NWPTRT017 — Operate and control activated carbon processes
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What an assessment for NWPTRT017 must cover
40 assessable components: 3 elements (9 performance criteria), 22 performance evidence and 9 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 for work
- 1.1Determine work requirements from job specifications and plans
- 1.2Select and check equipment to meet safety requirements of task and worksite
- 1.3Select, fit and use required safety equipment including personal protective equipment (PPE)
2 Operate and control processes
- 2.1Conduct routine inspections according to workplace procedures
- 2.2Identify and report process faults to relevant personnel
- 2.3Collect process samples and conduct standard tests according to workplace procedures
- 2.4Interpret data and make process adjustments to maintain operational parameters
3 Complete documentation
- 3.1Collect, interpret and record process data according to workplace procedures and process requirements
- 3.2Identify data outside of normal operational parameters and report to relevant personnel for further action
Performance evidence
- applying process formulae of at least one of the following:
- backwash flow rates (biological activated carbon (BAC), granular activated carbon (GAC)
- bed expansion
- dosage powered activated carbon (PAC)
- empty bed contact time
- conducting routine plant inspections on asset conditions
- identifying and reporting faults
- making at least one of the following process adjustments:
- backwash flow rate
- backwash frequency
- detention time (PAC)
- dosage
- flow rate
- process flow rate (BAC, GAC)
- performing at least one of the following processes:
- biologically activated carbon (BAC)
- granular activated carbon (GAC)
- powdered activated carbon (PAC)
- taking samples and conducting at least one of the following tests:
- jar testing
- odour analysis
- ultraviolet absorbance at 254 nanometres
Knowledge evidence
- activated carbon adsorption principles
- features and components of activated carbon processes
- relevant legislation, regulations and workplace procedures
- risk factors and potential hazards associated with activated carbon
- water quality characteristics including:
- assimilable organic carbon (AOC)
- biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC)
- dissolved organic carbon (DOC)
- total organic carbon (TOC)
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Questions about assessing NWPTRT017
What does an assessment tool for NWPTRT017 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for NWPTRT017 needs to address all 40 unit components: 3 elements with 9 performance criteria, 22 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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