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Troubleshoot and rectify faults on a standard gas pressure reducing
and metering station
Level
3
Credits
20
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: locate and interpret
procedures, documentation, and equipment for troubleshooting and rectifying
faults on a standard gas pressure reducing and metering station; prepare site
for troubleshooting and rectifying faults on a standard gas pressure reducing
and metering station; troubleshoot and rectify faults on a standard gas
pressure reducing and metering station and ancillary equipment;
recommission and test a pressure reducing and metering station and
ancillary equipment; reinstate site; and complete reporting and
documentation.
Subfield
Gas Industry
Domain
Gas Network Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
20 November 2006
Date version published
20 November 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Prerequisite: Unit 19557, Perform maintenance on a
standard gas pressure reducing and metering station, or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 12512 and unit
standard 12515.
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.
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Special notes
1
This unit standard is intended for but is not limited to assessment by simulation,
attestation, and work records. The range statements relate to enterprise specific
equipment, procedures, and processes.
2
The current versions of the following documents must be complied with:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
NZS 5258:2003 Gas distribution networks available at http://www.standards.co.nz/;
NZS 5259:2004 Gas measurement available at http://www.standards.co.nz/.
3
All work practices must comply with regulations and codes of practice pertaining to
the gas industry. A full list of applicable regulations and codes is available from the
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO).
4
Definitions
Company procedures means the documented methods for performing work activities
and include health and safety, environmental, and quality management requirements.
They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Standard gas pressure reducing and metering stations exclude pilot-operated
regulators, and active monitor and automatic stream selection configurations.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Locate and interpret procedures, documentation, and equipment for troubleshooting and
rectifying faults on a standard gas pressure reducing and metering station.
Performance criteria
1.1
Company procedures for the troubleshooting and rectifying of faults in standard
pressure reducing and metering stations are located and interpreted in relation
to specified job requirements.
1.2
Job instructions are confirmed in accordance with company procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – location, condition, size,
position, pressure settings, liaison, authorisation, manufacturer’s
information, equipment operating manuals, station operating
manuals.
1.3
Potential environmental and safety hazards are identified in accordance with
company procedures.
1.4
Equipment and materials for troubleshooting and rectifying faults in a standard
pressure reducing and metering station are identified and described in terms of
type and function.
Range
includes but is not limited to – leak detection, test equipment,
spare parts, lubrication.
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1.5
Equipment is described in terms of potential hazards of incorrect application
and operation, and the steps to avoid them are described in accordance with
company procedures.
1.6
Resource requirements are identified and sourced in accordance with company
procedures.
Range
plant, tools, materials, documentation, system components,
personnel, communication equipment.
Element 2
Prepare site for troubleshooting and rectifying faults on a standard gas pressure reducing
and metering station.
Performance criteria
2.1
Safety hazards are identified, and isolated, removed, or minimised in
accordance with company procedures.
Range
2.2
may include – signage, barriers, personal protective equipment,
safe access and egress, gas escape, fire, explosion, asphyxiation,
other utilities, temporary traffic control, environmental protection,
excavations.
Equipment and materials for troubleshooting and rectifying faults in a standard
pressure reducing and metering station are prepared, handled, and positioned
in accordance with company procedures and manufacturer’s instructions.
Element 3
Troubleshoot and rectify faults on a standard gas pressure reducing and metering station
and ancillary equipment.
Performance criteria
3.1
Troubleshooting and rectifying of faults on a standard pressure reducing and
metering station comply with manufacturer's requirements and company
procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – high and low pressure, reliefs
passing, leakage, seat failure, blocked filter, volume/flow
requirements, orifice sizes, hunting, oscillation, settings, freezing.
3.2
Components and component parts are repaired, fitted and adjusted in
accordance with manufacturer's specifications and instructions.
3.3
Troubleshooting and rectifying faults comply with company safety procedures.
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Element 4
Recommission and test a pressure reducing and metering station and ancillary equipment.
Performance criteria
4.1
Pressure reducing and metering station is purged and recommissioned where
required in accordance with company procedures and site requirements.
4.2
Regulator and ancillary equipment are tested for soundness and integrity in
accordance with company procedures and manufacturer's instructions.
Range
pressure settings, soap test, valves, bypass, gauges, reliefs, flow,
settings, regulators.
Element 5
Reinstate site.
Performance criteria
5.1
Equipment and materials left temporarily on site are stored safely and securely,
or arrangements are made for their collection in accordance with company
procedures.
5.2
Tools, equipment, and materials are removed from site in accordance with job
requirements and company procedures.
5.3
Worksite is reinstated and made safe in accordance with company procedures.
Element 6
Complete reporting and documentation.
Performance criteria
6.1
Information is communicated to other parties, both internal and external, in
accordance with company procedures.
Range
6.2
may include but is not limited to – special conditions, completion
notice, additional work.
Records and documents are completed and processed in accordance with
company procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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.
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Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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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