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Evidence Guide: MSAPCII295A - Operate manufacturing equipment

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!

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MSAPCII295A - Operate manufacturing equipment

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Check job requirements.

  1. Identify workplace requirements by following established procedures and practices
  2. Identify product, materials and equipment requirements for job(s)
Identify workplace requirements by following established procedures and practices

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Identify product, materials and equipment requirements for job(s)

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Control hazards.

  1. Identify hazards in the production work area
  2. Assess the risks arising from those hazards
  3. Implement measures to control or avoid those risks in line with procedures and duty of care to fellow workers.
Identify hazards in the production work area

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Assess the risks arising from those hazards

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Implement measures to control or avoid those risks in line with procedures and duty of care to fellow workers.

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Prepare equipment for operation as required

  1. Perform pre-start up checks
  2. Suspected unusual or non standard product, materials and equipment are reported to an appropriate person
  3. If required notify other team members on the intended equipment function and start up
  4. Check/supply materials to equipment as required
  5. Start up the item of equipment as required
  6. Bring to specified conditions and build operating rate steadily, checking expected performance at various stages in accordance with procedures
Perform pre-start up checks

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Suspected unusual or non standard product, materials and equipment are reported to an appropriate person

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If required notify other team members on the intended equipment function and start up

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Check/supply materials to equipment as required

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Start up the item of equipment as required

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Bring to specified conditions and build operating rate steadily, checking expected performance at various stages in accordance with procedures

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Operate equipment

  1. Monitor equipment operating conditions
  2. Monitor product characteristics
  3. Recognise conditions and characteristics which indicate a problem or a potential problem
  4. Take appropriate action in response to problem or potential problem
  5. Maintain supply of materials and removal of products as required
  6. Complete required records
  7. Keep equipment and work area in a clean, organised and safe condition
Monitor equipment operating conditions

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Monitor product characteristics

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Recognise conditions and characteristics which indicate a problem or a potential problem

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Take appropriate action in response to problem or potential problem

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Maintain supply of materials and removal of products as required

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Complete required records

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Keep equipment and work area in a clean, organised and safe condition

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Prepare equipment for shut down as required

  1. Perform emergency pause, stop or shutdown as required
  2. Ensure equipment is free of product or purged as required
  3. Shut down equipment in accordance with procedures
  4. Make sure equipment and area is left in a safe condition and ready for need
Perform emergency pause, stop or shutdown as required

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Ensure equipment is free of product or purged as required

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Shut down equipment in accordance with procedures

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Make sure equipment and area is left in a safe condition and ready for need

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

The competent person will be able to carry out the day to day operation of a piece of production equipment, meeting the demands of productivity and quality while resolving routine problems.

What critical aspects of evidence is required to demonstrate competency in this unit?

It is essential that the equipment be understood and that the importance of critical material properties, settings and readings is known. Competence must be demonstrated in the ability to recognise and analyse potential or actual problem situations requiring action and then in implementing appropriate corrective action. The emphasis should be on the ability to avoid problems rather than on recovery from a problem.

Consistent performance should be demonstrated. In particular look to see that:

process conditions are maintained within limits

quality is monitored to minimise wastage

start-up and shutdown occurs first time

signals and alarms are responded to immediately

process measurements are continually made or observed

all OHS requirements are followed.

early warning signs of equipment/processes needing attention or with potential problems are recognised

the range of possible causes can be identified and analysed and the most likely cause determined

appropriate action is taken to ensure a timely return to full performance

obvious problems in related plant areas are recognised and an appropriate contribution made to their solution

pre-start checks are made to ensure equipment is lined up to the plant in accordance with procedures and/or manufacturers specifications.

Besides assessing actual operation of manufacturing equipment many aspects may be also be assessed using a range of scenarios, case studies or what ifs as the assessment method. These assessment activities should include a range of problems, including new, unusual situations that may have been generated from past history

In what context should assessment occur?

