Modification History
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Unit Descriptor
This unit of competency covers using a proactive maintenance strategy to improve the sustainability outcomes of equipment, plant or process. This unit includes the interaction between maintenance worker and operator as appropriate.
Application of the Unit
This unit applies where an organisation has decided to adopt or is implementing total preventative maintenance/total productive maintenance (TPM), reliability centred maintenance (RCM) or similar strategies (jointly referred to as ‘proactive maintenance’ in this unit) to improve their sustainability outcomes as well as their maintenance outcomes.
The unit applies to employees who have maintenance related responsibilities, including but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, fabrication and other tradespersons, technicians and operators with maintenance related responsibilities.
The unit scope includes processes and operations, products made, internal and external support services and the services offered, and use of sites by another organisation, such as a contractor or value chain member organisation.
Environmental sensitivities referred to in this unit are at the issue level. The technical measurement of operational performance or measurement of emissions or other environmental impact is not covered by this unit.
Licensing/Regulatory Information
Not applicable.
Pre-Requisites
Not applicable.
Employability Skills Information
This unit contains employability skills
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
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Elements and Performance Criteria
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Define sustainability issues for work area |
1.1 |
Identify sustainability goals of enterprise as they relate to work area |
1.2 |
Identify actual or possible sustainability issues in work area |
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1.3 |
Determine current maintenance strategy for work area |
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1.4 |
Identify changes to maintenance strategy which may improve sustainability outcomes |
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1.5 |
Consult with stakeholders with regard to sustainability issues and possible maintenance changes |
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2 |
Assess current maintenance practice for sustainability implications |
2.1 |
Evaluate current maintenance procedures for plant/equipment sustainability implications |
2.2 |
Discuss current maintenance practices with relevant stakeholders to determine any plant/equipment sustainability issues |
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2.3 |
Recommend changes to improve plant/equipment sustainability impact in accordance with procedures |
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3 |
Implement the sustainable maintenance strategy and practices for the work area |
3.1 |
Arrange for changes to be incorporated into procedures and work plans |
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Identify training needs in liaison with relevant personnel |
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3.3 |
Assist personnel to develop required competencies within scope of authority |
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3.4 |
Collect data as required by own work plan |
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3.5 |
Develop required information and compare with performance indicators |
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3.6 |
Recommend sustainability improvements in accordance with procedures |
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3.7 |
Monitor implementation of improvements and recommend any further required changes |
Required Skills and Knowledge
Required knowledge includes:
Required skills include:
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Evidence Guide
Overview of assessment |
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to assess current proactive maintenance practices for plant and equipment and adapt and implement these practices to achieve improvements in sustainability. |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit |
Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently apply the skills covered in this unit of competency in new and different situations and contexts. Critical aspects of assessment and evidence include:
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Context of and specific resources for assessment |
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Method of assessment |
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Guidance information for assessment |
Range Statement
Process |
Process may include:
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Interactions with the environment |
Interactions with the environment may include:
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Environmental sensitivities |
Environmental sensitivities may include:
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Sustainability issues |
Sustainability issues (as relevant to the work/process area) may include:
Sustainability related issues may also exist irrespective of the carbon equivalence aspects of the issue. This may include:
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Procedures |
Procedures include:
Procedures may be:
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TPM |
TPM refers to:
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RCM |
RCM refers to:
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Similar strategies |
Mean time between failure (MTBF):
Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA):
Some industry sectors have highly adapted forms of FMEA and may practice traditional FMEA in their routine maintenance while using another technique, such as hazard and operability studies (HAZOP), for design and modification HAZOP is:
Condition monitoring:
to determine the current state of the equipment, monitor the change in this condition and predict when it needs servicing/maintenance to maintain reliability and performance against sustainability related criteria (e.g. emissions) |
OEE |
OEE is:
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Maintenance practices |
Maintenance practices are the detailed application of the maintenance strategy to individual items of equipment and the maintenance responsibilities and tasks to employees and contractors. Examples that may impact on sustainability include:
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Unit Sector(s)
Sustainability
Custom Content Section
Not applicable.