Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for converter operation
- Access, interpret and apply smelting documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
- Receive, interpret and clarify shift changeover details
- Establish and maintain communications with other personnel
- Select appropriate personal protective equipment for the work activity
- Check and test control and monitoring systems
- Select appropriate type of auxiliary equipment
- Carry out computer systems and equipment pre-start checks
- Identify, address and report potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
- Follow emergency procedures
- 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 written paperwork
- Identify and address 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
- Monitor and maintain converter oxygen
- Monitor cooling medium flow to converter to maintain converter temperatures
- Maintain metal and gas temperatures
- 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 written reports and log sheets
- Maintain plant availability
- Monitor plant throughout shift
- Use measured/indicated data and sight 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 personnel
- 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
- Shutdown converter
- Plan and prepare for converter operation
- Access, interpret and apply smelting documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
- Receive, interpret and clarify shift changeover details
- Establish and maintain communications with other personnel
- Select appropriate personal protective equipment for the work activity
- Check and test control and monitoring systems
- Select appropriate type of auxiliary equipment
- Carry out computer systems and equipment pre-start checks
- Identify, address and report potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
- Follow emergency procedures
- 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 written paperwork
- Identify and address 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
- Monitor and maintain converter oxygen
- Monitor cooling medium flow to converter to maintain converter temperatures
- Maintain metal and gas temperatures
- 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 written reports and log sheets
- Maintain plant availability
- Monitor plant throughout shift
- Use measured/indicated data and sight 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 personnel
- 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
- Shutdown converter