Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine production requirements
- Identify production requirements to plan system operations and startup processes.
- Determine grade type and flow rate for production and communicate to system operators.
- Determine availability and coordinate process supplies to meet production requirements.
- Confirm readiness of downstream facilities to receive product and by products.
- Inspect and prepare systems for startup
- Conduct system inspections and pre-start up safety checks in line with organisational safety and standard operating procedures.
- Remove isolations and establish and confirm operational settings to required specification.
- Check monitoring devices and alarm systems and confirm as operational.
- Detect deviations from operational specifications and rectify or report.
- Stage raw materials supplies ready for use.
- Start up stock preparation operations
- Stabilise system operations
- Monitor operational parameters after startup to ensure stock system operations are within specification.
- Sample and test stock to verify product meets quality specifications.
- Adjust system operational parameters to rectify variations from specifications.
- Record system startup, operational and product quality data in operating log.