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NWPTRT050 — Assess and improve anaerobic digestion processes

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What an assessment for NWPTRT050 must cover

40 assessable components: 4 elements (11 performance criteria), 12 performance evidence and 17 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 Evaluate anaerobic treatment process performance

  • 1.1Review existing process performance data against organisational operating protocol
  • 1.2Identify the impact of incoming feed quality on anaerobic treatment processes
  • 1.3Identify any additional sampling and testing required for valid evaluation of current process performance

2 Investigate anaerobic treatment plant configuration

  • 2.1Assess existing fault reports and other relevant plant asset information
  • 2.2Investigate the operational status of plant components with reference to manufacturer or plant design specifications
  • 2.3Contribute to plant configuration investigations to identify potential deficiencies
  • 2.4Identify hazards, assess risks and control measures according to workplace procedures

3 Investigate the operational options for process optimisation

  • 3.1Review relevant fault and incident reports and report on effectiveness of remedial action
  • 3.2Investigate potential changes to operational processes to identify possible optimisation strategies

4 Develop and record a plan for process optimisation

  • 4.1Plan a trial to test the performance of the determined optimisation options
  • 4.2Compile a report making recommendations on optimisation options

Performance evidence

  • assessing fault reports and investigating the current operational status of anaerobic treatment process plant components
  • evaluating system performance
  • facilitating anaerobic treatment process inspection, sampling and testing and interpreting tests results
  • identifying and responding to risks and hazards
  • identifying data deficiencies and organising additional data collection through appropriate sampling and testing
  • interpreting a range of complex and technical documents including at least one of the following:  codes of practice  national and industry standards  organisational policies  regulatory, legislative, licensing and organisational requirements  specifications
  • investigating current and potential chemical addition practices
  • operating an anaerobic treatment process
  • performing mathematical calculations to provide data for the analysis and development of options and solutions for at least one of the following:  chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal  solids retention time  volatile solids reductions
  • planning trials to test the performance of the determined anaerobic treatment process optimisation options
  • preparing reports with recommendations
  • reviewing existing anaerobic treatment process performance with reference to historical data, differences in feed water quality and plant configuration

Knowledge evidence

  • anaerobic microbiology
  • anaerobic treatment process variations including:  anaerobic digesters  bulk volume fermenters (BVF)  fluidised bed reactors  high rate anaerobic lagoons (HRAL)  up flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors (UASB)
  • chemical and nutrient dosing processes
  • gas production and characterisation including:  carbon dioxide  hydrogen sulphide  methane  sulphur dioxide
  • inhibitory substances
  • macro and micronutrient requirements
  • pH range and alkalinity
  • principles of anaerobic system maintenance and troubleshooting
  • principles of anaerobic treatment processes including:  design parameters  feed water quality
  • relevant legislation, industry standards and workplace policies and procedures
  • relevant operational protocols
  • risk and hazard management principles relating to anaerobic treatment processes
  • sampling and testing requirements
  • strategies to evaluate system performance
  • system layout
  • volatile fatty acids (VFA)/to alkalinity ratio
  • workplace data recording and reporting requirements

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What does an assessment tool for NWPTRT050 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for NWPTRT050 needs to address all 40 unit components: 4 elements with 11 performance criteria, 12 performance evidence requirements, 17 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 NWPTRT050?

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