UEERA0034 — Establish heat loads for commercial refrigeration and/or air conditioning applications

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What an assessment for UEERA0034 must cover

31 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 10 performance evidence and 7 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 determine heat loads for commercial refrigeration and/or air conditioning applications

1.1Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures for a given work area are identified and applied
1.2WHS/OHS risk control measures and workplace procedures are followed in preparation for commercial refrigeration/air conditioning work
1.3Extent of heat load analysis is determined from project specifications and discussions with appropriate person/s
1.4Activities are planned to meet scheduled timelines in consultation with other person/s involved in commercial refrigeration/air conditioning work
1.5Effective strategies are determined to ensure solution development and implementation is carried out efficiently in accordance with workplace procedures

2 Determine heat loads for commercial refrigeration and/or air conditioning applications

2.1WHS/OHS risk control measures and workplace procedures for carrying out commercial refrigeration/air conditioning work is followed
2.2Specifications of commercial refrigeration and/or air conditioning system operating parameters are applied when performing heat load estimations
2.3Parameters, specifications and performance requirements in relation to commercial refrigeration and/or air conditioning system are set in accordance with workplace procedures
2.4Appropriate approaches to determine the heat loads are carried out to provide most effective solutions
2.5Unplanned events are dealt with safely and effectively consistent with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment
2.6Work quality is monitored in accordance with performance agreement and/or workplace or industry standards

3 Complete and report heat loads for commercial refrigeration and /or air conditioning applications

3.1Heat load estimations are documented, including details of findings, calculations and assumptions, in accordance with workplace procedures
3.2Completed heat loads are submitted to appropriate person/s to be checked for accuracy and compliance with project specifications and evaluated to determine whether performance requirements are met
3.3Heat load estimations are reported to relevant person/s to determine appropriate action to be taken based on findings

Performance evidence

establishing system parameters for heat load
selecting appropriate head load calculation tools
identifying heat loads accurately
using calculation methods accurately
documenting heat loads correctly
dealing with unplanned events
applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures and practices requirements, including using risk control measures
applying sustainable energy principles and practices
determining heat loads for commercial refrigeration and air conditioning applications
planning to determine heat loads for commercial refrigeration/air conditioning applications

Knowledge evidence

commercial refrigeration heat load estimating commercial refrigeration applications, safe working practices and relevant standards, codes and regulations, including: heat transfer: factors affecting heat transfer, insulation material characteristics, vapour barriers (seals), ambient conditions, composite walls (heat flows), types of common insulation, thermal conductivity, film factors; cabinet construction and design: deep freeze case, meat case, dairy case, fruit and vegetable case, drink cabinets; air change load: room volumes, room usage (average, medium and heavy), heat removed from cooling air to refrigerated conditions, air curtains, temperature differences, door opening sizes, Tamm’s equation; product load: sensible heat, latent heat, heat of respiration, storage temperatures, unit running times, humidity, air flows, stacking of products, freeze, chill and thaw times; total freezer/cool room loads: wall load, air change load, product load, miscellaneous, total load, safety factor and unit running times; floor loads in cool rooms; door opening loads (ASHRAE and RADS methods); door opening loads (for trucks); process cooling loads; cooling chemical reactions; energy balance methods; sensible and latent cooling of gases; sensible and latent cooling of water vapour in gas streams; computer programs
commercial air conditioning heat load estimating: heat load estimating for commercial air conditioning applications, safe working practices and relevant standards, codes and regulations, including: heat flow in buildings: conduction, convection, radiation, heat paths, thermal storage; different methods of calculations: ASHRAE, carrier, finite difference, U values, film coefficients; solar heat: direct, diffuse, sol air temperature, sun position calculations; design conditions: outdoor, monthly/daily corrections, comfort/critical, indoor, effective temperature, thermal comfort, space characteristics, equipment location, zoning; internal loads: lighting, equipment, people, load profiles, internal partitions; fresh air/AS 1668 The use of ventilation and air conditioning in buildings; calculation of fabric loads: walls, roofs, floors; windows: glass types and factors, shade factors, internal and external shading, shading from adjacent structures; air quantity calculation: psychrometrics, by-pass factor, coil load, variable air volume (VAV) air quantities, piping and other losses; refrigeration plant load; computer software: responsible use
relevant commercial refrigeration and air conditioning manufacturer specifications
relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes
relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements
relevant workplace documentation
relevant workplace policies and procedures

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