Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for converter operation
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to the work activity
- Receive, interpret and clarify shift changeover details
- Establish and maintain communications with other personnel using approved communication methods
- Select personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
- Check and test control and monitoring systems for correct operation
- Select appropriate type of auxiliary equipment for work activities and check for availability
- Carry out computer systems and 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
- Follow emergency procedures to ensure safety of personnel and plant
- Ensure approved dust suppression and extraction methods are in place
- Ensure work area is adequately ventilated
- Start-up converter
- Monitor and control the process
- Complete routine checks, logs and paperwork
- Recognise and respond to signs of potential and actual problems
- Monitor condition of metal and take action to maintain production schedule and quality
- Monitor availability of feeds and take action to maintain production schedule and quality
- Monitor and maintain blast air flow to converter at optimum level
- Monitor and maintain converter oxygen at optimum level
- Monitor cooling medium flow to converter to maintain safe converter temperatures
- Maintain metal and gas temperatures at safe levels
- Control and monitor converter movement
- Monitor and control rate and amount of additives to molten metal
- Respond to warning alarms and lights and take action to rectify
- Control and monitor metal and slag blow process and pouring
- Complete log sheets
- Maintain plant availability
- Monitor plant throughout shift
- Use measured/indicated data and sight e to identify issues likely to impact on plant availability
- Predict impact of change in one unit/area on other plant unit/areas and communicate to relevant people
- Test trips and alarms
- Inspect converter plant and rectify and/or report faults
- Maintain furnace temperature during non-operating periods
- Operate Tuyere punching
- Prepare plant for maintenance as required
- Shutdown converter