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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Conduct pre-startup system checks
   • Identify work requirements, in accordance with productivity requirements, relevant workplace health and safety (WHS) procedures, risks and hazards identification and environmental workplace procedures.
   • Carry out external inspection and pre-operational checks of the woodchip system.
   • Carry out operator level maintenance schedules, as required.
   • Remove isolations in accordance with site procedures.
   • Confirm that monitoring devices and alarm systems are operational.
   • Identify logs to be processed and loaded to ensure correct presentation.
   • Carry out pre startup checks on equipment, conveyors, transfer system and operational monitoring equipment.
   • Notify relevant personnel of impending startup.
2. Start up system for production run
   • Check transfer equipment, bins and hoppers to ensure prevention of chip contamination as required.
   • Start up system production according to safe working requirements.
   • Dock logs, as required.
3. Monitor and maintain chipping system operation
   • Monitor logs and conveyors to achieve optimum flow.
   • Co-ordinate and maintain the supply of logs to ensure production requirements are met.
   • Use electronic monitoring of operating equipment and visually ensure operating conditions are continually maintained.
   • Identify potential blockage and/or jamming situations and take appropriate action to rectify.
   • Continually monitor woodchip quality, as required.
   • Monitor and maintain woodchip transfer to storage system.
   • Monitor and maintain storage levels, as required.
4. Record and document machine performance and production data
   • Record and maintain production and quality records, as required
   • Enter data into computer system, as required
   • Communicate problems or variations to relevant personnel.
5. Conduct a plant shutdown
   • Communicate shutdown plan, with relevant personnel.
   • Carry out shutdown procedure.
   • Identify and rectify cause of uncontrolled shutdown.
   • Record shutdown details, 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:

operate the woodchip production system and production runs, at least twice in line with required enterprise intervals, including the ability to:

prepare, start up, and monitor operations for production

follow equipment maintenance procedures including recognition, checking, fixing and reporting faults of production equipment and systems

respond to problems associated with plant shutdown and uncontrolled shutdown to ensure safety, quality and productivity

use and interpret electronic control systems including Digital Control System (DCS), touch screens or robotics to control equipment and processes, as required during operations

communicate effectively and work safely with others in the work area when undertaking production runs.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

productivity requirements, relevant workplace health and safety (WHS) procedures, risks and hazards identification and environmental workplace procedures relevant to woodchip production, in a pulp or paper mill

woodchip production system, area layout and associated services sufficient to carry out docking and debarking processes within level of responsibility

responses to all unplanned shutdowns (power outage, mechanical breakdown, blockages, jamming, air supply, control system failure) to ensure safety quality and productivity

equipment fault identification and corrective action relevant to woodchip production

electronic and other control systems, operation and application to make appropriate adjustments, to control production systems, within level of responsibility.

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