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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and preparefor boiler steam water cycle operation
   • Safety issues related to operating and monitoring boiler steam and water cycle plant are identified, in accordance with workplace procedures and Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations and legislative requirements
2. Work requirements, including permits to work, are identified, in accordance with workplace procedures, from appropriate personnel and documentation
3. Documentation to determine boiler steam and water cycle plant status is assessed and evaluated, in accordance with workplace procedures
4. Inspection, preoperational checks and field preparations for boiler steam and water cycle service are carried out, in accordance with workplace procedures and manufacturers' recommendations
5. Boiler steam and water cycle plant operational prerequisites are established, in accordance with workplace procedures and manufacturers' recommendations
6. Sequence for recommissioning of boiler steam and water cycle plant is determined, in accordance with workplace procedures and site requirements
7. Operateboiler steam/water cycle plant
   • Boiler steam and water cycle plant is operated, in accordance with workplace procedures and manufacturers' operating recommendations
8. Boiler steam and water cycle plant is monitored and observed, in accordance with workplace procedures, to detect deviations from normal operating conditions
9. Corrective actions are taken to rectify abnormalities, in accordance with workplace procedures and industry standards
10. Boiler steam and water cycle plant is identified and removed from service, in accordance with workplace procedures
11. Corrective actions are taken, in accordance with workplace procedures when boiler steam and water cycle plant abnormalities are identified during removal from service
12. Test boiler steam/water cycleplant operation
    • Operational tests are performed, in accordance with workplace procedures
13. Boiler steam and water cycle plant is observed for correct operational response, in accordance with workplace procedures
14. Corrective action is taken, in accordance with workplace procedures, when response does not meet with documentation, boiler steam and water cycle plant integrity or personnel safety requirements
15. Boiler steam and water cycle plant is returned to required operational status upon completion of testing, in accordance with workplace procedures
16. Analyse boiler steam/water cycleplant faults
    • Causes of abnormal boiler steam and water cycle plant operating conditions are identified, in accordance with workplace procedures, and by analysing technical and operational information
17. Corrective action is taken, in accordance with workplace procedures
18. Boiler steam and water cycle plant integrity and personnel safety are maintained, in accordance with workplace procedures, and in consultation with appropriate personnel and technical and operational documentation
19. Monitor and inspect boiler steam/water cycleplant
    • Boiler steam and water cycle plant to be monitored and inspected is physically identified, in accordance with workplace procedures
20. Boiler steam and water cycle plant is monitored and inspected, in accordance with workplace procedures for normal operation or to detect deviations
21. Appropriate personnel are notified, in accordance with workplace procedures, when defects are detected
22. Complete documentation
    • Boiler steam and water cycle plant problems, movements, abnormalities and status are reported, in accordance with workplace procedures
23. Documentation is updated, in accordance with workplace procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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