Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for elution 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
- 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
- Complete start-up checks according to plant configurations and system requirements
- Confirm plant is operational
- Prepare carbon regeneration kilns and heat exchanges according to site requirements
- Prepare elution column for loading
- Load elution column
- Sample column for carbon content and measure level of carbon
- Prepare circuit for start-up and starts circuit in sequence
- Operate and monitor equipment
- Read and interpret data from equipment indicators
- Continuously inspect operations/plant and containment areas
- Adjust equipment to operating parameters
- Operate pumps and valves to mix reagents
- Add reagents to operating parameters according to site procedures
- Carry out operator level maintenance
- Complete all required documentation
- Pass on end of shift information to incoming shift
- Sample pregnant and barren solution
- Return barren solution according to site procedures
- Conduct housekeeping activities
- Shutdown in sequence and/or isolate equipment