Application
This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to operate ancillary stand-alone items of equipment which support production operations. The ancillary equipment may be remote from the main production unit or machine, in close proximity or attached but not a part of the main operating production unit or machine. Ancillary equipment can be complex and non-complex equipment which may either operate continuously or intermittently.
The unit applies to production operators and technicians who work in a pulp and paper manufacturing facility who require different skills and knowledge to the operators of the main production unit or machine.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions. |
1. Start up ancillary equipment | 1.1. Check production requirements at start of shift and plan daily work activities in line with organisational safety and standard operating procedures. 1.2. Remove isolations and prepare ancillary equipment for startup. 1.3. Start up ancillary equipment and confirm operational settings to required specification |
2. Monitor and control ancillary equipment | 2.1. Monitor ancillary equipment to ensure operations are within parameters. 2.2. Identify, rectify or report routine variations from specification. 2.3. Complete routine preventative maintenance in line with maintenance schedules. |
3. Shut down ancillary equipment | 3.1. Use maintenance schedules or work area instructions to co-ordinate planned shutdown of ancillary equipment. 3.2. Follow organisational safety and standard operating procedures to initiate appropriate isolations and shut down equipment as planned. 3.3. Respond to unplanned shutdown immediately. 3.4. Initiate appropriate isolations, identify and locate cause of unplanned shutdown. 3.5. Assess effects of unplanned shutdown to determine impact on operations. 3.6. Rectify equipment and restart or report to relevant personnel for restart action. |
4. Record and report equipment and process data | 4.1. Interpret equipment and process data and enter into recording system. 4.2. Communicate problems or variations with equipment or process to relevant personnel. |
Evidence of Performance
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and must be able to provide evidence that they can:
operate ancillary equipment within a pulp and paper manufacturing facility, at least twice in line with required enterprise intervals, across different operational periods
across operational periods, start up ancillary equipment and monitor that equipment to ensure operations are within parameters
complete routine maintenance on ancillary equipment
co-ordinate one planned shutdown of ancillary equipment
complete accurate basic records for processes, equipment startup, shutdown and problems.
Evidence of Knowledge
A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
system layout for ancillary equipment
purpose, features and operation of ancillary equipment, operating parameters and allowable variations
operation and application of electronic and other control systems
stages involved in starting up ancillary equipment with particular emphasis on pre-startup safety checks
methods used to monitor ancillary equipment operations against specified system parameters
types, causes and effects of, and required emergency and other responses to, unplanned ancillary equipment shutdowns including:
power outage
mechanical breakdown
blockages
jamming
air supply
control system failure
responses to unplanned or emergency shutdowns that are appropriate to the cause
methods used to test ancillary equipment and diagnose faults
organisational procedures:
standard operating procedures specific to operating ancillary equipment
workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on equipment lock out and use of personal protective equipment
communication reporting lines
recording and reporting processes, equipment startup, shutdown and problems.
Assessment Conditions
The following resources must be made available:
fully automated, semi-automated, manually operated ancillary equipment including:
air compressor
air dryer
air make-up units
monitoring systems
air handling units
building ventilation systems
line dust collection systems
dust scrubber systems
heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems
electronic screens and alarms
process control systems
maintenance tools and equipment for ancillary equipment
personal protective equipment suitable for operating and maintaining ancillary equipment
maintenance schedules for ancillary equipment
relevant personnel for the purposes of communicating information
template documents for recording processes, equipment startup, shutdown and problems
organisational workplace health and safety and standard operating procedures for operating ancillary equipment.
Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or in a productive environment that accurately reflects performance in a workplace.
Assessor requirements
Assessors must:
hold the appropriate assessor competency standards as outlined in regulations; and
be able to demonstrate vocational competencies at least to the level being assessed; and
be able to demonstrate how they are continuing to develop their VET knowledge and skills as well as maintaining their industry currency and assessor competence.
Foundation Skills
This section describes those core and employment skills that are essential to performance and are not explicit in the performance criteria. | |
Numeracy skills to: | interpret basic numerical settings on instruments, gauges and data recording equipment record basic numerical data for equipment and processes. |
Oral communication skills to: | provide clear basic information about problems or variations with equipment and process. |
Reading skills to: | interpret: workplace health and safety and standard operating procedures maintenance schedules and work area instructions. |
Writing skills to: | complete accurate basic records for processes, equipment startup, shutdown and problems. |
Problem-solving skills to: | use and assess sensory information (sight, sound, touch, smell, vibration, temperature) to respond to equipment faults. |
Range Statement
Not Applicable
Sectors
Pulp and Paper Manufacturing