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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare work
   • Work, Health and Safety(WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations, legislative requirements, industry standards, codes of practice, manufacturers’ specifications, environmental obligations and workplace procedures are applied and monitored
   • Work, hydroelectric generating plant and type of start requirements are identified from appropriate personnel and documentation, in accordance with workplace procedures
   • Turbine running-up and loading schedules are ascertained from relevant documentation, in accordance with workplace procedures and site requirements
   • Hydroelectric generating plant and auxiliary equipment inspections, preoperational tests and field preparation for service are carried out, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and workplace procedures
   • Hydroelectric generating plant and auxiliary equipment operational prerequisites are established, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and workplace procedures
   • Sequence for recommissioning hydroelectric generating plant and auxiliary equipment is determined, in accordance with workplace procedures and site requirements
   • Work is sequenced and prioritised, in accordance with workplace procedures and site requirements
2. Work, hydroelectric generating plant and type of start requirements are identified from appropriate personnel and documentation, in accordance with workplace procedures
3. Turbine running-up and loading schedules are ascertained from relevant documentation, in accordance with workplace procedures and site requirements
4. Hydroelectric generating plant and auxiliary equipment inspections, preoperational tests and field preparation for service are carried out, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and workplace procedures
5. Hydroelectric generating plant and auxiliary equipment operational prerequisites are established, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and workplace procedures
6. Sequence for recommissioning hydroelectric generating plant and auxiliary equipment is determined, in accordance with workplace procedures and site requirements
7. Work is sequenced and prioritised, in accordance with workplace procedures and site requirements
8. Operate and monitor hydroelectric generating plant
   • Hydroelectric generating plant is operated, in accordance with workplace procedures and manufacturers' recommendations
9. Key indicator limits are maintained, in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and workplace procedures and site requirements
10. Auxiliary equipment is operated, in accordance with workplace procedures and manufacturers' recommendations
11. Hydroelectric generating plant and auxiliary equipment is monitored, in accordance with workplace procedures, to detect deviations from normal operating conditions
12. Hydroelectric generating plant and auxiliary equipment is operated, in accordance with workplace procedures and legislative requirements to gain maximum efficiency of energy conversion and to meet active and reactive despatch power outputs
13. Corrective actions are taken to rectify any abnormalities, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and workplace procedures
14. Test hydroelectric generatingplant and auxiliary equipment
    • Tests on hydroelectric generating plant and equipment are performed, in accordance with workplace procedures
15. Hydroelectric generating plant and equipment is observed for correct operational response, in accordance with workplace procedures
16. Hydroelectric generating plant and equipment is returned to required operational status on completion of testing, in accordance with workplace procedures
17. Analyse hydroelectric generatingplant and auxiliary equipment faults
    • Causes of abnormal operating conditions are identified by analysing technical and operational information, in accordance with workplace procedures
18. Hydroelectric generating plant integrity and personnel safety is maintained, in accordance workplace procedures and through consultation with appropriate personnel, technical and operational documentation
19. Appropriate personnel are notified, in accordance with workplace procedures, when defects are detected
20. Complete documentation
    • Equipment problems, movements and status are reported, in accordance with workplace procedures
21. 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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