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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.Where reference is made to industry codes of practice and/or Australian/international standards, the latest version must be used.ContextThis competency applies to the operation of Banbury and similar processes in the plastics and rubber sectors. It includes the operation of all relevant additional equipment where that equipment is integral to the process.ProceduresAll operations are performed in accordance with procedures.Procedures include all relevant workplace procedures, work instructions, temporary instructions and relevant industry and government codes and standards. Tools and equipmentThis competency includes use of equipment and tools such as:process electrical/mechanical machine and its major components, eg skid shifter/ wigwags, bale loader, overhead rubber feedhand tools, eg knivesmaterial loading equipment used for loading of raw materials, eg forklift, lift, hook, takeaway beltmonitoring equipment and tools, eg scales for weighing powders and rubber digital sensors, computer control settings and displaysrecipe cards 2C plates tickets of unused material wheel marker relevant personal protective equipment (PPE).HazardsTypical hazards include:chemical spills dusts/vapours/rubbish slip and fall temperature hazardous materialsmanual handling hazards equipment operations.ProblemsAnticipate and solve problems means resolve a wide range of routine and non-routine problems, using product and process knowledge to develop solutions to problems which do not have a known solution / a solution recorded in the procedures.Typical process and product problems may include:machine malfunction, eg caused by incorrect dip solution/rubber levelsvariations in materials, eg allowable tolerances of cut-up materials contamination of compounds and/or materialsprocessing problems dust stop leakageincorrect quantity of materialscontaminated materials.Appropriate action for problems outside of area of responsibility may be reporting to an appropriate person.Appropriate action for solving problems within area of responsibility includes asking questions and seeking assistance from appropriate persons/sources.VariablesKey variables to be monitored include:temperatures speed pressures colourmixing differences/mixing steps/plasticity cycle steps/cycle time/process timing output rate/machine inactivityproduct weightproduct integrity and general conformance to specification/sample, eg rubber batch differences, batch dump indicators.