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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare boiler unit shut down work
   • Safety issues are identified, in accordance with Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) procedures and workplace procedures
2. Work requirements are identified from relevant personnel and documentation, in accordance with workplace procedures
3. Preoperational checks are carried out on boiler unit plant in accordance with workplace procedures, manufacturers' recommendations and workplace procedures and site requirements
4. Conduct boiler unit shut down
   • Perform shut down of boiler unit, in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and workplace procedures.
5. Cool down and purge boiler unit, in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and workplace procedures
6. Depressurise boiler unit, in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and workplace procedures
7. Corrective actions are taken to rectify boiler unit abnormalities, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and workplace procedures
8. Test boiler unitplant operation
   • Tests are performed on boiler unit, in accordance with workplace procedures
9. Power generation system and boiler unit plant is observed for correct operational response, in accordance with workplace procedures
10. Corrective action is taken, in accordance with workplace procedures, when response does not meet with documentation, boiler unit plant integrity or personnel safety requirements
11. Boiler unit plant is returned to required operational status upon completion of testing, in accordance with workplace procedures
12. Analyse and report on system faults during boiler unit shut down
    • Causes of abnormal boiler unit plant operating conditions are identified by analysing technical and operational information in accordance with workplace procedures
13. Corrective action is taken, in accordance with workplace procedures
14. Boiler unit plant integrity and personnel safety is maintained, in accordance with workplace procedures, and through consultation with appropriate personnel, and technical and operational documentation
15. Appropriate personnel are notified, in accordance with workplace procedures, when defects are detected
16. Complete documentation
    • Boiler unit plant problems, movements and status are reported, in accordance with workplace procedures
17. 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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