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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for equipment installation or change parts
   • Identify all safety and emergency procedures
   • Shut down equipment in accordance with procedures and manufacturer specifications
   • Isolate equipment
   • Remove ancillary equipment
   • Complete records and logs for removal of equipment or change parts
2. Prepare the proess for production
   • Consult the production schedule to determine the product to be manufactured
   • Ensure that the raw materials are available
   • Ensure that the equipment or change parts, ancillaries and fixtures are available
   • Perform pre-instalment equipment preparation according to procedures
   • Check that the equipment is in a safe condition for use
3. Set up process
   • Perform checks and tests to product and equipment specifications
   • Check alignment of all equipment according to product specifications and procedures
   • Check that process or equipment is set up as required for the production schedule
4. Tune the process
   • Monitor operation and compare with standard operating procedures (SOPs)
   • Identify any deviation from standard performance
   • Identify the cause of the deviation and act
   • Adjust the equipment settings, process conditions or raw materials to bring production into specification
   • Continue monitoring operation and adjusting until product or equipment is within specification
5. Respond to problems
   • Identify routine and non-routine problems in the equipment or process
   • Rectify problem using appropriate solution within area of responsibility
   • Report problems outside area of responsibility to designated person
6. Control hazards
   • Identify hazards associated with the equipment or process
   • Assess the risks arising from those hazards
   • Implement measures to control those risks