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Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate a single unit operation/plant item/item of equipment. It is for items of equipment/plant items/unit operations which are not otherwise covered in this Training Package and may be organisation specific.
This unit applies to a person who has the responsibility for undertaking the routine operation of an individual unit of equipment or a plant item. Typically, the person will be an ‘outside’ or ‘field’ operator; however, the unit may also be applied to ‘panel’ or ‘control room’ operators.
This unit applies to an individual working alone or as part of a team/work group and working in liaison with other shift team members and the control room operator.
No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must also be applied.

What You'll Learn

1.

  • 1.1 Receive and give shift handover
  • 1.3 Identify and control hazards
  • 1.4 Coordinate with appropriate personnel
  • 1.5 Check for recent work undertaken on plant item
  • 1.6 Note any outstanding and/or incomplete work
  • 1.7 Check operational status of equipment or plant item

2.

  • 2.1 Identify the types of equipment or plant item and its duty
  • 2.3 Adjust equipment or plant item as required, appropriate to type of equipment or plant item and duty
  • 2.4 Change rate, grade or specification smoothly as required
  • 2.5 Charge or discharge equipment or plant item as required

3.

  • 3.1 Monitor equipment or plant item frequently and critically throughout shift using measured or indicated data and senses as appropriate
  • 3.3 Identify impacts of upstream and/or downstream changes on the equipment or plant item
  • 3.4 Identify situations which may require action
  • 3.5 Resolve routine problems
  • 3.6 Take appropriate actions on other abnormal situations to make safe and have the situation resolved

4.

  • 4.1 Complete any required pre-start checks
  • 4.3 Isolate equipment or plant item
  • 4.4 Make equipment or plant item safe for required work
  • 4.5 Check equipment or plant item is ready to be returned to service
  • 4.6 Prepare equipment or plant item for return to service

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has completed the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit, and:
• checked, operated and monitored the output of at least 1 of the following:
• single unit operation
• plant item
• item of equipment
• identified routine problems and applied known solutions.

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:
• hazards that may arise in the job and work environment
• principles of operation of equipment or plant, including:
• impact of type and duty
• potential effects of variations in raw materials and equipment operation in relation to quality of product
• factors which may affect product quality or production output and appropriate remedies
• reasons for checking process control panels and reporting readings which do not conform to the work instructions.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions and contingencies. The following conditions must be met for this unit:
• use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:
• equipment or plant item and start up, operation and shut down procedures
• regulations, guidelines and procedures
• workplace hazard reporting procedures and forms
• Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Foundation Skills

  • {'skill': 'Foundation Skills', 'description': 'This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance.\nFoundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.'}

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Last updated from training.gov.au: 07 April 2026