PMAOPS345 — Operate and troubleshoot gas treatment process

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What an assessment for PMAOPS345 must cover

55 assessable components: 4 elements (25 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 23 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. 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 Operate gas treatment process according to procedures

1.1Receive and give shift handover
1.2Communicate with personnel to identify and coordinate work requirements
1.3Identify, control and report process system hazards
1.4Check for recent work undertaken on gas treatment process and address outstanding and incomplete work
1.5Check operational status of process system
1.6Perform routine checks and complete logs and paperwork, taking action on unexpected readings
1.7Adjust gas treatment process according to operational parameters

2 Identify and respond to abnormal situations during operation

2.1Monitor gas treatment process frequently and critically throughout shift using own senses, and measured and indicated data
2.2Monitor field data and instrumentation to ensure that product remains on specification
2.3Identify impacts of changes upstream and downstream
2.4Recognise actual and developing situations that may require action
2.5Take action to remedy abnormal situations according to operating procedures
2.6Complete required documents outlining abnormal situation management and corrective action taken

3 Shutdown and prepare gas treatment process for maintenance

3.1Shut down gas treatment process according to operating procedures
3.2Identify, control and report shutdown hazards
3.3Monitor shutdown and identify abnormal situations that may require action
3.4Take action to remedy abnormal situations according to operating procedures
3.5Shut down and changeover duty and standby equipment according to operating procedures
3.6Isolate gas treatment process system from energy sources

4 Prepare and start-up gas treatment process

4.1De-isolate and prepare gas treatment process to be returned to standby or service
4.2Complete pre-start checks according to operating procedures
4.3Startup gas treatment process according to operating procedures
4.4Identify, control and report startup hazards
4.5Monitor startup and identify abnormal situations that may require action
4.6Take action to remedy abnormal situations according to operating procedures

Performance evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has completed the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit, and:
at least 2 times, each in a separate work context.

Knowledge evidence

all items on gas treatment process schematics, including:
gas treatment process system items, functions and troubleshooting techniques
principles of operation, gas treatment and extraction to company requirements
operating parameters and integrity limits, and product specifications and tolerances, including temperature, pressure, flow and pH
operating procedures and correct methods of starting, stopping, operating, controlling and isolating system
emergency shutdown procedures
process control philosophies and strategies
interactions between plant items and processes
process-specific physics and chemistry to the level of being able to provide an overview of the science of the gas treatment process
gas treatment system abnormal situations and required action, including but not limited to:
variation or loss of feed
unstable control of pressure, temperature level and flows
control equipment failure
process plant trips
change in atmospheric conditions (including rain, temperature, wind and lightning; still conditions)
poor quality indicated in test results
analyser inaccuracy or malfunction
hierarchy of control
gas treatment process hazards:
possible causes
potential consequences
appropriate risk controls
reporting and escalation procedures.

Foundation skills

Learning skills: to follow instructions, monitor process and select appropriate procedure.
Reading skills: to follow written procedures and documentation.
Writing skills: to complete workplace documentation.
Oral communication skills: to liaise and coordinate with team members and the control-room operator.
Numeracy skills: to monitor field data, instrumentation and process parameters.

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What does an assessment tool for PMAOPS345 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for PMAOPS345 needs to address all 55 unit components: 4 elements with 25 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 23 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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