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Title
Carry out a steam generation process in the dairy industry
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare the
steam generation equipment for operation according to
organisational requirements; operate and monitor the steam
generation equipment; shut down the steam generation
equipment; record workplace information; and demonstrate
knowledge of the steam generation process.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Dairy Technology
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Work must be carried out in accordance with organisational requirements, licensing
requirements, legislative requirements, and industrial awards and agreements.
2
The steam generation process may be computer controlled or manually controlled or
a combination.
3
Steam generation process may include boiler and ancillary plant, fuel delivery system
plant, steam temperature control plant, water treatment systems, water distribution
systems, boiler heating systems, dust removal and combustion waste extraction
systems, compressed air systems, flame detection equipment.
4
Boiler types may include fire tube, water tube, saturated boiler, super heated boilers.
5
Services may include chemicals, oil, water, steam, electricity, coal, gas, air, wood
waste, recovery process products.
6
Sampling and testing may include feed water quality, assessments of process
operations, eg hydrostatic tests.
7
Routine preventative maintenance may include oiling, greasing, simple running
repairs.
8
Reporting systems may include electronic and manual data recording and storage
systems.
9
Legislative requirements include but are not limited to Approved Code of Practice for
the Design, Safe Operation, Maintenance and Servicing of Boilers, Department of
Labour, Wellington: 2000; Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and
subsequent amendments.
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Organisational requirements refers to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These requirements include but are not limited to – site specific requirements, and
company quality management requirements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare the steam generation equipment for operation according to organisational
requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Pre-operational safety checks are conducted in accordance with standard
operating procedures.
1.2
Services are confirmed as being ready for steam generation operation.
Outcome 2
Operate and monitor the steam generation equipment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Steam generation equipment is started and brought on-line according to
standard organisational operating procedures.
2.2
Steam generation equipment is maintained within specified parameters.
2.3
Steam distribution systems are maintained to meet customer requirements.
2.4
Out-of-specification steam generation is identified, rectified and/or reported
according to organisational requirements.
2.5
Routine maintenance is completed on schedule to maintenance specifications.
2.6
Waste arising from the steam generation process is collected, treated, and
disposed of or recycled, according to organisational requirements.
Outcome 3
Shut down the steam generation equipment.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Steam generation equipment is shut down according to organisational
requirements.
3.2
Steam generation equipment and work area meet cleanliness standards.
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Waste arising from shut down activity is collected, treated and disposed of
according to organisational requirements.
Outcome 4
Record workplace information.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Workplace information is recorded in the organisational recording system.
Outcome 5
Demonstrate knowledge of the steam generation process.
Evidence requirements
5.1
The purpose of the steam generation process is identified in terms of
relationships to production processes.
5.2
Stages of the steam generation process, critical control points and quality
parameters to be achieved are identified.
5.3
Services used in stream generation are identified in terms of pre-operational
checks and common problems in the steam generation process.
5.4
Safety issues are identified in terms of steam generation.
safety issues could include but are not limited to – health and
safety hazards and controls, isolation procedures, environmental
aspects in the steam generation process, routine and emergency
shut-down procedures.
Range
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 June 2003
Rollover and
Revision
2
20 June 2006
Rollover
3
17 July 2009
31 December 2017
Review
4
15 October 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
5
21 January 2016
31 December 2019
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0022
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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.
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