UEPOPS112 — Operate bulk coal handling plant

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 and resource requirements are identified from relevant personnel and documentation in accordance with workplace procedures
• 1.3Quality assurance requirements are recognised in accordance with workplace procedures
• 1.4Mineralogy information is applied in accordance with workplace procedures
• 1.5Work schedule is consistent with in accordance with job specifications and workplace procedures
• 1.6Pad is prepared for coal stockpiling, including removal of contaminants and drainage, in accordance with workplace procedures
• 1.7Preoperational checks are carried out on bulk coal handling plant in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, and workplace procedures
• 1.8Sequence for recommissioning of bulk coal handling plant is determined in accordance with workplace procedures

2 Conduct operation of bulk coal handling plant

• 2.1Start-up, park-up and shutdown procedures are carried out in accordance with workplace procedures
• 2.2Bulk coal handling plant is operated in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, and workplace procedures
• 2.3Bulk coal handling plant is monitored in accordance with workplace procedures to detect deviations from normal operating conditions
• 2.4Corrective actions are taken to rectify bulk coal handling plant abnormalities in accordance with workplace procedures
• 2.5Bulk coal handling plant to be removed from service is identified and isolated in accordance with workplace procedures
• 2.6Inspection and fault finding are carried out in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, and workplace procedures
• 2.7Coal is placed or bunkered down in predetermined stockpile location in accordance with workplace procedures
• 2.8Reclaim specifications are received, despatch area is notified and equipment is made ready in accordance with workplace procedures
• 2.9Specified coal is blended, loaded, sampled and despatched in accordance with workplace procedures

3 Test bulk coal handling plant operation

• 3.1Tests are performed in accordance with workplace procedures
• 3.2Bulk coal handling plant is observed for operational response in accordance with workplace procedures
• 3.3Bulk coal handling plant is returned to required operational status upon completion of testing in accordance with workplace procedures

4 Analyse bulk coal handling plant faults

• 4.1Causes of abnormal bulk coal handling plant operating conditions are identified by analysing technical and operational information in accordance with workplace procedures
• 4.2Supplementary personnel are arranged for investigation of identified operational abnormalities in accordance with workplace procedures

5 Inspect bulk coal handling plant

• 5.1Bulk coal handling plant to be inspected is physically identified in accordance with workplace procedures
• 5.2Bulk coal handling plant is inspected to detect deviations from normal operating conditions in accordance with workplace procedures
• 5.3Relevant personnel are notified when defects are detected in accordance with workplace procedures

6 Complete documentation

• 6.1Bulk coal handling 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 UEPOPS112 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for UEPOPS112 needs to address all 55 unit components: 6 elements with 27 performance criteria, 17 performance evidence requirements, 11 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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