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 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. |
Equipment and tools | Equipment and tools include one or more of the following: carbon anode cleaning equipment (bath removal) carbon anode stripping equipment, including presses rod stripping equipment (removal of iron thimbles) rod cleaning equipment, including shot blasting rod reject process conveyors (power and free) cranes harnesses and slings materials handling equipment hand tools |
Hazards | Hazards include one or more of the following: heat (burns, dehydration and heat stress) energy sources (e.g. hydraulic, pneumatic and electric) high pressure piping and valves pinch and crush points banned items mobile equipment and pedestrian interaction suspended loads and conveyors hazardous materials (e.g. bath and carbon dust) equipment failures industrial (machinery, equipment and product) equipment or product mass noise, rotational equipment or vibration other hazards that might arise |
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 |
Routine problems | Routine problems must be resolved by applying known solutions. Routine problems are predictable and include one or more of the following: out-of-parameter operation or product fluctuation in temperature, power consumption or product movement instruments and equipment requiring cleaning equipment mechanical and electrical problems flow path blockages out-of-parameter emissions unavailability of equipment, personnel or material Known solutions are drawn from one or more of the following: procedures training remembered experience historical data and records of common faults troubleshooting lists and directives site procedures Non-routine problems must be reported according to according to relevant procedures. |
Instrument/electrical systems | Instrument/electrical systems include one or more of the following: emergency shutdown systems (ESD) fire systems pressure and temperature control systems communications systems utility systems |
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 |
Pre-start checks | Pre-start checks will conform to site procedures or equipment pre-start checklist. They must be completed before the equipment is operated unless stated in the procedures. |
Reports | Reports and records include one or more of the following: routine inspections (daily readings and monthly checks) scheduled maintenance activities computer readouts locally or in the control room shift log sheet mandatory or statutory inspections hazard, accident and incident reports quality inspection reports of the product |
Shutdown procedures | Shutdown procedures must follow equipment and site authorised checklist and will typically include the following: communication to supply and delivery areas communication to impacting areas obtaining appropriate authorisations rescheduling operations liaison with maintenance teams |
Start-up procedures | Start-up procedures must conform to site procedures and will typically include the following: safety and pre-start checks accessing shift logs and equipment records pre-shift briefing information records and reports from the previous shift |
Work requirements | Work requirements will be identified from one or more of the following: shift briefings shift logs supervisor or crew leader meetings toolbox talks handover details |
Monitoring equipment operation | Monitoring equipment operation in the anode stripping area includes one or more of the following: monitoring the operation of anode stripping and rod cleaning equipment monitoring the effectiveness of each process ensuring removed material is not blocking up monitoring conveyors, drag chains and lines mobile equipment condition monitoring abnormal trends in the operation of equipment or product specification |