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Evidence Guide: MEM04001 - Operate melting furnaces

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MEM04001 - Operate melting furnaces

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Select materials

  1. Complete requisitions as required according to SOPs
  2. Undertake charge analysis and convert the charge analysis to furnace charge weight and weigh charge in accordance with SOPs
  3. Enter routine and familiar information onto proformas and standard workplace forms
Complete requisitions as required according to SOPs

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undertake charge analysis and convert the charge analysis to furnace charge weight and weigh charge in accordance with SOPs

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter routine and familiar information onto proformas and standard workplace forms

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start up furnace

  1. Inspect furnace for any defects or damage
  2. Identify faults and areas for routine repair of the furnace
  3. Undertake routine operational maintenance of furnace
  4. Start up furnace according to procedures
  5. Report all start-up faults in accordance with procedures
Inspect furnace for any defects or damage

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify faults and areas for routine repair of the furnace

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undertake routine operational maintenance of furnace

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start up furnace according to procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report all start-up faults in accordance with procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charge furnace

  1. Identify and follow emergency/safety procedures
  2. Pre-heat materials if required
  3. Charge materials into furnace
  4. Identify and keep available suitable areas for emergency unloading of molten metal
Identify and follow emergency/safety procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-heat materials if required

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charge materials into furnace

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and keep available suitable areas for emergency unloading of molten metal

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor furnace

  1. Maintain furnace at optimum operating condition
  2. Take sample for chemical analysis and apply remedial action as required
  3. Dross and/or degas furnace
  4. Check temperature of metal and adjust if necessary
Maintain furnace at optimum operating condition

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take sample for chemical analysis and apply remedial action as required

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dross and/or degas furnace

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check temperature of metal and adjust if necessary

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shut down furnace

  1. Complete shutdown of furnace
  2. Undertake routine operational maintenance of furnace in accordance with procedures
Complete shutdown of furnace

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undertake routine operational maintenance of furnace in accordance with procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine job requirements

  1. Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions

  1. Complete requisitions as required according to SOPs
Complete requisitions as required according to SOPs

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undertake charge analysis and convert the charge analysis to furnace charge weight and weigh charge in accordance with SOPs

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter routine and familiar information onto proformas and standard workplace forms

  1. Inspect furnace for any defects or damage
Inspect furnace for any defects or damage

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify faults and areas for routine repair of the furnace

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undertake routine operational maintenance of furnace

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start up furnace according to procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report all start-up faults in accordance with procedures

  1. Identify and follow emergency/safety procedures
Identify and follow emergency/safety procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-heat materials if required

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charge materials into furnace

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and keep available suitable areas for emergency unloading of molten metal

  1. Maintain furnace at optimum operating condition
Maintain furnace at optimum operating condition

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take sample for chemical analysis and apply remedial action as required

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dross and/or degas furnace

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check temperature of metal and adjust if necessary

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tap or unload the furnace

  1. Identify the quantity of the required metal
Identify the quantity of the required metal

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undertake tapping or unloading safely according to procedures

  1. Complete shutdown of furnace
Complete shutdown of furnace

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undertake routine operational maintenance of furnace in accordance with procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

Comments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge
Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Furnaces include one (1) or more of the following:

singular or multi

coke

oil

gas fired

electric induction

arc

resistance

Operational maintenance includes one (1) or more of the following:

routine lubrication

cleaning

routine repair/repointing of refractory