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Control emergency and unplanned shut downs in a petrochemical
workplace
Level
5
Credits
12
Purpose
This unit standard is for people employed in the petrochemical industry.
People credited with this unit standard are, in a petrochemical workplace,
able to: describe systems for emergency and/or unplanned shut downs;
manage an emergency or unplanned shut down; ensure plant and equipment
are safe following an unplanned shut down; and document the shut down
process.
Subfield
Petrochemical Industry
Domain
Petrochemical Process and Product Management
Status
Registered
Status date
20 February 2009
Date version published
20 February 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
(MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Performance of the elements of this unit standard must comply with relevant site
requirements and the following legislation:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991.
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This unit standard is intended for, but is not limited to, workplace assessment. While
all performance criteria must be met it is noted that all range statements within this
unit standard are indicative and dependent on enterprise and site specific equipment,
procedures, and practices. Any queries can be directed to the NZ Motor Industry
Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO).
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Definition
Site requirements mean the site specific documented methods for performing work
activities and include health, safety, environmental, and quality management
requirements. They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe systems for emergency and/or unplanned shut downs in a petrochemical
workplace.
Performance criteria
1.1
Events that may cause an emergency and/or unplanned shut down are
identified and assessed.
1.2
Effects of emergency and/or unplanned shut downs are identified and explained
in terms of their impacts on process areas and systems.
1.3
Communication methods for emergency and/or unplanned shut downs are
identified and explained.
Range
1.4
Shutdown system logic is identified and described in relation to unit and/or site.
Range
1.5
site alarm systems, emergency systems, radio, fax, telephone.
architecture of plant process and production systems, plant
knowledge, product specifications and tolerances, systems
operating parameters, process control philosophies and strategies,
panel prompts, emergency shut down procedures.
The roles of personnel involved in the shut down are defined in terms of their
responsibilities.
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Element 2
Manage an emergency or unplanned shut down in a petrochemical workplace.
Performance criteria
2.1
Personnel are accounted for and their responsibilities confirmed in accordance
with site requirements.
Range
contractors, operators/technicians, team leaders/supervisors,
management, other site staff.
2.2
Designated upstream and downstream plant and equipment are shut down to
make the situation safe in accordance with site requirements.
2.3
Shut down procedures and actions relevant to the emergency or unplanned
situation are demonstrated.
Range
2.4
site evacuation, service discontinuation, communications,
emergency services, call out notification.
Action to minimise damage is promptly taken for any significant deviation from
the norm in accordance with site requirements.
Element 3
Ensure plant and equipment in a petrochemical workplace are safe following an unplanned
shut down.
Performance criteria
3.1
Automatic safety systems are checked and verified in order to ensure the unit
and/or site has been made safe in accordance with manufacturer’s
recommendations.
Range
trip valves, equipment status.
3.2
The reason or cause of the shut down is identified by troubleshooting the
system and utilising all available data and information systems in accordance
with site requirements.
3.3
Confirmation sought from field based operators verifies both the nature and
reliability of the shut down in accordance with site requirements.
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Element 4
Document the shut down process in a petrochemical workplace.
Performance criteria
4.1
All required logs and workplace documentation relating to the shut down
process are completed ensuring all details, actions, and responses are recorded
for future use in accordance with site requirements.
4.2
Any ongoing production problems are identified and reported to appropriate
personnel in accordance with site requirements.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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