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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine production requirements
   • Identify production requirements to plan system operations and startup processes.
   • Determine grade type and flow rate for production and communicate to pulping system operators.
   • Determine availability and co-ordinate process supplies and supply systems to meet production requirements.
   • Confirm readiness of downstream facilities to receive pulping process product and by products.
2. Inspect and prepare systems for startup
   • Conduct system inspections and pre-start up safety checks in line with organisational safety and standard operating procedures.
   • Remove isolations and establish and confirm operational settings to required specification.
   • Set delivery systems for operation.
   • Check monitoring devices and alarm systems and confirm as operational.
   • Detect deviations from operational specifications and rectify or report.
3. Start up pulping operations
   • Activate and confirm pulping systems as operational.
   • Co-ordinate equipment startups for production.
   • Confirm production ready status to relevant personnel.
4. Stabilise system operations
   • Monitor operational parameters after startup to ensure pulping system operations are within specification
   • Sample and test pulp to verify product meets quality specifications.
   • Adjust system operational parameters to rectify variations from specifications.
   • Record system startup, operational and product quality data in operating log.

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:

identify production requirements and manage pulping system startup within a pulp or paper manufacturing facility, at least twice in line with required enterprise intervals

for each of the above system startups, complete pre-startup safety checks

record system startup processes and operational and product quality data in the operating log.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

system layout for pulping plant

purpose, features and operation of pulping plant, operating parameters and allowable variations

operation and application of electronic and other control systems

process stages and key control points for starting up pulping systems:

pre-startup safety checks

process control points in preparation stage

process control points in monitoring startup stage

purpose of, and processes for sampling and testing product quality, plant and system operations and diagnosing deviations from operational specifications

quality requirements for different types of pulped product including:

bleached or unbleached pulp

fluff pulp

crumbed pulp

baled, rolled or sheet pulp

slushed pulp

effect of post startup process adjustments on product quality and productivity

causes and effects of process variation between upstream and downstream customers

safe handling of materials and chemicals

organisational procedures:

standard operating procedures specific to starting up pulping systems

workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on equipment lock out, use of personal protective equipment and handling hazardous substances

communication reporting lines

recording and reporting startup processes, operational and product quality data.

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