Unit 24: Operate swimming pool plant
Unit reference number: M/503/0985
QCF level: 3
Credit value: 2
Guided learning hours: 10
Unit summary
This unit cover the competence that the learner needs to operate swimming pool plant to maintain the quality of the pool.
Assessment requirements/evidence requirements
Learning outcomes 1-3
Evidence of performance in the workplace on more than one occasion. There should be a combination of at least two of the following:
- observation (for example of the learner operating swimming pool plant or carrying out routine maintenance)
- testimony of others (for example line manager or pool plant supplier/manufacturer)
- products of work (for example operational and maintenance records)
- reflective account.
- Questioning or simulation may be used for assessment criteria: 1.4, 1.5, 2.3, 2.5, 3.2, 3.3.
Assessment methodology
This unit is assessed in the workplace or in conditions resembling the workplace. Learners can enter the types of evidence they are presenting for assessment and the submission date against each assessment criterion.
Alternatively, centre documentation should be used to record this information.
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria
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Learning outcomes
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Assessment criteria
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Evidence type
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Portfolio reference
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1. Be
able to start up and shut down plant
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Make sure the systems are set for start-up or shut- down
Begin the start-up and shut-down sequences following written
procedures
Monitor the systems for faults and alarms
Take action to deal with any faults and alarms following written
procedures
Follow the emergency action plan in the event of any emergencies
Follow the required record keeping procedures
Ensure plant operates within the recommended parameters and
standards in accordance with nationally accepted guidelines and local written
procedures
Follow all relevant legislation and other safety requirements
at all times
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2. Be
able to maintain plant in working order
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Carry out tests, visual and audible checks and routine maintenance
according to the prescribed maintenance schedule and log sheet requirements
Identify any items which need repair and report these to the
responsible colleague
Take appropriate action when the normal operating procedures
are not being met
Log and report energy and water usage figures, taking appropriate
action to deal with wasteful losses and leaks to maintain the efficiency and safety
of the plant
Monitor alarms and respond to them following normal operating
procedures and the emergency action plan
Carry out routine maintenance activities, including backwash
of pool filters and changing/cleaning pump strainer baskets
Follow the required record keeping procedures
Follow all relevant legislation and meet recommended operating
conditions at all times
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3. Be able to ensure
the quality of water
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Take
corrective action in response to chemical pool water tests
Take
corrective action in response to alarms which monitor water quality
Take
corrective action in response to bacteriological test results including:
- faecal
- diarrhoeal
- vomit
- blood
- microbiological
Follow
the required record keeping procedures
Follow
all relevant legislation and other safety requirements at all times
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