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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify and analyse causes of systems and quality faults
   • Identify and analyse system or quality faults in dry end operations in accordance with production requirements, relevant workplace health and safety (WHS) procedures, risks and hazards identification and environmental workplace procedures.
   • Interpret alarm systems and observations to determine faults and location.
   • Identify faults through routine physical inspections of plant, processes and equipment.
   • Interpret sampling and results to identify variations from operating procedures
   • Use appropriate techniques to identify and locate cause and source of the problem.
   • Access and analyse relevant data, as required to assist analysis.
   • Communicate information to relevant personnel.
2. Rectify system and equipment faults
   • Initiate, prior to fault rectification, emergency stop or shutdown, and isolation procedures.
   • Isolate, repair or replace faulty equipment and undertake appropriate adjustments and rectification.
   • Implement corrective operational adjustments and maintenance requirements.
   • Restore normal operations and communicate to relevant personnel.
3. Rectify product quality faults
   • Identify by observation, inspection and testing, product quality faults or variations.
   • Undertake sampling and conduct tests for product faults or variations.
   • Interpret test results and adjust processes to correct variations from specifications.
4. Record and report process performance and product quality data
   • Identify recording and reporting workplace requirements for process performance and product quality data.
   • Document variations from specification and performance.
   • Deal with out of specification product according to standard operating procedures (SOP).
   • Record corrective action undertaken, as required.

Range Statement

Not Applicable

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Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and must be able to provide evidence that they can:

analyse and rectify dry end systems at least twice in line with required enterprise intervals, in the pulp and paper industry by:

selecting and using appropriate trouble shooting skills in dry end processes

identifying and rectifying faults in plant, equipment and product quality, relevant to dry end processes

using and interpreting electronic control systems, including Digital Control System (DCS), touch screens or robotics to control equipment and processes as required during processing

communicating effectively and working safely with others, in the work area when rectifying dry end systems.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

documentation and workplace procedures relevant to troubleshooting and rectifying dry end systems in the pulp and paper industry and including:

work health and safety (WHS)

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

production needs including output targets, production scheduling quality requirements, resources and energy use, waste minimisation

quality procedures

environmental sustainability requirements/practices

machinery and plant manufacturing operating manuals

enterprise policies and procedures

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

oil or chemical spills and disposal guidelines

plant isolation and safe work documentation which includes Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), risks and hazard identification and housekeeping

maintenance logs, job sheets and production instructions

dry end plant processes and associated services sufficient to troubleshoot including:

plant layout

principles of operation

causes and effects of adjustments made to dry end systems

relationships between dry end systems and associated services

troubleshooting methods applicable to the operation of dry end systems

sampling and testing for plant and system operations, and process monitoring - purpose, standards and procedures as per site agreements

cause and effect of unplanned shutdown and appropriate responses

mill maintenance system as it applies to dry end plant and processes

electronic and other control systems, operation and application to make appropriate adjustments that control dry end systems.

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