Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify and analyse causes of faults
- Causes of faults are identified and analysed within Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations, environmental and safe working requirements/practices, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and housekeeping requirements
- Warning devices are interpreted to determine fault type and location
- Samples for a range of tests are taken
- Quality faults and variations are identified by observation, systematic sampling and testing
- Sampling and testing results are interpreted to identify variations from specifications or schedule
- Causes and sources of process problems or equipment faults are identified, located and analysed
- Relevant sources of information are accessed and interpreted to assist analysis
- Rectify process problems and equipment faults
- Process problems and equipment faults are rectified within OHS regulations, environmental and safe working requirements/practices, SOP, and housekeeping requirements
- Operator level on-line adjustments are conducted
- Plant is shut down and isolation procedures are implemented prior to fault rectification
- Hazardous conditions are identified, appropriate action is taken and the conditions communicated to relevant personnel
- Faulty equipment is isolated or bypassed, repaired or replaced as required
- Plant and equipment are returned to normal operation as required
- Action taken is communicated to relevant personnel
- Rectify product quality faults
- Product quality is rectified within OHS regulations, environmental and safe working requirements/practices, SOP, and housekeeping requirements
- Out-of-specification product is controlled
- Faults and causes are rectified if appropriate, or recommendations made for further action
- Further tests are conducted as required
- Report and record system performance and product quality data
- System performance and product quality data is reported and recorded within OHS regulations, environmental and safe working requirements/practices, SOP, and housekeeping requirements
- Variations from process specification are recorded
- Actions undertaken to troubleshoot and rectify faults are recorded
- Details of hazardous conditions or situations are documented as required
- Relevant information is communicated to appropriate personnel