Specific knowledge is required to achieve the Performance Criteria of this unit, particularly its application in a variety of circumstances in which the unit may be used. This includes knowledge of the following, as required to implement and maintain underground coal mine emergency management systems: legislative and site requirements for emergency preparedness and response systems legislation applicable to mines emergency response planning processes and techniques audit and review processes and techniques site document control requirements training and assessment principles industry and legislative stakeholders mine incidents and risks classification of incidents structure of emergency procedures guidelines legal requirements of incident management teams self-escape, aided rescue and respond to incident philosophies , systems and equipment risk management principles and techniques structure of emergency organisations structure, roles, capabilities and limitations of external services and agencies relevant to emergency preparedness and response intervention and control techniques for heating, fires, explosions, outburst, extrication or inrushes the effects of heat and humidity the effects of visibility escape strategies and technology environmental risks and controls equipment requirements for different types of emergency ventilation and its influence on incidents deployment of personnel underground procedure/policy for re-deployment of personnel underground after evacuation call-out procedures emotional effects of emergencies on rescuers and mine personnel titles and roles of members of incident management team the requirements and structure for fresh air base legal implications of incidents the role of stakeholders numbers needed to run the mine at planned operational levels equipment handling economic considerations and decisions insurance policies and considerations mine closure procedures and the legislative implications sealing procedures and the legislative implications de-briefing processes emergency incident management |