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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine production requirements
   • Confirm planned production requirements and communicate to relevant personnel according to workplace documentation and procedures, work health and safety (WHS) procedures, productivity requirements and standard operating procedures (SOP).
   • Confirm availability of machine supplies.
2. Inspect and prepare systems for startup
   • Inspect systems for wet end operations.
   • Remove isolations as required.
   • Make and confirm operational settings.
   • Complete pre-startup checks.
   • Check monitoring devices and systems to confirm they are operational.
   • Rectify identified faults or take appropriate actions.
   • Confirm startup details and communicate to relevant personnel.
3. Startup wet end operations
   • Activate systems for start up and confirm they are operational.
   • Coordinate and implement equipment start ups.
   • Confirm systems functions by monitoring plant, equipment and controlling system/display monitors.
   • Communicate process operation to relevant personnel.
   • Document production start up details, according to SOPs.
4. Establish startup at wet end
   • Establish sheet at wet end.
   • Monitor and adjust process, as required.
   • Document system operation, production and quality data, as required, according to SOPs.
5. Determine production requirements
   • Confirm planned production requirements and communicate to relevant personnel according to workplace documentation and procedures, work health and safety (WHS) procedures, productivity requirements and standard operating procedures (SOP).
   • Confirm availability of machine supplies.
6. Inspect and prepare systems for startup
   • Inspect systems for wet end operations.
   • Remove isolations as required.
   • Make and confirm operational settings.
   • Complete pre-startup checks.
   • Check monitoring devices and systems to confirm they are operational.
   • Rectify identified faults or take appropriate actions.
   • Confirm startup details and communicate to relevant personnel.
7. Startup wet end operations
   • Activate systems for start up and confirm they are operational.
   • Coordinate and implement equipment start ups.
   • Confirm systems functions by monitoring plant, equipment and controlling system/display monitors.
   • Communicate process operation to relevant personnel.
   • Document production start up details, according to SOPs.
8. Establish startup at wet end
   • Establish sheet at wet end.
   • Monitor and adjust process, as required.
   • Document system operation, production and quality data, as required, according to SOPs.

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:

prepare and start up wet end operations, at least twice in line with required enterprise intervals, in the pulp and paper industry by:

identifying and actioning planned production requirements and following workplace documentation and procedures

undertaking inspections and pre startup checks and confirming that materials, supplies, equipment and personnel are available

activating startup systems and operations

monitoring and adjusting systems, through inspections and rectifying variations from specifications

using and interpreting electronic control systems, including digital control system (DCS), touch screens or robotics to control equipment and processes during operations

reporting on operational data

communicating effectively, through written and verbal means, in the work area.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

documentation and procedures relevant to wet end operations in the pulp and paper industry including:

work health and safety (WHS) including, load shifting licensing requirements, plant clearance, job safety analysis, permit systems, product specifications and schedules, emergency procedures and responses

standard operating procedures (SOP) and housekeeping

production instructions, productivity requirements and quality procedures

environmental sustainability requirements and practices

machinery and plant manufacturing operating manuals

enterprise policies and procedures

safety data sheets (SDS)

oil or chemical spills and disposal guidelines

plant isolation documentation and process and instrument diagrams

maintenance logs, job sheets

site agreements

confined space requirements

site policy and procedures

safe work documentation

maintenance logs, job sheets and operating logs

systems relating to wet end operations

hazards and risks including steam and/or gas leaks, fires, nip points, compressed air, hot surfaces electrical, entanglement, vehicle movement, slip hazards/falls, energy, pressures, chemicals, fumes, dust and confined spaces and how to address them

key features of systems in wet end operations including stock approach systems, forming system, pressing systems and cleaning and screening system

appropriate materials and supplies and their uses in wet end operations including water, air, stock, chemicals, additives, steam, machine clothing and baled pulp

wet end plant, processes, and layout and associated services sufficient to carry out startup activities.

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