Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine scope of evaluation
- Confirm and apply safe electrical working practice
- Review the currents and voltages present in the PLC applications and check for regulatory requirements and dangerous high currents and voltages, including effects on humans and on application equipment and components
- Identify WHS and regulatory requirements with particular emphasis on automation safety, codes of practice, standards, risk management and organisational procedures
- Determine requirement for PLC and related control sytem components
- Ensure appropriate support, including licensed electrical, technical and professional assistance, is available.
- Determine software and software techniques for analysis and graphics required by the evaluation task
- Identify stakeholders to be consulted on evaluation
- Investigate sustainability implications of PLC applications