UEERA0057Operate ammonia refrigeration plant

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What an assessment for UEERA0057 must cover

57 assessable components: 3 elements (22 performance criteria), 17 performance evidence and 18 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 Prepare to operate ammonia refrigerant plant

  • 1.1WHS/OHS hazards, risk control methods, relevant standards, codes and legislation are obtained and applied
  • 1.2Ammonia refrigerant, refrigeration system and components on which the work is to be carried out are identified
  • 1.3WHS/OHS risk control measures, safety data sheets (SDS)/material safety data sheets (MSDS) and workplace procedures are followed in preparation for refrigeration work
  • 1.4Safety hazards not previously identified are reported and advice on risk control measures is sought from work supervisor
  • 1.5Nature of work is obtained from documentation or work supervisor to determine the scope of work to be undertaken
  • 1.6Advice is sought from work supervisor to ensure the work is coordinated effectively with others
  • 1.7Sources of materials required for refrigeration work are accessed in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 1.8Tools, equipment and testing devices needed to carry out refrigeration work are obtained and checked for correct operation and safety
  • 1.9Refrigeration system operating conditions are established from service documentation, supervisor and the application of refrigeration fundamentals

2 Operate ammonia refrigeration plant

  • 2.1Refrigeration plant is started up in accordance with workplace procedures, industry standards, codes of practice and regulations
  • 2.2Measurement of refrigeration system operating parameters is conducted in accordance with WHS/OHS requirements and workplace safety procedures
  • 2.3Supervisor or person in charge is advised of system and components performing outside their operating parameters to facilitate remedial action
  • 2.4Refrigeration plant remedial action is determined and implemented, as required, in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 2.5Refrigeration service procedures are completed in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 2.6Daily processing requirements are calculated to predict demand on refrigeration plant
  • 2.7Oral and written information on the performance of the refrigeration plant is exchanged formally and informally between the operator and supervisor/production team
  • 2.8Equipment controls are adjusted to prepare refrigeration plant to meet the load
  • 2.9Action is taken in a proactive way to maintain the performance of the plant
  • 2.10Demands on plant consumables are calculated to facilitate the ordering of replacements
  • 2.11Strategies are developed to meet demand in the event of refrigeration plant equipment malfunction or breakdown

3 Complete work and report on ammonia refrigeration plant operations

  • 3.1Worksite is cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 3.2Refrigeration plant performance records are maintained and distributed in accordance with workplace procedures

Performance evidence

  • applying relevant legislative, industry standards and practices
  • applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) requirements and workplace procedures and practices, including using risk control measures
  • applying sustainable energy principles and practices
  • completing necessary service documentation
  • conducting servicing procedures in accordance with the schedule
  • dealing with unplanned events/situations in accordance with workplace procedures in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment
  • determining plant operating condition, rectifying faults and defective components in accordance within workplace procedures and guidelines
  • documenting operating conditions correctly
  • identifying anhydrous ammonia (R717) refrigerant safety data sheets (SDS)/material safety data sheets (MSDS) and workplace emergency response procedures
  • identifying the conditions of the refrigerant at various locations in the vapour compression and liquid recirculation system
  • operating an industrial refrigeration plant using ammonia as the refrigerant
  • recording measurements
  • selecting and using appropriate measuring devices correctly
  • shutting down ammonia refrigerant plant
  • starting up ammonia refrigerant plant
  • taking remedial action within workplace emergency response procedures and job role
  • using calculation methods accurately

Knowledge evidence

  • adding refrigerant, draining/adding oil and purging non-condensables
  • ammonia refrigeration system operation
  • hazardous goods, segregation, storage and handling
  • refrigeration plant start-up, shutdown and emergency procedures
  • refrigeration systems, including: ammonia refrigeration system types, operating principles, major components, flow controls and ancillary components
  • operating conditions of ammonia refrigeration systems
  • refrigeration vapour compression system principles, including: heat, heat energy (definition and unit of measurement), enthalpy (definition and unit of measurement) and heat transfer
  • pressure, scale types (imperial, metric and absolute) and their units of measurement, vacuum scales (Pascals and microns), and conversion to/from absolute values and gas laws (Boyles, Charles and Daltons)
  • refrigerant conditions, saturation temperature, saturated liquid saturated vapour, superheated vapour, sub-cooled liquid and pressure temperature relationships
  • sensible and latent heat, definition of latent heat and sensible heat (including units of measurement) and measurement devices
  • temperature and relative humidity, scale types (imperial, metric and absolute) and units of measurement and measurement devices
  • vapour compression cycle, primary system components, and high and low pressure sides
  • relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes, including ammonia (R717) refrigerant SDS/MSDS
  • relevant manufacturer specifications
  • relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements
  • relevant workplace documentation
  • relevant workplace policies and procedures, including workplace emergency response plan
  • vapour compression system, including operation and major components

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