Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for heavy media separation
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to the work activity
- Receive, interpret and clarify shift changeover details
- Communicate with other personnel
- Select personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
- Select appropriate type of auxiliary equipment for work activities
- Perform equipment pre-start checks
- Identify, address and report potential risks and hazards
- Identify, address and report environmental issues
- Adhere to emergency procedures
- Start-up equipment in sequence
- Operate and monitor equipment
- Read and interpret data from equipment indicators
- Continuously inspect plant
- Adjust equipment to optimise separation performance and product quality
- Control feed to plant
- Monitor and adjust heavy media levels
- Monitor and adjust levels of separating baths
- Monitor the efficiency of the heavy media separation process
- Carry out operator level maintenance
- Complete all required documentation
- Pass on end of shift information to oncoming shift or next shift
- Conduct housekeeping activities
- Shutdown in sequence and/or isolate equipment