanti-discriminationrelevant industry codes of practiceduty of care |
Organisational requirements may include: | legal organisational and site guidelinespolicies and procedures relating to own role and responsibilityquality assuranceprocedural manualsquality and continuous improvement processes and standardsOHS, emergency and evacuation proceduresethical standardsrecording and reporting requirementsequipment use, maintenance and storage requirementsenvironmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Boiler is to include: | steam-generating boilers, including liquid or vapour restricted to water or steamfuel and fuel supply system boiler operations in conjunction with other plant |
Operation order is to include: | instructions for the safe startup, operation, shutdown and storage of a steam boiler |
Schedules | are itineraries setting startup and shutdown times in line with steam plant generation requirements |
Generation levels are to include: | amount of steam produced subsequent amount of energy generated as a result of the pressure |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal languageconstructive feedbackactive listeningquestioning to clarify and confirm understandinguse of positive, confident and cooperative languageuse of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differencescontrol of tone of voice |
Pre-startup checks | are conducted to ensure:equipment has been set up correctlysystems are performing accurately equipment is operating to optimum performance |
Diagnosis is to include: | use of audio, visual and written information water quality chemical testing |
Boiler house | is normally the isolated room or building where the boiler is located |
Emergency shutdown | is the immediate shutting off of the equipment to prevent an accident or damage to the plant |
Records and reports may include: | fuel efficiency recordings and environmental impactcalculationsoperating logsstorage locationquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be: manuala computer-based systemother appropriate organisational communication system |
Boiler data may include: | steam levelspressure levelsenergy generation levelsheat build-upsystem overload information |
Output | is the amount of energy produced to provide power to site operations |
Shutdown | is the process of winding down the boiler and reducing pressure and steam until the system is cold and ready for cleaning and maintenance |
Storage is to include: | close down time the boiler is inactive procedures for shutdown |