MEM234016 — Design refrigeration systems

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What an assessment for MEM234016 must cover

37 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 11 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Clarify the design task and elaborate the specification

1.1Establish required features of refrigeration system and system components in consultation with client
1.2Determine parameters of the brief or contract
1.3Determine stakeholders to be consulted in design process
1.4Assess work health and safety (WHS), regulatory, sustainability or environmental issues relevant to design task
1.5Confirm design brief, including budget and schedule, and provide preliminary advice on feasibility

2 Prepare concept proposal

2.1Use investigation and analysis to define refrigeration systems and system components performance parameters
2.2Carry out required modelling, simulations and calculations using appropriate techniques, software and validation techniques
2.3Generate refrigeration system solutions that respond to the brief or contract
2.4Check feasibility and evaluate solutions against design criteria, ensuring conformity to WHS, regulatory, sustainability and environmental requirements
2.5Review concept proposals with client and select preferred solution

3 Design refrigeration system

3.1Finalise selected refrigeration system design
3.2Provide documentation, drawings, specifications and instructions
3.3Consult and negotiate with clients and stakeholders to obtain sign-off on design
3.4Monitor installation and commissioning with stakeholders, and make any necessary modifications

Performance evidence

establishing required features of plant and equipment
confirming parameters of the brief or contract and providing initial advice based on discipline knowledge, standards, work health and safety (WHS), regulatory and risk assessment requirements
researching latest trends and techniques in design of refrigeration systems
investigating faults in existing designs and proposing solutions
measuring, modelling and calculating using appropriate techniques, software and validation techniques
innovating and creating solutions, incorporating systems thinking, continuous improvement and constraint and contingency management
designing refrigeration systems and system components on at least two occasions
evaluating solutions against design criteria, ensuring conformity to WHS requirements
applying safe working practices and procedures
communicating, negotiating and reviewing with stakeholders and client throughout the process to obtain agreement on proposal and sign-off on design
documenting design with required drawings, specifications and instructions.

Knowledge evidence

contemporary refrigeration system design methods
research and investigation methods
techniques for: continuous improvement, problem-solving and decision-making, root cause analysis (RCA) or failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) or design review based on failure mode (DRBFM), and Pareto analysis
WHS, regulatory and environmental requirements for work areas and refrigerated spaces
standards, codes of practice, risk management and organisational procedures related to heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R) design, installation, operation and maintenance
design brief parameters
general refrigeration systems and components
commercial and industrial refrigeration systems and components
refrigeration system analysis, arrangement and simulation software including their use and validation
principles of food storage technology
controlling and managing risks associated with food storage
food processing techniques, including types of heat and chill processing techniques.

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What does an assessment tool for MEM234016 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEM234016 needs to address all 37 unit components: 3 elements with 14 performance criteria, 11 performance evidence requirements, 12 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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