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Conduct road or rail tanker loading activities in a petrochemical
workplace
Level
4
Credits
3
Purpose
This unit standard is for people employed in the petrochemical industry with
responsibility for loading product in a petrochemical workplace.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify and explain the
function of petrochemical tanker loading equipment; prepare for loading
petrochemical product to a tanker in a petrochemical workplace; load
petrochemical product to a tanker in a petrochemical workplace; and
shutdown and document a petrochemical loading process.
Subfield
Petrochemical Industry
Domain
Petrochemical Product Transmission and Transfer
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 and documentation:
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005 (Rule 45001/1), available at
http://www.landtransport.govt.nz.
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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
Identify and explain the function of petrochemical tanker loading equipment.
Performance criteria
1.1
Tanker loading equipment and associated requirements are identified and its
function is explained in accordance with site requirements.
Range
1.2
data transfer, communication systems, control systems, deadman
alarm, additives, odorant, loading pumps, meters, storage tanks,
pipelines, hoses, loading arms, weigh bridges, manifolds, drainage
and bunding facilities, earthing and bonding facilities.
Safety equipment is identified and its function explained in accordance with site
requirements.
Range
signage, barriers, fire extinguishers, hoses, fire monitors, fire
hydrants, foam systems, fire alarms, fire detectors, deluge
systems, personal protective equipment.
Element 2
Prepare for loading petrochemical product to a tanker in a petrochemical workplace.
Performance criteria
2.1
Potential hazards are identified and the site procedures to control them are
followed.
2.2
Loading documentation and/or scheduling are checked for availability.
Range
customer requirements.
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Preloading checks of tanker are carried out in accordance with site
requirements.
Range
2.4
Preloading checks of load-out facility are carried out in accordance with site
requirements.
Range
2.5
tanker contents, tank capacity, tanker condition, product
compatibility, tanker positioning and connection, product quality,
product quantity, earthing checks, Land Transport NZ certification
for prime mover, Department of Labour certification for tanker,
driver’s licence endorsement for dangerous goods, current site
safety induction.
equipment availability, valve alignment, leaks, simultaneous
loading operations, inter-tank transfers, product quality, product
quantity, tank contents and condition.
Safety equipment relating to product requirements is confirmed as available an
dutilised in accordance with site requirements.
Range
personal protective equipment, continuity tester, fixed fire
protection, barriers, signage, emergency shutdown systems, gas
detection systems, safety shower, eyewash facilities, spill kit,
bunding.
Element 3
Load petrochemical product to a tanker in a petrochemical workplace.
Performance criteria
3.1
Loading equipment is connected and started in accordance with manufacturer’s
recommendations.
Range
3.2
authority to load, valving, tank/compartment capacity, level
protection, pumps, compressors, flow control.
Injection is carried out in accordance with legislative and/or customer
requirements.
Range
additive, odorant.
3.3
Product sampling is carried out to meet site and/or customer requirements.
3.4
Loading rates are controlled and monitored to ensure the product is loaded
safely and within the tanker’s defined storage capacities.
3.5
Communication is maintained to determine the progress of the loading, tank
levels, and volumes with relevant parties in accordance with site requirements.
Range
operator, driver, control room.
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Any deviations from normal operating conditions are identified and actions taken
to rectify them are explained in accordance with site procedures.
Range
vapour lock, pressure differential, operator error, spills, leaks,
earth faults, excess flow, contamination, instrument malfunction,
overfill, excessive venting.
Element 4
Shutdown and document a petrochemical loading process.
Performance criteria
4.1
The loading operation is verified as complete and equipment is shut down in
accordance with site requirements.
Range
4.2
isolation, disconnection, leak check.
Documentation is completed and the results of the loading are communicated to
appropriate personnel in accordance with site requirements.
Range
safety data sheets, dangerous goods declaration, bills of lading,
load receipts, weighbridge documents, product certificate of
quality, log books, computer records.
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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