Elements and Performance Criteria
- Select appropriate sensors, transmitters and final control elements for installation
- Determine specification requirements from data sheets, circuit diagrams, engineering drawings
- Interpret and define specification requirements through application of device characteristics and principles of operation
- Select equipment and final control elements having regard for measurement range, processes and environment according to their device characteristics, principles of operation and measurement capabilities, in conformance to specifications
- Install instrumentation sensors, transmitters and final control elements
- Install components using appropriate tools, test equipment, techniques and procedures
- Plan and cater for maintenance access during installation when mounting connections for power, signal, and process
- Diagnose installed components for correct operation using appropriate test equipment and procedures and assess results against specifications or manufacturers’ technical data sheets
- Maintain and diagnose correct operation of sensors, transmitters and final control elements
- Apply preventative maintenance schedules and procedures to maintain components in optimum condition by interpreting device characteristics and principles of operation
- Clean and service elements to maintain optimum operating condition by interpreting device characteristics and principles of operation
- Determine correct operation or malfunction by diagnosing components within the system or as individual devices using appropriate test equipment and procedures
- Monitor operation of components and assess against predetermined specification or manufacturers’ technical data
- Repair/replace/ overhaul sensors, transmitters and final control elements
- Examine and verify components for replacement, repair or overhaul using appropriate tools, test equipment, procedures and techniques
- Select and obtain replacement items from manufacturers’ parts lists or catalogues to meet specifications
- Repair or overhaul faulty items to meet specifications
- Refit repaired, overhauled and replacement sensors, transmitters and final control elements
- Prepare refitted sensors, transmitters and final control elements for testing and calibration
- Calibrate and test instrumentation sensors, transmitters and final control elements
- Calibrate components against appropriate physical standards using appropriate calibration devices, test equipment, techniques and procedures
- Perform zero, span and range tests and assess results against manufacturers’ instructions sheets
- Align components to manufacturers’ instruction sheets by applying zero and span adjustments
- Return sensors, transmitters and final control elements and control loops to service
- Put components into service in conformance to specifications with due regard to process requirements, safety, installation/commissioning procedures and sequence of operation
- Adjust controller modes and actions according to specifications
- Test electrical and pneumatic transmission lines and take appropriate action, including the use of signal conditioning devices
- Return instrumentation to service, including configuring, calibrating, adjusting, tuning and validating system performance
- Return system to service
- Determine job requirements
- Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
- Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
- Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
- Interpret and define specification requirements through application of device characteristics and principles of operation
- Plan and cater for maintenance access during installation when mounting connections for power, signal, and process
- Diagnose installed components for correct operation using appropriate test equipment and procedures and assess results against specifications or manufacturers’ technical data sheets
- Determine correct operation or malfunction by diagnosing components within the system or as individual devices using appropriate test equipment and procedures
- Monitor operation of components and assess against predetermined specification or manufacturers’ technical data
- Complete fault documentation and plan corrective action
- Plan corrective action autonomously or in consultation with appropriate personnel
- Analyse control loop and localise faults
- Carry out consultation with system operators and other relevant plant personnel and extract relevant data and document to procedures
- Observe operation of the system using sound knowledge of all external control device characteristics, controller modes, signal transmission and final control devices
- Set up and apply appropriate signal transmission test equipment
- Test circuits and control lines to the level necessary to detect and localise fault
- Select and obtain replacement items from manufacturers’ parts lists or catalogues to meet specifications
- Repair or overhaul faulty items to meet specifications
- Perform zero, span and range tests and assess results against manufacturers’ instructions sheets
- Align components to manufacturers’ instruction sheets by applying zero and span adjustments
- Adjust controller modes and actions according to specifications
- Test electrical and pneumatic transmission lines and take appropriate action, including the use of signal conditioning devices
- Return instrumentation to service, including configuring, calibrating, adjusting, tuning and validating system performance
- Return system to service