This unit relates to the appropriate response to emergency situations for any new workers at the workplace, possibly delivered as part of an induction program.

This competency covers the skills and knowledge required to complete own work activities.

This competency covers the awareness of environmental issues and organisation environmental policies and procedures to minimise environmental threats.

This competency covers the ability to optimise the process performance of a complete plant area. It includes ensuring that production systems comply with Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) requirements, that process, plant and equipment utilisation is planned and carried out, and that problems are solved to fully meet operational needs and ensure that production of finished goods meets customer requirements.

This unit applies an in depth knowledge of process and plant to the recognition and solving of more complex/less obvious process/plant/ technical problems.

In a typical scenario, a technician in a central location looks after the operation of a remote production facility. This may be achieved by using ground based or satellite communications systems. The competency covers the operation and management of remote plants, treatment stations or satellite locations.

This unit covers the competencies needed to facilitate and improve the 5S housekeeping environment.

This unit covers the knowledge and skills needed by people who lead teams in a competitive manufacturing environment. The team may be operating in manufacturing or in a manufacturing support function e.g. maintenance, office, warehousing etc.

This competency covers the outcomes required to effectively analyse the workplace in relation to environmentally sustainable work practices and to implement improvements and monitor their effectiveness. This unit is based on the sustainability guideline standard GCSSUS02A Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices.

On completion of this unit, the worker will be able to identify hazards and operability problems and then analyse them by hazard analysis techniques to assess risk.

This competency covers the issuing and auditing of any and all permits across multiple plant areas or an entire site. It is typically undertaken by a senior process technician. This may be a routine job, a role in part of a job or a temporary role in a shut down or similar.

This unit of competency covers the ability to obtain a range of samples that are representative of the source material (raw ingredients, product in process, final product) and to prepare the samples for testing. All sampling activities are to be in accordance with a defined sampling plan. This unit does not cover the subsequent testing of the samples.

This competency covers minimising waste and environmental threats from a plant and/or a process. It covers all resources used and products made by the plant, and is performed by more experienced operators who might be expected to develop and implement improvements to processes within the plant. This unit may be performed individually or as part of a team. This competency also applies to capital projects, as well as improvements brought about by changes in work practices and procedures

This competency covers the decommissioning of an existing plant/pipeline or major plant area, and its associated equipment. Decommissioning refers to the removal from service of plant/pipeline and equipment and its storage/mothballing' or disposal.

This unit covers the knowledge and skills required by a maintenance person to assist in the implementation of a proactive maintenance strategy in a manufacturing environment. This unit includes the interaction between maintenance worker and operator as appropriate.

This unit of competency applies to an individual required to lead and coordinate an emergency team, including deployment of resources at the scene of an emergency.

This competency covers the using of a range of communication equipment and ensuring that required communications are completed. It includes the coordination and priortisation of communications from/to diverse people in both normal and abnormal situations.

This competency unit addresses the need for personnel who issue work permits to understand the permit system, know the limitations of each permit and make decisions regarding the need for and correct use of each permit. This competency unit includes the issue of any and all permits. It applies to the issuing of permits covering a single plant or plant area such as might be an operators scope of responsibility.

This unit covers the monitoring and controlling of a distillation unit, which is separating two or more components to achieve finished product, which meets a predetermined specification. The process may or may not be controlled from a central control room.

This unit covers the operation of furnaces for the primary purpose of causing, inducing or facilitating a chemical reaction such as cracking, smelting or other very high temperature processes. The furnace will typically be directly fired, or may use the feed as the fuel. It does not apply to steam heated reactors.

This unit covers the operation of a centralised control panel. These controllers use a range of control algorithms and multiple control loops. The panel will control multiple vessels/plant items and or products. It will typically be located off plant in a control room.

This competency covers the operation of the materials storage and retrieval system. In a typical scenario, an operations technician organises the storage and logistics of general materials for the plant or work area.

This unit deals with the skills and knowledge required to operate, inspect and monitor gas producing plant.

In a typical scenario an operations technician operates and monitors gas absorption units and ancillary equipment such as glycol dehydration or CO2 absorption units.

A typical example of liquid extraction occurs in a natural gas processing plant and contains an absorber, de-ethaniser tower, turbo expander compressor, cold separator vessel and various plate fin type heat exchangers. An operations technician would be monitoring and controlling this process in order to achieve condensation of all the desired product to meet a predetermined specification.

This competency covers the skills needed to operate and maintain complex refrigeration/cryogenic systems that involve multi-stage centrifugal compressors (or similar) and associated equipment, including computer control and monitoring systems. It does not cover small packaged refrigeration systems, which are covered by MSAPMOPS100A Use equipment.

This unit of competency covers the ability to perform tests using standard methods and with access to readily available advice. Personnel are required to demonstrate close attention to the accuracy and precision of measurements and the data obtained. In general, they do not calibrate equipment and make only limited adjustments to the controls. The unit of competency does not cover interpretation or analysis of results or troubleshooting equipment problems.

This competency applies to senior operators working in sectors that make products which come into contact with food and beverages This competency covers the application of a HACCP-based approach to food and beverage related products. Acronyms used in this competency: CCP - critical control points CCF - critical control factors CCL - critical control limits HACCP - hazard analysis critical control points HAT - hazard analysis table.

