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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for furnace operations
   • Access, interpret and apply smelting documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Receive, interpret and clarify shift changeover details
   • Establish and maintain communications with other personnel
   • Select appropriate personal protective equipment
   • Identify, address and report potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
   • Check records and record outstanding maintenance inspections and identified defects
2. Start-up furnace
   • Complete computer systems and equipment pre-start checks
   • Start-up furnace
   • Stabilise system to produce in-specification product
3. Monitor and control the smelting process
   • Complete routine checks, logs and written documentation
   • Identify potential and actual faults
   • Minimise the impact of potential and actual problems on safety, health, the environment and the business
   • Monitor and trim plant to achieve required rates and quality
   • Operate furnace
4. Shutdown furnace
   • Determine type of shutdown required
   • Give appropriate warnings of shutdown
   • Shutdown furnace system

Performance Evidence

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

locates and applies relevant documentation, policies and procedures

works effectively with others to undertake and complete furnace operations that meets all of the required outcomes including:

complying with written and verbal reporting requirements and procedures

communicating clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructions and coordinate work activities

demonstrates completion of furnace operations that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

conducting computer systems and equipment pre-start checks

starting-up furnace

completing checks, log and paperwork

operating furnace

shutting down furnace system

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of the following when operating furnaces:

identifying furnace components:

insulation (refractory)

physics of operation

chemistry of operation

identifying importance of flame patterns/flame impingement

applying methods to resolve problems

identifying and applying principles of operation

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