Assessment will need to occur on an operating item of production equipment although some aspects especially problem solving may be assessed through simulation.

Are there any other units which could or should be assessed with this unit or which relate directly to this unit?

This unit could be assessed concurrently with other relevant units.

What method of assessment should apply?

Assessors must be satisfied that the person can consistently perform the unit as a whole, as defined by the elements, performance criteria, skills and knowledge. A holistic approach should be taken to the assessment.

The assessee will have access to all techniques, procedures, information, resources and aids which would normally be available in the workplace.

The method of assessment should be discussed and agreed with the assessee prior to the commencement of the assessment.

What evidence is required for demonstration of consistent performance?

Assessors should gather sufficient, fair, valid, reliable, authentic and current evidence from a range of sources. Sources of evidence may include direct observation, reports from supervisors, peers and colleagues, project work, samples, organisation records and questioning. Assessment should not require language, literacy or numeracy skills beyond those required for the unit.

What are the specific resource requirements for this unit?

Access to an operating item of production equipment over an extended time.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

observation

following procedures for start up, operation and shut down of equipment

analysis

problem solving

communication

documenting

Required knowledge

all major components of the equipment and describe the function of each

principles of equipment operation

equipment operating parameters

equipment and product variables and their interactions.

apply and/or explain:

impact of materials and properties

start-up and shutdown processes

construction and limitations of the equipment

out of specification situations

distinguish between causes of faults such as:

raw materials

instrument failure/malfunction

electrical failure/malfunction

mechanical failure/malfunction

variations in product parameters (temperature, flows, pressure&levels).

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Workplace

Workplace for this unit covers a manufacturing environment specifically established for learning introductory manufacturing skills. It may be:

a school classroom or workshop equipped to teach manufacturing principles and practices

RTO premises equipped to teach manufacturing principles and practices

an enterprise environment where above average supervision exists and training is occurring. The normal production imperatives have been modified to take into account the training being delivered.

Procedures

Procedures includes all work instructions, standard operating procedures, formulas/ recipes, batch sheets, temporary instructions and similar instructions provided for the smooth running of equipment and processes. They may be written, verbal, computer based or in some other form.

For the purposes of this Training Package, ' procedures' also includes good operating practice as may be defined by industry codes of practice (eg Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Responsible Care) and government regulations.

Equipment

Equipment for the purposes of this unit covers routine or common manufacturing equipment suitable for students operating in a simulated or trial manufacturing environment where there is a high degree of direct supervision. examples include but are not limited to:

guillotines

bending and folding machines

non CNC lathes, especially bench and training lathes

soldering equipment

pedestal drills

bench grinders

Hazards

Workplace hazards include:

hazardous materials

gases and liquids under pressure

moving machinery

cutting edges

electrical equipment

materials handling

environments subject to heat, noise, dusts or vapours.

Pre-start up checks

Pre-start up checks include:

visual checks

completing checklists

checking that safety guards, gates etc are in position and are operational

other checks required by standard operating procedures and manufacturer's instructions

Equipment operating conditions

Equipment operating conditions will be monitored using a range of techniques including:

monitoring of measured or indicated data as shown by gauges, charts etc., (eg. speed, hours on line, pressure, temperature, flow, vibration)

the senses of smell, sight, sound and feel as appropriate.

Product characteristics

Product characteristics includes:

product quality

production rate

defect rate

Problem/potential problem

Problem/potential problem includes:

changes to operating conditions

adverse changes to product characteristics

adverse changes to waste

Appropriate action

Appropriate action includes:

making adjustments in accordance with procedures

stopping the equipment in accordance with procedures

reporting to appropriate person.

Records

Records include:

log sheets/books

job/work sheets

electronic/paper records

verbal/voicemail/email reports

Need

Need includes:

leaving the equipment ready for restart

leaving it safe for maintenance

preparing for a medium/long term shut down