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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Contribute to the selection of equipment/ process conditions
   • Liaise with appropriate technical experts
   • Interpret properties of materials and desired product characteristics
   • Interpret technical specifications/drawings of plant requirements
   • Recommend equipment/ancillary equipment appropriate for the materials, products and conditions
   • Recommend process conditions appropriate for the equipment, materials and product characteristics
   • Recommend feed rates/order/condition appropriate to the process conditions, equipment, materials and product characteristics
   • Ensure hazard identification and analysis procedures are completed, including consultation with stakeholders, and findings included in plan
   • Ensure recommendations meet the identified need

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 All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment (HSE) requirements, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence.
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: emergency procedures work instructions SOPs safe work method statements (SWMS) formulas/recipes batch sheets temporary instructions any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant
Technical experts	Technical experts include one or more of the following: manufacturers chemists engineering personnel designers WHS advisors maintenance personnel potential customers
Non-routine problems	Routine problems must be resolved by applying known solutions. Non-routine problems must be resolved by applying operational knowledge to develop new solutions, either individually or in collaboration with relevant experts, to: determine problems needing action determine possible fault causes develop solutions to problems which do not have a known solution follow through items initiated until final resolution has occurred report problems outside area of responsibility to designated person Non-routine problems are unexpected problems, or variations of previous problems and include one or more of the following: mixing is poor materials do not behave as expected process/reaction does not proceed/proceeds too slowly process/reaction proceeds too quickly/runs away yield is low quality is out of specification process is unstable instrumentation is not sufficiently sensitive/too sensitive variable catalyst activity surging flow/pressure Operational knowledge includes one or more of the following: procedures training technical information, such as journals and engineering specifications remembered experience relevant knowledge obtained from appropriate people
Hazard analysis procedures	Hazard analysis procedures must be undertaken, however, it is not required that the candidate conducts the procedures. Hazard analysis procedures include one or more of the following: job safety analysis (JSA)/job hazard analysis (JHA) hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies hazard analysis (HAZAN) studies similar company specified procedures

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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:

analyse technical information from a range of sources

determine recommendations for new process or product, including:

materials

equipment

process and process conditions

required variations in process variables

plan the trials

conduct trials

communicate and liaise with people at a range of levels about technical matters

write technical documentation, including specifications and procedures required for the trial

ensure formal hazard analysis procedures are undertaken

recognise early warning signs of equipment/processes or potential problems needing attention

isolate the causes of problems to an item of equipment within the plant system

identify any additional skills needs.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

organisation procedures

relevant technical theory of the plant area

chemistry and/or physics and/or biology/biochemistry relevant to changes to materials during processing

effects of variations in process conditions and materials

routine and non-routine problems that may arise, the range of possible causes and processes to develop solutions

methods of changing rate and the advantages and disadvantages of each

methods of controlling other process variables and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

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