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Evidence Guide: PMAOPS361 - Operate a smelting furnace

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PMAOPS361 - Operate a smelting furnace

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

Prepare for work

  1. Receive and give shift handover
  2. Identify work requirements
  3. Identify and control hazards
  4. Coordinate with appropriate personnel
  5. Check for recent work undertaken on smelter
  6. Note any outstanding/incomplete work
  7. Check operational status of smelter
Receive and give shift handover

Completed
Date:

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Identify work requirements

Completed
Date:

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Identify and control hazards

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coordinate with appropriate personnel

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check for recent work undertaken on smelter

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note any outstanding/incomplete work

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check operational status of smelter

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operate smelting furnace

  1. Describe the type of smelter, the component plant items and their duties
  2. Complete routine checks, logs and paperwork, taking action on unexpected readings and trends
  3. Change rate, grade or specification smoothly as required
  4. Adjust feeds composition and rate, gas flows and temperatures to meet product requirements
  5. Adjust smelter and its component plant items as appropriate to their type and duty to maximise performance
Describe the type of smelter, the component plant items and their duties

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete routine checks, logs and paperwork, taking action on unexpected readings and trends

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change rate, grade or specification smoothly as required

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjust feeds composition and rate, gas flows and temperatures to meet product requirements

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjust smelter and its component plant items as appropriate to their type and duty to maximise performance

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognise problems and take action in accordance with procedures

  1. Monitor smelter and its component plant items frequently and critically throughout shift using measured/indicated data and senses
  2. Describe impacts of any changes upstream and downstream
  3. Recognise actual and developing situations which may require action
  4. Apply operational knowledge to resolve problems
  5. Take other actions on abnormal situations which cannot be resolved during the shift to ensure safety and the resolution of the situation
  6. Follow through items initiated until final resolution has occurred
Monitor smelter and its component plant items frequently and critically throughout shift using measured/indicated data and senses

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Describe impacts of any changes upstream and downstream

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognise actual and developing situations which may require action

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apply operational knowledge to resolve problems

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take other actions on abnormal situations which cannot be resolved during the shift to ensure safety and the resolution of the situation

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Follow through items initiated until final resolution has occurred

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isolate and de-isolate smelter and its component plant items

  1. Complete any required pre-start checks
  2. Start up/shut down smelter according to the smelter type and duty in liaison with other personnel
  3. Start up/shut down/changeover component plant items within smelter unit according to their type and duty in liaison with other personnel
  4. Isolate entire smelter and/or any component plant item
  5. Make safe for required work
  6. Check smelter/plant item is ready to be returned to service
  7. De-isolate and prepare smelter/plant item for return to service
Complete any required pre-start checks

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start up/shut down smelter according to the smelter type and duty in liaison with other personnel

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start up/shut down/changeover component plant items within smelter unit according to their type and duty in liaison with other personnel

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isolate entire smelter and/or any component plant item

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make safe for required work

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check smelter/plant item is ready to be returned to service

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

De-isolate and prepare smelter/plant item for return to service

Completed
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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Prepare for work

1.1

Receive and give shift handover

1.2

Identify work requirements

1.3

Identify and control hazards

1.4

Coordinate with appropriate personnel

1.5

Check for recent work undertaken on smelter

1.6

Note any outstanding/incomplete work

1.7

Check operational status of smelter

2

Operate smelting furnace

2.1

Describe the type of smelter, the component plant items and their duties

2.2

Complete routine checks, logs and paperwork, taking action on unexpected readings and trends

2.3

Change rate, grade or specification smoothly as required

2.4

Adjust feeds composition and rate, gas flows and temperatures to meet product requirements

2.5

Adjust smelter and its component plant items as appropriate to their type and duty to maximise performance

3

Recognise problems and take action in accordance with procedures

3.1

Monitor smelter and its component plant items frequently and critically throughout shift using measured/indicated data and senses

3.2

Describe impacts of any changes upstream and downstream

3.3

Recognise actual and developing situations which may require action

3.4

Apply operational knowledge to resolve problems

3.5

Take other actions on abnormal situations which cannot be resolved during the shift to ensure safety and the resolution of the situation

3.6

Follow through items initiated until final resolution has occurred

4

Isolate and de-isolate smelter and its component plant items

4.1

Complete any required pre-start checks

4.2

Start up/shut down smelter according to the smelter type and duty in liaison with other personnel

4.3

Start up/shut down/changeover component plant items within smelter unit according to their type and duty in liaison with other personnel

4.4

Isolate entire smelter and/or any component plant item

4.5

Make safe for required work

4.6

Check smelter/plant item is ready to be returned to service

4.7

De-isolate and prepare smelter/plant item for return to service

Required Skills and Knowledge

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Prepare for work

1.1

Receive and give shift handover

1.2

Identify work requirements

1.3

Identify and control hazards

1.4

Coordinate with appropriate personnel

1.5

Check for recent work undertaken on smelter

1.6

Note any outstanding/incomplete work

1.7

Check operational status of smelter

2

Operate smelting furnace

2.1

Describe the type of smelter, the component plant items and their duties

2.2

Complete routine checks, logs and paperwork, taking action on unexpected readings and trends

