PMAOPS348 — Operate safety, protection and shutdown systems

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What an assessment for PMAOPS348 must cover

53 assessable components: 3 elements (20 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 27 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 safety, protection and shutdown systems according to procedures

1.1Receive and give shift handover
1.2Identify the safety, protection and shutdown systems provided on the plant and whether they are activated locally, remotely or both
1.3Locate field-based activation points and the safety, protection or shutdown systems they trigger
1.4Identify safety, protection and shutdown systems including the various alarms and beacons that annunciate and/or flash
1.5Complete controlled valve status registers according to operating procedures
1.6Swap over duty of pressure safety valve systems according to operating procedures
1.7Ensure safety, protection and shutdown systems are working within observed process safety guidelines

2 Isolate and maintain safety, protection and shutdown systems

2.1Confirm scope of work
2.2Prepare to isolate or override safety, protection and shutdown systems according to operating procedures.
2.3Identify the risks associated with applying overrides of safety, protection and shutdown systems and equipment.
2.4Identify the risk mitigation process when applying overrides of safety, protection and shutdown systems and equipment.
2.5Isolate and reinstate pressure safety valve systems according to workplace procedures
2.6Perform pressure safety valve systems duty changeover in accordance with operating procedures
2.7Log and communicate isolation and override status of safety, protection and shutdown systems and equipment according to operating procedures

3 Identify and respond to abnormal situations

3.1Monitor safety, protection and shutdown systems frequently and critically throughout shift
3.2Identify the type of hardware or software changes that may affect safety, protection and shutdown systems
3.3Identify the early warning signs of existing and developing abnormal situations relevant to plant
3.4Identify situations that warrant local safety, protection and/or shutdown system activation
3.5Identify the consequences and risks of activating or not activating the safety, protection and shutdown systems
3.6Demonstrate the field-based actions that should be taken when each of the safety, protection and shutdown systems are activated and re-armed

Performance evidence

at least 2 times, each in a separate work context.

Knowledge evidence

physical plant and equipment, including:
the main items on the safety, protection and shutdown systems schematics and the function of each
safety, protection and shutdown systems equipment terminology
specific key safety, protection and shutdown systems alarms and appropriate actions
locations of muster points, emergency-response beacons and equipment relevant to the safety, protection and shutdown systems
policies and procedures, including:
safety, protection and shutdown systems duty-of-care obligations
required preparation and approvals required for different types of work to be completed on the safety, protection and shutdown systems unit or their component items
emergency shutdown procedures and communication protocols
incident response role requirements within the Site Safety Management Plan when safety, protection and shutdown systems are activated
safety, protection and shutdown system critical- function testing regimes and their own role within those regimes
operational parameters including:
correct methods of activating, resetting the safety, protection and shut down systems
understanding of the Cause-and-Effects diagrams of the safety, protection and shut down systems
specific actions taken upon activation of the safety, protection and shutdown systems
specific key operating principles of safety, protection and shutdown systems equipment and associated ancillary equipment
safety, protection and shut down systems activation parameters, integrity limits, and regulatory specifications and tolerances
risk management including:
override management process
impacts that activation of the emergency shutdown and safety systems have on the process safety being operated
impacts that activation of the emergency shutdown and safety systems have on the relevant upstream and downstream processes to the level of being able to make sound decisions regarding activation
impact of external factors on safety, protection and shutdown systems
appropriate application of hierarchy of control to manage risks
safety, protection and shutdown systems hazards:
possible causes
potential consequences
appropriate risk controls.

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 PMAOPS348 need to cover?

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