CPCPDR2023A — Maintain effluent disinfection systems
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What an assessment for CPCPDR2023A must cover
40 assessable components: 4 elements (20 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 8 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 Prepare for work.
- 1.1Plans and specifications are obtained.
- 1.2Work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including those related to electrical safety, and environmental requirements associated with maintaining effluent disinfection systems are adhered to throughout the work.
- 1.3Quality assurance requirements are identified and adhered to according to workplace requirements.
- 1.4Tasks are planned and sequenced in conjunction with others involved in or affected by the work.
- 1.5Tools and equipment, including personal protective equipment, are selected and checked for serviceability.
- 1.6Work area is prepared to support efficient maintenance of the effluent disinfection system.
2 Identify system requirements.
- 2.1Where required, maintenance approval is submitted to regulatory authorities according to their requirements.
- 2.2Site is inspected to confirm compliance with standards and authorities' requirements for effluent drainage systems.
- 2.3Detention capacity, effluent flow and effluent disinfection flow in the contact chamber are checked for compliance with regulatory authorities' requirement for effluent disinfection.
- 2.4Quantity and type of materials required are calculated from design drawings and specifications in compliance with standards, local authorities' and manufacturer requirements, and job plans and specifications.
- 2.5Materials are identified, ordered and collected according to workplace procedures.
- 2.6Materials are checked for compliance with docket and order form, and for acceptable condition.
- 2.7Sustainability principles and concepts are applied throughout the maintenance process.
3 Maintain effluent disinfection system.
- 3.1System is maintained according to standards and authorities' and manufacturers’ requirements to ensure effluent is thoroughly mixed, discharge meets treatment requirements and access is maintained.
- 3.2Effluent is tested for total chlorine, and dosage rate is adjusted to achieve the levels and stability required by standards and regulatory authorities.
- 3.3Inspection chamber is returned to normal operation.
- 3.4Relevant authorities are advised of the completion of the work and of any continuing inspection and maintenance requirements.
4 Clean up.
- 4.1Work area is cleared and materials disposed of, reused or recycled according to legislation, regulation, codes of practice and job specification.
- 4.2Tools and equipment are cleaned, checked, maintained and stored according to manufacturer recommendations and workplace procedures.
- 4.3Information is accessed and documentation, including advice of completion and subsequent inspection and maintenance requirements of the system, is completed according to regulatory authorities and workplace requirements.
Performance evidence
- locating, interpreting and applying relevant information, standards and specifications to maintain effluent disinfection systems
- applying safety requirements throughout the work sequence, including electrical safety requirements and the use of personal protective clothing and equipment
- given the plans and specifications, demonstrating the maintenance procedure for an effluent disinfection system for a domestic treatment plant, ensuring: • application of sustainability principles and concepts throughout the maintenance process • correct identification of maintenance requirements • correct selection and use of appropriate processes, tools and equipment • completing all work to specification • compliance with regulations, standards and organisational quality procedures and processes • communicating and working effectively and safely with others.
Knowledge evidence
- inspection and assessment procedures for effluent disinfection systems
- job safety analysis (JSA) and safe work method statements (SWMS)
- principles of drainage design
- principles of effluent chlorine disinfection and the operation of effluent chlorine disinfection systems, including their adjustment to meet necessary output measures
- processes for accessing information and for calculating material requirements
- relevant statutory and authorities’ requirements related to installing effluent disinfection systems
- SI system of measurements
- standards applicable to the installation
- workplace and equipment safety requirements
Foundation skills
- communication skills: to: access information; determine requirements; enable clear and direct communication, using questioning to identify and confirm requirements, share information, listen and understand; follow instructions; use language and concepts appropriate to cultural differences; use and interpret non-verbal communication, such as hand signals
- initiative and enterprise skills: to identify and report to appropriate personnel any faults in tools, equipment or materials
- literacy skills: to: complete documentation, including advice of completion of work and continuing inspection and maintenance requirements; complete other relevant workplace documentation; read and interpret documentation from a variety of sources, plans and specifications; submit request for maintenance approval
- numeracy skills: to apply measurements and calculations
- planning and organising skills: to: plan and sequence tasks with others; plan and set out work
- teamwork skills: to work with others to action tasks and relate to people from a range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with varying physical and mental abilities
- technical skills: to maintain an effluent disinfection system for the treatment of secondary effluent in a domestic treatment plant or installations identified by regulatory authorities as requiring an effluent disinfection system
- technology skills: to: access and understand site-specific instructions in a variety of media; use mobile communication technology
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Questions about assessing CPCPDR2023A
What does an assessment tool for CPCPDR2023A need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPCPDR2023A needs to address all 40 unit components: 4 elements with 20 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 9 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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