UEPOPS072 — Operate and monitor a hydro turbine

1 Plan and prepare work

• 1.1Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations, legislative requirements, codes of practice, manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, environmental requirements and workplace procedures are identified, applied and monitored
• 1.2Work requirements are identified from relevant personnel and documentation in accordance with workplace procedures
• 1.3Hydro turbine run up and loading schedule are confirmed from relevant documentation in accordance with workplace procedures
• 1.4Inspection, preoperational tests and field preparations for hydro turbine plant service are carried out in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, and workplace procedures
• 1.5Hydro turbine plant operational prerequisites are established in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, and workplace procedures
• 1.6Sequence for recommissioning of hydro turbine plant is determined in accordance with workplace procedures

2 Operate hydro turbine plant

• 2.1Output is adjusted to achieve required hydro turbine operating conditions and demand in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, and workplace procedures
• 2.2Hydro turbine plant is operated within limits of design in accordance with workplace procedures
• 2.3Hydro turbine plant is monitored and observed to detect deviations from required operating conditions in accordance with workplace procedures
• 2.4Corrective actions are taken to rectify hydro turbine abnormalities in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, and workplace procedures

3 Test hydro turbine plant operation

• 3.1Operational tests are performed in accordance with workplace procedures
• 3.2Hydro turbine plant is observed for correct operational response in accordance with workplace procedures
• 3.3Hydro turbine plant is returned to required safe operational status upon completion of testing in accordance with workplace procedures

4 Analyse hydro turbine plant faults

• 4.1Cause of abnormal hydro turbine plant operating conditions are identified by analysing technical and operational information in accordance with workplace procedures
• 4.2Actions necessary to rectify faults are correctly determined in accordance with workplace procedures
• 4.3Hydro turbine plant integrity and personnel safety is maintained in consultation with relevant personnel, technical and operational documentation in accordance with workplace procedures

5 Monitor and inspect hydro turbine plant

• 5.1Hydro turbine plant is monitored and inspected for normal operation and to detect deviations in accordance with workplace procedures
• 5.2Relevant personnel are notified when defects are detected in accordance with workplace procedures

6 Complete documentation

• 6.1Hydro turbine plant problems, movements and status are reported in accordance with workplace procedures
• 6.2Documentation is updated in accordance with workplace procedures

What does an assessment tool for UEPOPS072 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for UEPOPS072 needs to address all 45 unit components: 6 elements with 20 performance criteria, 16 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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