This unit of competency covers the development of relevant plant documentation and systems in response to identified information requirements including the development and/or amendment of workplace documents, procedures and record keeping systems.

This competency covers the identification of team's goals and timelines, negotiating with the team to allocate tasks and ensuring the goals and timelines are met.

This unit applies to a person who would typically be an incident team leader and who, following an incident, undertakes the inspection of the site and makes an initial assessment as to the immediate safety of the area.

This competency unit covers the preparation and minor servicing of equipment used to respond to emergency situations.

This unit covers control of minor incidents. The competency would be possessed generally by most/all operations personnel and some non-operations personnel. It would require training in addition to that which might typically be part of an induction program, but does not require specialist training such as is given to members of an incident response team. The general purpose of this initial response is to prevent any incident from escalating. In the event of an incident this person may be expected to respond to an incident team member in line with procedures. This unit does NOT apply to major incidents (see MSAOHS210A Control non-fire incidents and MSAOHS212A Control fire incidents).

This unit is designed to ensure that an appropriate first response to fire incidents in onshore and offshore situations/emergencies is achieved.

This unit is about testing the working atmosphere to determine if it is safe for the proposed work. Testing involves the use of electronic test apparatus.

This competency covers the use of organisation computers or data systems in order to work effectively. The operator is familiar with the system, can locate and use the appropriate data and is able to accurately record data into the system as required. This competency covers the use of computer equipment and company software programs, including selecting the correct programs for use and identifying minor faults in equipment or software. This competency is typically performed by operators working either independently or as part of a work team.

This competency covers the monitoring of the operational conditions in which a permit to work has been issued, and the required activities and functions associated with the production/process of chemical, hydrocarbons, oil, and other process manufactured products. This role may be carried out by the standby person or other appropriately qualified persons. While this competency carries with it high levels of responsibility the role is usually prescribed by the permit process and may be exercised by any competent operator.

This competency covers the control of entry to confined spaces, for maintenance, servicing of vessels or other necessary reasons. Work in/entry to confined spaces shall conform to relevant legislation and AS2865/2001, or its authorised update or replacement.

This unit of competency covers the provision and processing of all relevant information by responding to the information requirements of the plant including the completion of all workplace documents and clearly and concisely providing relevant information to others.

This competency covers the operation of the range of pumps and valves typically encountered in the fluid flow system of a processing plant. It includes identifying, operating, monitoring and troubleshooting these items.

This competency covers the moving of goods into and out of a plant/chemical store. The operator would handle goods as part of their job role.

This competency is typically performed by an operator and covers the operation of heat exchangers, including heat exchangers that form part of a heating, cooling or refrigeration system, and solving of heat exchanger problems.

This competency covers the operation of powered dual phase separation equipment including centrifuges, scraped filters, rotary vacuum filters and the like. This type of equipment is found in many process manufacturing plants. It also includes solving problems with separation processes and the equipment, including the driver powering the separation equipment (eg electric motor).

This competency covers the operation of the range of equipment used to store and convey particulate solids. This competency is typically performed by many operators in a solids handling plant and is often a starting point for operators to learn the operation of the plant as a whole. It covers items of equipment such as mechanical conveyor systems (including feeders), pneumatic conveyor systems and storage equipment such as hoppers and silos.

This competency is typically performed by operators and covers the operation of a packing line to package materials and products. Typical packing lines included in this competency may dispense liquid products into drums or plastic containers, pack filled containers into cartons or stack filled containers onto pallets.

This unit covers an operator looking after a production process which includes a chemical reaction. The vessel in which this reaction is occurring may be a purpose built kettle' or other reaction vessel, or it may simply be a stirred tank in which a reaction is occurring. Processes may be batch or continuous.

In a typical scenario a prime mover is used to drive a complete pumping system including pumps and ancillary equipment (eg, vibration monitors, lubrication pumps and equipment, gear boxes and barring gear). The pumps covered by this unit typically are used for hydrocarbon transmission lines.

This competency covers the skills needed to operate typical stand alone dual phase separation equipment as used in a chemical, oil/hydrocarbons processing or other plant.

This unit covers the operation of a biotreater which is typically used for the reduction of BOD in an aqueous waste stream.

This unit covers the use of any item of equipment which is operated with limited application of knowledge.

This competency covers general housekeeping duties, as well as the cleaning of plant and equipment. This competency is typically demonstrated by all operators working either independently or as part of a work team.

This competency covers making (or taking) readings/measurements in a variety of sites and locations, using common types of plant instrumentation. It also covers recording measurement results in a prescribed format, according to procedures and with the appropriate level of detail included in all reports.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to operate a forklift, including checking forklift condition, driving the forklift to fulfil operational requirements, monitoring site conditions, and monitoring and maintaining forklift performance. Assessment of this unit will usually be undertaken within a licensing examination conducted by, or under the authority of, the relevant state/territory OH&S authority.

This competency covers the identify requirements of GMP related to own work. Observe personal hygiene and conduct to meet GMP requirements and follow GMP requirements when carrying out work activities.

This unit of competency ensures others in the work area are able to meet GMP requirements, monitor personal hygiene and conduct of team members in the work area, monitor implementation of GMP requirements in the work area,contribute to validation processes, take corrective action in response to GMP non-compliance and maintain and improve GMP in the work area.