Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan steel cord belt splice
- Review belt specifications and work order documentation.
- Identify hazards and risk controls.
- Plan work, including sequences, times and process stages.
- Plan to minimise downtime, economically use materials and meet splice quality specifications.
- Assemble equipment, tools and materials required, checking them for condition, quality and compliance tags.
- Prepare steel cord splice according to procedures.
- Isolate equipment and conveyor systems as required.
- Restrain belt or belt ends to ensure movement does not occur during splice.
- Cut belt ends to the appropriate shape and angle.
- Strip and remove belt covers and carcass material.
- Cut out damaged cords as applicable.
- Prepare surfaces for bonding.
- Cut and lay up replacement cords in sequence as applicable.
- Complete lay up of splice using appropriate materials.
- Cure steel cord splice.
- Check steel cord splice.
- Clean work area.
- Anticipate and solve problems.
- Recognise a problem or a potential problem.
- Determine problems needing priority action.
- Refer problems outside area of responsibility to appropriate person, with possible causes.
- Seek information and assistance as required to solve problems.
- Solve problems within area of responsibility.
- Follow through items initiated until final resolution has occurred.