Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to operate Ammonia refrigerant plant
- OHS procedures for a given work area are identified, obtained and understood through established routines and procedures.
- Refrigeration systems and components on which the work is to be carried out are identified.
- Established OHS risk control measures and procedures are followed in preparation for the work.
- Safety hazards which have not previously been identified are reported and advice on risk control measures is sought from the work supervisor.
- The nature of work is obtained from documentation or from work supervisor to establish the scope of work to be undertaken.
- Advice is sought from the work supervisor to ensure the work is coordinated effectively with others.
- Sources of materials that may be required for the work are accessed in accordance with established routines and procedures.
- Tools, equipment and testing devices needed to carry out the work are obtained and checked for correct operation and safety
- The refrigeration system's required operating conditions are established from documentation/supervisor and the application of refrigeration fundamentals
- Operate Ammonia refrigeration plant
- Established OHS risk control measures and procedures for carrying out the work are followed.
- Refrigeration plant is started up in accordance with established procedures, standard, codes and regulations
- Measuring refrigeration system operating parameters is conducted in strict accordance with OHS requirements and established safety procedures
- Supervisor or person in charge is advised of system and components performing outside their operating parameters to facilitate remedial action.
- Remedial action is implemented within the organisation's procedures.
- Service procedures are completed according to identified organisational procedures according to SOPs.
- Daily processing requirements are ascertained to predict demand on refrigeration plant.
- Oral and written information on the performance of the plant is exchanged formally and informally between the operator and supervisor/production team.
- Equipment controls are adjusted to prepare plant to meet the load.
- Action is taken in a proactive way to maintain the performance of the plant.
- Demands on plant consumables are calculated to facilitate the ordering of replacements.
- Strategies are developed to meet demand in the event of equipment malfunction or breakdown.
- Complete work and report on operating Ammonia refrigeration plant