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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for work
2. Receive and give shift handover
3. Identify and clarify work requirements
4. Identify and control hazards
5. Coordinate with appropriate personnel
6. Check for recent work undertaken on plant item
7. Note any outstanding/incomplete work
8. Check operational status of equipment/plant item

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.
Regulatory framework	The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and Australian/international standards, or the version specified by the local regulatory authority, must be used, and include one or more of the following: legislative requirements, including work health and safety (WHS) industry codes of practice and guidelines environmental regulations and guidelines Australian and other standards licence and certification requirements
Procedures	All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures. Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, and include one or more of the following: work instructions standard operating procedures (SOPs) safe work method statements (SWMS) formulas/recipes batch sheets temporary instructions any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant
Operate	Operate includes monitoring, adjusting/changing the equipment/plant item to meet requirements by one or more of the following: manually in the plant using local controller in the plant using the process control system in the control room
Hazards	Hazards include one or more of the following: heat, smoke, dust or other atmospheric hazards electricity gas gases and liquids under pressure equipment failures industrial (machinery, equipment and product) noise, rotational equipment or vibration flammability and explosivity hazardous products and materials unauthorised personnel sharp edges, protrusions or obstructions slippery surfaces, spills or leaks extreme weather other hazards that might arise
Routine problems	Routine problems must be resolved by applying known solutions. Routine problems are predictable and include one or more of the following: equipment/plant/machine malfunction variations in process conditions variations in materials or contamination of materials equipment, tool, die or mould damage product faults mould/tooling problems Known solutions are drawn from one or more of: procedures training remembered experience Non-routine problems must be reported according to relevant procedures
Product	Product includes one or more of the following: output from a process which is feed for another process output from a process which is feed/stock for another organisation output from a process which goes to a final customer

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and demonstrate the ability to:

confirm personal work requirements for shift

identify hazards and apply relevant hazard controls

monitor equipment operation and product quality

recognise situations requiring action and take the appropriate action

apply known solutions to routine problems

communicate effectively with team/work group and supervisors.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

hazards that may arise in the job/work environment

principles of operation of equipment/plant:

impact of type and duty

potential effects of variations in raw materials and equipment operation in relation to quality of product

factors which may affect product quality or production output and appropriate remedies

reasons for checking process control panels and reporting readings which do not conform to the work instructions.

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