Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

<ul><li>Observe safety precautions to prevent fires or explosions.</li><li>Record operational data, such as temperatures, pressures, ingredients used, processing times, or test results.</li><li>Control or operate equipment in which chemical changes or reactions take place during the processing of industrial or consumer products.</li><li>Patrol work areas to detect leaks or equipment malfunctions or to monitor operating conditions.</li><li>Adjust controls to regulate temperature, pressure, feed, or flow of liquids or gases and times of prescribed reactions, according to knowledge of equipment and processes.</li><li>Draw samples of products at specified stages so that analyses can be performed.</li><li>Monitor gauges, recording instruments, flowmeters, or products to ensure that specified conditions are maintained.</li><li>Inspect equipment or units to detect leaks or malfunctions, shutting equipment down, if necessary.</li><li>Test product samples for specific gravity, chemical characteristics, pH levels, concentrations, or viscosities, or send them to laboratories for testing.</li><li>Open valves or start pumps, agitators, reactors, blowers, or automatic feed of materials.</li><li>Read plant specifications to determine products, ingredients, or prescribed modifications of plant procedures.</li><li>Implement appropriate industrial emergency response procedures.</li><li>Measure, weigh, and mix chemical ingredients, according to specifications.</li><li>Notify maintenance engineers of equipment malfunctions.</li><li>Dump or scoop prescribed solid, granular, or powdered materials into equipment.</li><li>Add treating or neutralizing agents to products, and pump products through filters or centrifuges to remove impurities or to precipitate products.</li><li>Estimate materials required for production and manufacturing of products.</li><li>Observe and compare colors and consistencies of products to instrument readings and to laboratory and standard test results.</li><li>Drain equipment, and pump water or other solutions through to flush and clean tanks or equipment.</li><li>Direct activities of workers assisting in control or verification of processes or in unloading of materials.</li><li>Flush or clean equipment, using steam hoses or mechanical reamers.</li><li>Make minor repairs, lubricate, and maintain equipment, using hand tools.</li><li>Inventory supplies received and consumed.</li></ul>