The assessment process must address all of the following items of evidence.
Ability to:
1. Access workplace information to identify production requirements
2. Select, fit and use personal protective clothing and/or equipment
3. Confirm supply of necessary materials and services
4. Confirm equipment status and condition
5. Follow start up procedure
6. Start up and operate in both automatic and manual modes
7. Monitor the process and equipment operation to maintain the process within the required parameters. This typically involves visual inspections and conducting tests to monitor characteristics such as:
fugal load
sugar and molasses quality
crystal in A B molasses
A B molasses purity
A B molasses density
molasses stock level
sugar temperature, pol and moisture
fugal speed
atmospheric conditions
cycle times including spin and wash times
wash water temperature
basket charge
dry air and sugar flows
sugar dust levels
equipment condition including drip gate operation
8. Control station throughput and A B balance to meet pan stage throughput. Take corrective action in response to out-of-specification results
9. Shut down and clean fugals according to schedule or as indicated by equipment monitoring
10. Control drier airflows to achieve target sugar temperature and moisture
11. Report and/or record corrective action as required
12. Record workplace information
13. Demonstrate shift handover procedure
14. Shut down equipment in response to an emergency situation
15. Prepare equipment for cleaning/maintenance
16. Maintain work area to meet housekeeping standards
May include the ability to:
17. Use process control systems
18. Clean and sanitise equipment
19. Take samples and conduct tests
Knowledge of:
20. Purpose and basic principles of high grade fugal station operation. This includes sugar drying and operation of batch and continuous fugals as required in the workplace
21. Terminology relating to sugar and molasses quality
22. Sugar industry quality standards for each brand of sugar
23. The circuit flow of this process and relationship to related processes
24. Factors that affect throughput and recovery. This includes the relationship between sugar pol and throughput and the balance between A and B fugals
25. The effect of massecuite quality on fugal operation and the effect of variation in operating parameters on the fugal output
26. Equipment purpose and basic operating principles of high grade fugal equipment
27. Services used
28. Operating requirements and parameters
29. Significance and method of monitoring control points within the process
30. Common causes of variation and corrective action required
31. Hazards and controls
32. Purpose and limitations of protective clothing and equipment
33. Lock out and tag out procedures
34. Shut down sequence including massecuite feed pumps and reheaters
35. Requirements of both operational and long term shut down conditions to ensure the equipment is left in a safe state for the period of the shutdown and to minimise any delays in future start up
36. Procedures and responsibility for reporting problems
37. Environmental issues and controls
38. Waste handling requirements and procedures
39. Recording requirements and procedures
May include knowledge of:
40. Basic operating principles of process control where relevant. This includes the relationship between control panels and systems and the physical equipment
41. Cleaning and sanitation procedures
42. Sampling and testing procedures
Relationship with other standards
Pre-requisite units
There are no pre-requisite units for this competency standard.
Co-assessment of related units
Other units of competency relevant to the work role should be assessed in conjunction with this unit. This may include:
SUGPCPS2A Collect and prepare samples
SUGPPST2A Conduct standard tests
SUGZPCI2A Operate a process control interface
Resources required for assessment
Assessment must occur in a real or simulated workplace where the assessee has access to:
Operating procedures and related advice on equipment operation including advice on safe work practices and environmental requirements
Personal protective clothing and equipment
Product and process specifications and operating parameters
High grade fugal station equipment
Materials including massecuite and services as required
Material Safety Data Sheets where appropriate
Housekeeping standards and procedures
Advice on environmental management issues relevant to work responsibilities
Workplace information recording systems, requirements and procedures
They may also require access to:
Cleaning procedures, sampling schedule and procedures and maintenance procedures and tools depending on the work requirements.
Assessment requirements
For information on how to assess this competency standard and who can assess, refer to the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.