The assessment process must address all of the following items of evidence.
Ability to:
1. Access workplace information to identify production requirements
2. Select, fit and use personal protective clothing and/or equipment
3. Confirm supply of necessary materials and services
4. Draw mud from the clarifier and assess mud quality
5. Confirm equipment status and condition
6. Set up filters and start up the process
7. Assess requirement for mud conditioning and add materials as required
8. Monitor the process and equipment operation to maintain the process within the required parameters. This typically involves visual inspections and conducting tests to monitor characteristics such as:
throughput
clarifier mud levels and quality
filter speed and cake thickness
filtrate clarity and pH
mud pol and moisture
equipment condition including filter vacuum and scraper and screen condition
wash water flow and temperature
9. Take corrective action in response to out-of-specification results
10. Report and/or record corrective action as required
11. Record workplace information
12. Demonstrate shift handover procedure
13. Shut down equipment in response to an emergency situation
14. Demonstrate an operational shut down procedure
15. Prepare equipment for cleaning/maintenance
16. Maintain work area to meet housekeeping standards
May include the ability to:
17. Use process control systems
18. Clean and sanitise equipment
19. Take samples and conduct tests
Knowledge of:
20. Purpose and basic principles of mud filtration
21. The purpose and role of materials added and their effect on filter operation
22. The effect of recycle streams on the mud filtration process
23. The effect of addition rates on the process
24. The effect of variation in process parameters
25. The effect of mud age on filter performance
26. The circuit flow of this process and relationship to related processes including mud output, filter speed, water addition and cake permeability
27. Equipment purpose and basic operating principles of mud filtration equipment including vacuum pumps and condensers
28. Services used
29. Operating requirements and parameters
30. Significance and method of monitoring control points within the process
31. Common causes of variation and corrective action required
32. Hazards and controls
33. Purpose and limitations of protective clothing and equipment
34. Lock out and tag out procedures
35. Requirements of both operational and long term shut down conditions to ensure the equipment is left in a safe state for the period of the shutdown and to minimise any delays in future start up
36. Procedures and responsibility for reporting problems
37. Environmental issues and controls
38. Waste handling requirements and procedures
39. Recording requirements and procedures
May include knowledge of:
40. Basic operating principles of process control where relevant. This includes the relationship between control panels and systems and the physical equipment
41. Cleaning and sanitation procedures
42. Sampling and testing procedures
Relationship with other standards
Pre-requisite units
There are no pre-requisite units for this competency standard.
Co-assessment of related units
Other units of competency relevant to the work role should be assessed in conjunction with this unit. This may include:
SUGPCPS2A Collect and prepare samples
SUGPPST2A Conduct standard tests
SUGZPCI2A Operate a process control interface
Resources required for assessment
Assessment must occur in a real or simulated workplace where the assessee has access to:
Operating procedures and related advice on equipment operation including advice on safe work practices and environmental requirements
Personal protective clothing and equipment
Product and process specifications and operating parameters
Mud filtration equipment
Mud to be filtered
Services as required
Material Safety Data Sheets where appropriate
Housekeeping standards and procedures
Advice on environmental management issues relevant to work responsibilities
Workplace information recording systems, requirements and procedures
They may also require
Cleaning procedures, sampling schedule and procedures and maintenance procedures and tools depending on the work requirements.
Assessment requirements
For information on how to assess this competency standard and who can assess, refer to the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.