Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Procedures
All operations are performed in accordance with standard procedures and work instructions
Equipment
Equipment may include:
mechanical conveyors/feeders:
travelling stackers
belt
vibrating
screw
flight
pneumatic conveyors:
dense phase
disperse phase
pressure
vacuum
bulk storage:
piles
bunkers
silos
bins/hoppers
weigh bins/loss in weight bins
Particulate solids
Particulate solids may include:
cement
sand
aggregate
frit
cullet
asphalt (not strictly a particulate solid but included in this unit)
other
Particulate solid properties include:
particle size and shape: reactivity, solubility, colour, health and safety
angle of repose - storage and transport
angle of slide - transport
dusts - hazards and good practice
Typical problems
Typical problems may include:
contamination of stored stock
rat holing and bridging in silos/bins/hoppers
routing issues
equipment problems
Personal protective equipment
All operations must be performed using the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including breathing protection
Occupational health and safety (OHS)
All operations are subject to stringent OHS requirements and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and OHS requirements, the OHS requirements take precedence

EVIDENCE GUIDE
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment
The unit will be assessed in as holistic a manner as is practical and may be integrated with the assessment of other relevant units of competency.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Competence must be demonstrated in the ability to recognise and analyse potential situations requiring action and then in implementing appropriate corrective action. The reasoning process behind the problem analysis and determining the required actions should be assessed. The emphasis should be on the ability to stay out of trouble rather than on recovery from a problem.
Consistent performance should be demonstrated. In particular look to see that:
early warning signs of equipment in need of attention/with potential problems are recognised
action is taken to ensure equipment is returned to full performance in a timely manner
obvious problems in other plant areas are recognised and an appropriate contribution made to a solution
items initiated are followed through until final resolution has occurred.
Competence must be demonstrated in the operation of all ancillary equipment to the level required for this unit of competency.

Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment will require access to an operating plant over an extended period of time, or a suitable method of gathering evidence of operating ability over a range of situations.
Assessment will occur over a range of situations which will include disruptions to normal, smooth operation.
Simulation or case studies/scenarios may be required to allow for timely assessment of parts of this unit of competency. Simulation should be based on the actual plant and will include 'walk-throughs' of the relevant competency components. A bank of scenarios/case studies/what ifs and questions will be required to probe the reasoning behind observable actions.

Method of assessment
Where the completion of this unit requires working under a permit/clearance then competency must also be established inMSAPMPER200C Work in accordance with an issued permitor other appropriate unit.
Individual enterprises may choose to add prerequisites and co-requisites relevant to their processes.

Guidance information for assessment
Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.