Assessor Resource
PMC557094A
Investigate refractory failures
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit of competency requires the application of knowledge about refractory deterioration, degradation and failure modes together with methods of monitoring or recognising these to determine cause and make recommendations where appropriate to improve refractory service life. This unit is related to PMC554091B Analyse refractory failures, which covers the technician level of refractory failure investigation.
This unit applies to individuals who may be designing a refractory installation or component and may also monitor the installation of refractory, or they may be failure investigation specialists. They may be working in liaison with other refractory specialists or they may be the sole refractory specialist for this job/in their organisation. They will typically be liaising with a range of other technical experts as well as management and maybe accounts.
This unit may apply to individuals working for an organisation which supplies and installs refractories, is a refractory consulting organisation or a client organisation which buys and uses the refractory.
This unit of competency covers investigating refractory failures and refractory degradation and deterioration and then recommending appropriate action. It is intended for refractory experts who will most likely also have some management responsibility.
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