2.3

Change rate, grade or specification smoothly as required

2.4

Adjust feeds composition and rate, gas flows and temperatures to meet product requirements

2.5

Adjust smelter and its component plant items as appropriate to their type and duty to maximise performance

3

Recognise problems and take action in accordance with procedures

3.1

Monitor smelter and its component plant items frequently and critically throughout shift using measured/indicated data and senses

3.2

Describe impacts of any changes upstream and downstream

3.3

Recognise actual and developing situations which may require action

3.4

Apply operational knowledge to resolve problems

3.5

Take other actions on abnormal situations which cannot be resolved during the shift to ensure safety and the resolution of the situation

3.6

Follow through items initiated until final resolution has occurred

4

Isolate and de-isolate smelter and its component plant items

4.1

Complete any required pre-start checks

4.2

Start up/shut down smelter according to the smelter type and duty in liaison with other personnel

4.3

Start up/shut down/changeover component plant items within smelter unit according to their type and duty in liaison with other personnel

4.4

Isolate entire smelter and/or any component plant item

4.5

Make safe for required work

4.6

Check smelter/plant item is ready to be returned to service

4.7

De-isolate and prepare smelter/plant item for return to service

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include the ability to:

use data and own senses to monitor plant and maximise performance

adjust feeds, composition and rate, gas flows and temperatures to meet product requirements

perform pre-start checks, start-up/shutdown procedures, and isolations and de-isolations

apply process knowledge to monitor and take action on abnormal situations

identify hazards and risks and apply risk control procedures.

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

all items on a schematic of the system and functions of each

principles of operation of smelting furnace and ancillary equipment function, and troubleshooting of major components and their problems

process-specific science (physics and chemistry) to the level of being able to interpret the science and extract factors controlling the process and product, and by-product production rate and quality (e.g. for chemistry interpret the equation for factors controlling rate and yield and also interfering reactions/by-products)

process parameters and system integrity limits, including temperature, air pressure/flow, materials flow rates, fuel pressure/flow, gas/flux/ rates, product tolerances, limitations and specifications

effects of varying furnace conditions, raw materials feed rates, quality, composition and proportions on finished product composition

hierarchy of control

hazards that may arise in the job/work environment, and:

their possible causes

potential consequences

appropriate risk controls.

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Regulatory framework

The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and Australian/international standards, or the version specified by the local regulatory authority, must be used, and include one or more of the following:

legislative requirements, including work health and safety (WHS)

industry codes of practice and guidelines

environmental regulations and guidelines

Australian and other standards

licence and certification requirements

All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment (HSE) requirements, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence.

Hazards

Hazards include one or more of the following:

molten metal

electricity

gases and liquids under pressure

structural hazards

structural collapse

equipment failures

industrial (machinery, equipment and product)

equipment or product mass

noise, rotational equipment or vibration

working at heights, in restricted or confined spaces, or in environments subjected to heat, dusts or vapours

flammability and explosivity

hazardous products and materials

unauthorised personnel

sharp edges, protrusions or obstructions

slippery surfaces, spills or leaks

extreme weather

other hazards that might arise

Routine problems

Routine problems are predictable and have known solutions and include one or more of the following:

variations in feed material

control of gas flow

control of feed rates, and composition of feeds

control of tapping rates of slag and molten product

Non-routine problems

Non-routine problems are unexpected problems, or variations of previous problems and must be resolved by applying operational knowledge to develop new solutions, either individually or in collaboration with relevant experts, to:

determine problems needing action

determine possible fault causes

develop solutions to problems which do not have a known solution

follow through items initiated until final resolution has occurred

report problems outside area of responsibility to designated person

Operational knowledge includes one or more of the following:

procedures

training

technical information, such as journals and engineering specifications

remembered experience

relevant knowledge obtained from appropriate people

Start up/shut down

Start up shut down includes the following:

start up and shut down to/from normal operating conditions

start up and shut down to/from isolated, cold or empty

start up and shut down to/from other conditions/situations experienced on the plant

Procedures

All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures.

Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, include one or more of the following:

emergency procedures

work instructions

standard operating procedures (SOPs)

safe work method statements (SWMS)

formulas/recipes

batch sheets

temporary instructions

any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant

Operate

Operate is to monitor, adjust/make change to the production unit and/or its component items to meet specifications, by one or both of the following:

manually in the plant

using local controller in the plant

Product

Product includes anything produced by a process step and so includes:

intermediate products, such as the product from one process step, which then becomes the feed for another

Logs and reports

Logs and reports include one or more of the following:

paper or electronic-based logs and reports

verbal/radio reports

reporting items found which require action

Work requirements

Work requirements will be identified from one or more of the following:

briefings

handovers

orders

compliance documentation

product specifications

nature and scope of tasks

achievement targets

operational conditions

lighting conditions

plant or equipment defects

hazards and potential hazards

coordination requirements or issues