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Manage product storage and transfer facilities in a petrochemical
workplace
Level
4
Credits
6
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: demonstrate knowledge of petrochemical storage facilities and
associated equipment; operate petrochemical storage facilities and monitor
conditions and contents; and document petrochemical product storage and
transfer.
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:
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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Definitions
The Hazchem emergency action code of numbers, letters and diamonds give
information to emergency services. Its use is required by the NZS 5433 PARTS 1 &
2:2007 Transport of Dangerous Goods on Land.
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
Demonstrate knowledge of petrochemical storage facilities and associated equipment.
Performance criteria
1.1
Site storage facilities for the management of petrochemical products are
identified and their functions explained.
Range
1.2
Petrochemical blending and transfer systems are identified and their functions
explained.
Range
1.3
computerised blending controllers, in line mixers, lines, pumps.
Petrochemical additive systems are identified and their functions explained.
Range
1.4
pressure vessels, floating roof tanks, fixed roof tanks, bins, bullets,
pressure valves, vacuum valves, pumps, lines, bund walls, tank
compounds, drains, heating equipment, refrigeration equipment,
mixers, spheres, vents, nitrogen blanketing systems, sampling
equipment, instrumentation, leak detection system.
injection pumps, heaters, computerised additive injection
controllers, weigh scales, tanks, drums, meters, valves, sample
points.
Potential hazards of products and additives stored and transferred within the
site are explained.
Range
high vapour pressure, flammability, temperature, toxicity, phase,
viscosity, density, corrosiveness, contamination, simultaneous
operations.
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Documentation for controlling the hazards of stored products and additives is
located and interpreted.
Range
1.6
safety data sheets, Hazchem data, product specifications.
Petrochemical fire and safety protection equipment are identified and their
operation explained.
Range
signage, barriers, fire extinguishers, hoses, fire monitors, fire
hydrants, foam systems, fire water main, fire alarms, fire detector,
gas detectors, inert gas systems, deluge systems, water sprays,
personal protective equipment, breathing apparatus, emergency
shutdown systems, spill kit, bunding.
Element 2
Operate petrochemical storage facilities and monitor conditions and contents.
Performance criteria
2.1
Routine checks and log keeping duties are carried out in accordance with site
requirements.
Range
pumps, tanks, housekeeping, checklists, standing instructions,
safety systems.
2.2
Contents are routinely sampled and tested in accordance with site
requirements.
2.3
Product specifications are maintained in accordance with site requirements.
Range
2.4
temperature, pressure, level, chemical composition, moisture,
specific gravity, Reid Vapour Pressure.
Tanks are dipped in order to measure and determine capacities.
Range
capacity, verification of remote indicating systems, loss control,
custody transfer, stock taking, ullage charts, strapping tables.
2.5
Prior to the product load out or movement commencing, liaison with control
room is conducted to ensure safety interlocks have been employed and the
product is ready for transfer.
2.6
Any deviations from normal operating conditions are identified and the steps to
remedy them explained in accordance with site requirements.
Range
contamination, off specification product handling, leaks, spills,
unscheduled transfers, operator error, returns.
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Element 3
Document petrochemical product storage and transfer.
Performance criteria
3.1
Documentation is completed and communicated to appropriate personnel in
accordance with site requirements.
Range
logs, laboratory analyses, test results, blend sheets, 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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