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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
2. Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
3. Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
4. Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions
5. Identify any relevant regulations, Australian Standards and legislative requirements governing isolation and shutdown
6. Shut down and isolate machine/ equipment
   • Determine machine/equipment operational function
7. Undertake shutdown/isolation sequence safely and to SOPs
8. Ensure machine/equipment is depressurised/emptied/de-energised/bled to SOPs
9. Verify safe shutdown/isolation of machine/equipment
10. Install safety/security lock-off devices and signage
11. Confirm shutdown and isolation complies with relevant regulations, Australian Standards and legislative requirements governing isolation and shutdown

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Shut down/isolate includes one (1) or more of the following:	isolation of mechanical and electrical drives pipework (pressure) rotating equipment utilising electrical lock-off isolators mechanical and power driven valves
Machine/equipment includes one (1) or more of the following:	manual semi-automatic automatic machines of a stand-alone, continuous production or process nature

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