Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for operating and maintaining ancillary equipment
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to the work activity
- Obtain, confirm and apply work instructions for the allocated task
- Identify, manage and report all potential hazards in compliance with statutory requirements
- Resolve coordination requirements with others at the site prior to commencing and during work activities and ensure briefings/handover details are read/passed on
- Confirm availability and status of necessary permits to work in accordance with operational and legislative requirements
- Confirm availability of necessary third party utilities
- Maintain pumps
- Operate, maintain and repair gate valves associated with mud system
- Operate and maintain chemical mixing pumps and equipment
- Identify faults or potential faults and report immediately
- Identify, record and/or report requirement for repair or maintenance
- Perform equipment checks regularly and efficiently as prescribed in the operator's manual
- Line up valves properly
- Engage mixing and transfer pumps
- Lubricate valves, mixing pumps and transfer pumps
- Replace defective or malfunctioning parts and valves on pumps
- Clean and inspect mixing hopper and mixing area
- Isolate equipment as required