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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and preparegas turbine shut down work
   • Safety issues are identified, in accordance with Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and workplace procedures
2. Work requirements are identified from appropriate personnel and documentation, in accordance with workplace procedures
3. Operational checks are carried out on gas turbine plant in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and workplace procedures
4. Team and individual roles and responsibilities are identified, in accordance with workplace procedures and are recorded in the shutdown plan
5. Conduct gas turbine shut down
   • Gas turbine is unloaded and shut down, in accordance with manufacturers' specifications, workplace procedures, site requirements and shut down plan
6. Gas turbine exhaust gas flow and power output are adjusted when gas turbine is a component of a combined unit, in accordance with workplace procedures, to achieve required steam flow conditions
7. Gas turbine and associated power generation plant is placed in a safe condition, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations, workplace procedures and shut down plan
8. Gas turbine plant is operated within limits of its' design, in accordance with workplace procedures during gas turbine shut down
9. Gas turbine plant is inspected and monitored, in accordance with workplace procedures, to detect abnormal operating conditions during shut down
10. Corrective actions are taken to rectify gas turbine plant operation abnormalities, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and workplace procedures
11. Inspect and test gas turbine plant operation during shutdown
    • Tests are performed on gas turbine plant, in accordance with workplace procedures and shut down plan
12. Gas turbine system and plant is observed for correct operational response, in accordance with workplace procedures
13. Corrective action is taken when operation response is not in accordance with shut down work plan, plant integrity or safety requirements
14. Gas turbine plant is returned to required operational status upon completion of testing, in accordance with workplace procedures
15. Analyse system faultsduring gas turbine shutdown
    • Causes of abnormal gas turbine plant operating conditions are identified, in accordance with workplace procedures, by analysing technical and operational information
16. Corrective action is taken, in accordance with workplace procedures and shut down plan
17. Gas turbine plant integrity and personnel safety is maintained, in accordance with workplace procedures, and through consultation with appropriate personnel and technical and operational documentation
18. Appropriate personnel are notified in accordance with workplace procedures, when defects are detected
19. Complete documentation
    • Gas turbine plant problems, movements and status are reported, in accordance with workplace procedures
20. 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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