Glossary
Chemical Equipment Operator Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential chemical equipment operator terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key chemical equipment operator vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in chemical equipment operator training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Batch record
- Documentation of a batch.
- Charge
- Adding materials.
- DCS
- Distributed control system.
- Exotherm
- Heat-releasing reaction.
- GMP
- Good manufacturing practice.
- Inerting
- Using nitrogen to prevent fire.
- Lockout/tagout
- Energy isolation.
- Off-spec
- Out of specification.
- P&ID
- Piping and instrumentation diagram.
- Relief valve
- Prevents overpressure.
- Rounds
- Scheduled equipment checks.
- Sample point
- Where samples are taken.
- SOP
- Standard operating procedure.
- Spec
- Required quality.
- Transfer
- Moving product.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Chemical Equipment Operator practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Chemical Equipment Operator training.
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