Elements and Performance Criteria
- Conduct pre-startup system checks
- Pre-startup system checks are conducted within Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations, environmental and safe working requirements/practices, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and housekeeping requirements
- External inspection and pre-operational checks of the woodchip system are carried out
- Operator level maintenance schedules are carried out as required
- Isolations are removed in accordance with site procedures if required
- Monitoring devices and alarm systems are confirmed to be operational
- Relevant personnel are notified of impending startup
- Logs to be processed are identified and loaded to ensure correct presentation
- Start up system for production run
- System for production run is started up within OHS regulations, environmental and safe working requirements/practices, SOP, and housekeeping requirements
- Equipment, conveyors, transfer system and operational monitoring equipment pre-startup checks are carried out
- Transfer equipment, bins and hoppers are checked to ensure prevention of chip contamination as required
- System is started
- Logs are docked as required
- Monitor and maintain chipping system operation
- Chipping system operation is monitored and maintained within OHS regulations, environmental and safe working requirements/practices, SOP, and housekeeping requirements
- Logs and conveyors are monitored to achieve optimum flow
- Supply of logs is co-ordinated and maintained to ensure production requirements are met
- Equipment operation is monitored electronically and visually to ensure operating conditions are continually maintained
- Potential blockage and/or jamming situations are identified and appropriate action is taken to rectify
- Woodchip quality is continually monitored as required
- Woodchip transfer to storage system is monitored and maintained
- Storage levels are monitored and maintained as required
- Record and document machine performance and production data
- Machine performance and production data is recorded and documented within OHS regulations, environmental and safe working requirements/practices, SOP, and housekeeping requirements
- Production and quality records are maintained as required
- Data is entered into computer system as required
- Problems or variations are communicated to relevant personnel
- Conduct a plant shutdown
- Plant shutdown is conducted within Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations, environmental and safe working requirements/practices, SOP, and housekeeping requirements
- Shutdown plan is communicated with relevant personnel
- Shutdown procedures are carried out
- Cause of uncontrolled shutdown is identified and rectified
- Shutdown details are recorded as required