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. Set up and start up the process
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 can involve monitoring:
temperatures
vacuum and pressure
condensate flow and quality
steam flow and pressure
throughput
juice level of evaporators
heat transfer coefficients
evaporated product characteristics
equipment condition
8. Monitor supply and flow of materials to and from the process
9. Take corrective action in response to out-of-specification results
10. Report and/or record corrective action as required
11. Record workplace information
12. Demonstrate shift handover procedure
13. Shut down equipment in response to an emergency situation
14. Demonstrate an operational shut down procedure
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. Take samples and conduct tests
Knowledge of:
19. Purpose and basic principles of evaporation including multiple-effect evaporation, entrainment and the properties of steam
20. The circuit flow of this process and the effect of product output on downstream processes
21. Effect of raw materials and additives on process outcomes
22. The effect of high and low brix materials on evaporator performance
23. Quality characteristics and uses of evaporated product
24. Relationship between boiling point and pressure in the evaporation process
25. Equipment purpose and basic operating principles of evaporation equipment. This includes vacuum pumps and condensers
26. Services used
27. Operating requirements and parameters
28. Significance and method of monitoring control points within the process
29. Common causes of variation and corrective action required
30. Hazards and controls
31. Purpose and limitations of protective clothing and equipment
32. Lock out and tag out procedures
33. 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
34. Procedures and responsibility for reporting problems
35. Environmental issues and controls
36. Waste handling requirements and procedures
37. Recording requirements and procedures
May include knowledge of:
38. Basic operating principles of process control where relevant. This includes the relationship between control panels and systems and the physical equipment
39. 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
Evaporator and related equipment
Materials to be evaporated
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
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.