This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to coordinate the use of contingency plans that are developed to support the integrity of power generation facilities.

Acontingency planis a course of action designed to help a power generation facility respond to a significant event. A contingency plan should include any event that might disrupt power generation facility operations.

Competency in this unit requires the ability to identify contingencies, identify preferred contingency plans and complete all documentation. Individuals will, in general, work as coordinator in risk management, in a power generation facility.

Power generation plant operators are typically trained and authorised to isolate, prepare plant and issue permits to work.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Note: Workplace practice

The application of the skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a licence or training permit to practice in the workplace where work is carried out on gas and electrical installations. Additional conditions may apply under state and territory legislative and regulatory licensing requirements.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Identify potential risks

1.1

Potential contingencies are identified, in accordance with workplace procedures, legislative requirements and industry standards, from a risk analysis of functions which are critical to the performance of the power generation facility

1.2

Likelihood and impact of risks are assessed and evaluated for impact, in accordance with workplace procedures and the risk management system

1.3

Risks are arranged using a risk management matrix in order of priority and/or impact

2

Coordinate preferred contingency plan

2.1

Processes for each identified risk are developed and coordinated, in accordance with the contingency plan

2.2

Workplace procedures and risk management strategies are mapped to contingency plan processes

2.3

Analysis of human, fiscal and resourcing requirements that may impact use of the contingency plan is undertaken

3

Complete documentation

3.1

Contingency plan problems and status are reported, in accordance with workplace procedures

3.2

Contingency plan documentation is updated, in accordance with workplace procedures

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

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.

Electricity generation

Operations