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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify process or system for review
   • Review process or plant performance to determine likely areas of improvement
   • Gather data on the process or system design
   • Design the data collection system for the required data
2. Collect and analyse data
   • Collect or review available data from the process or plant
   • Analyse the data for trends or dependencies
   • Postulate possible cause and effect scenarios
3. Develop tests or trials
   • Propose controlled tests or trials to review the plant or process patterns
   • Discuss possible solutions to cause with relevant people
   • Arrange for required tests or controls to be undertaken in appropriate timeframe
   • Collect further data from tests or trials
   • Review plant or process data and compare with original data
   • Prepare further tests or trials as required, or until possible solutions are developed
4. Develop improvement solution
   • Agree required improvement solution with appropriate people
   • Arrange for required improvement solution to be undertaken in appropriate timeframe
   • Follow items initiated through until final resolution has occurred
   • Check effectiveness of solution and take action
   • Complete reports to procedure

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.
Hazards	Hazards include one or more of the following: electricity gas gases and liquids under pressure structural hazards structural collapse equipment failures industrial (machinery, equipment and product) equipment or product mass noise, rotational equipment or vibration plant services (steam, condensate and cooling water) limited head spaces or overhangs working at heights, in restricted or confined spaces, or in environments subjected to heat, dusts or vapours fire and explosion 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
Procedures	All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures. Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, include one or more of the following: emergency procedures 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

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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 include the ability to:

analyse and interpret schematics, technical information, performance data and operational practices

design and apply data collection system

apply problem isolation and problem-solving techniques to multi-variable processes

develop solutions/improvements

evaluate effectiveness of solutions/improvements

communicate and negotiate effectively with internal and external stakeholders

complete written/electronic records

perform complex calculations.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

plant equipment, its characteristics and limitations

process chemistry, physics and biochemistry as relevant (e.g. to the extent of writing chemical equations and identifying factors controlling reaction rate and yield or equivalent, or determining mass or heat transfer rates for a process)

problem isolation techniques

problem analysis techniques

systems operating parameters, system integrity limits, product specifications and tolerances

principles of operation of plant/equipment

hierarchy of control

hazards that may arise in the job/work environment, and:

their possible causes

potential consequences

appropriate risk controls.

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