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 establish and maintain emergency preparedness and response systems in underground coal mines: mines rescue guidelines emergency response and disaster planning processes and techniques audit review process and techniques incident resources and how to access them legislation applicable to mines training and assessment principles industry and legislative stakeholders mine-type incidents and risks structure of emergency procedures guidelines legal requirements of incident management teams hazard identification self-escape, aided rescue and incident response philosophies, systems and equipment the techniques and equipment used for collecting and analysing atmospheric conditions risk management principles and techniques classification of types of incidents decision-making processes structure of emergency organisations structure, roles, capabilities and operational limitations of external resources and agencies used during mine incidents rescue team structure, procedures and equipment and standby team requirements effects of heat and humidity effects of visibility escape strategies and technology environmental risks and controls media policies and procedures equipment required for types of emergency ventilation and its influence on incidents, and decisions to be made deployment of staff underground call-out procedures emotional effects of emergencies on rescuers, mine personnel, families and community titles and roles of members of incident management team services and agencies available to assist in an emergency intervention and control techniques for heating, fires, explosions, outburst, extrication or inrushes the requirements and structure for fresh air base support services role and access legislation regarding resumption of normal operations the role of stakeholders numbers needed to run the mine at planned operational levels mobilisation, deployment and utilisation of equipment economic considerations and decisions insurance policies and considerations mine closure procedures and the legislative implications sealing procedures and the legislative implications requirements for site security and access control |