MEM07033 — Operate and monitor basic boiler
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What an assessment for MEM07033 must cover
44 assessable components: 7 elements (19 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 19 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 Determine job requirements
- 1.1Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- 1.2Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
- 1.3Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
- 1.4Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions
2 Carry out pre-operational checks
- 2.1Undertake pre-operational checks of boiler to plant operating procedures
- 2.2Identify maintenance requirements and report in accordance with procedures
3 Maintain health and safety standards in work area
- 3.1Identify hazards and potential hazards and report according to SOPs
- 3.2Select hazard prevention/control measures, as required
4 Start boiler and conduct hand-over/take-over procedures
- 4.1Start boiler and bring online safely, consistent with workplace procedures and production requirements
- 4.2Confirm operating status of boiler
- 4.3Maintain operating log and communicate boiler status/operation according to workplace procedures
5 Operate, monitor and shut down boiler
- 5.1Operate boiler and monitor consistent with production and safety requirements
- 5.2Conduct boiler water quality tests and adjust boiler water quality to manufacturers’ recommendations and workplace procedures, as required
- 5.3Act upon boiler failures/emergencies according to workplace procedures and notify downstream users, if necessary
- 5.4Shut down boiler consistent with workplace procedures, production and safety requirements
6 Carry out boiler shutdown for an internal inspection
- 6.1Shut down boiler for internal inspection
- 6.2Clean boiler internally and externally to manufacturers’ recommendations and workplace procedures
7 Store boiler in shutdown mode
- 7.1Identify manufacturers’ recommendations and workplace procedures required for shutdown storage mode
- 7.2Store boiler in identified shutdown mode
Performance evidence
- following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
- safely conducting pre-operational checks of the boiler and reporting any faults or hazards
- starting and bringing the boiler online and confirming its operating status
- monitoring the boiler operation and conducting water quality tests, as required
- reacting effectively to any boiler emergency situations
- shatting down the boiler in the required condition, cleaning and putting into storage mode
Knowledge evidence
- safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- pre-operational checks, including: - feed water supply - boiler water level - fuel supply/heat source - boiler valves their operation and position - combustion air supply - combustion equipment
- procedures for identifying and reporting maintenance
- statutory requirements and workplace procedures for identifying and reporting hazards in the work area
- processes for starting a boiler, including: - heat input - warm up of the reticulation system - steam traps and steam line purge - systems operation - reticulation line pressure - steam usage - supply
- processes for confirming operational status of boiler
- procedures for maintaining boiler operating log
- procedures for communicating boiler status and operation
- principles of boiler operation
- boiler fittings
- preparing boiler for inspection
- procedures for monitoring a boiler, including: - steam reticulation line pressure - usage, supply and quality of steam - combustion/heat source system - feed water system - fuel system combustion air supply - water level - boiler steam pressures - operation of boiler control/safety devices - location of inspection and explosion doors
- procedures for conducting boiler water quality tests
- feed water systems and treatment
- emergency procedures, including: - identification of emergency - isolation of heat source - selection and application of appropriate fire-fighting equipment - notification of downstream users
- processes and procedures, including: - confirming water level - cooling down - boiler pressure/vacuum - fuel/heat source isolation - removal of combustion equipment and water from boiler - isolation from any common connection - the opening of all access points required for inspection
- procedures for cleaning the boiler internally and externally
- various modes of boiler storage
- procedures for storing the boiler in open or closed condition
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Questions about assessing MEM07033
What does an assessment tool for MEM07033 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEM07033 needs to address all 44 unit components: 7 elements with 19 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 19 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MEM07033?
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