Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for thickening and clarifying process
- 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 to ensure equipment is ready for operation
- Identify, address and report potential risks and hazards
- Identify, address and report environmental issues
- Adhere to emergency procedures
- Use dust suppression and extraction methods
- Ensure area is well ventilated
- Start-up equipment in sequence
- Operate and monitor equipment
- Read and interpret data from equipment indicators to determine torque, bed characteristics, flow characteristics and reagent dosage
- Continuously inspect plant
- Control discharge of underflow/overflow agents to agreed operating parameters
- Direct underflow/overflow to alternate location according to work specifications
- Monitor performance of thickener to meet agreed operating parameters
- Complete all required documentation
- Pass on shift changeover details to oncoming shift
- Conduct housekeeping activities
- Shutdown in sequence and/or isolate equipment