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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare drilling site
  2. Mark out drill pattern
  3. Move equipment and materials to pattern

Required Skills

Required skills

Specific skills are required to achieve the performance criteria in this unit particularly for the application in the various circumstances in which this unit may be applied This includes the ability to carry out the following as required to setup and prepare for open cut drilling operations

apply legislative organisation and site requirements and procedures

apply diagnostic techniques

apply blasting techniques

make decisions

direct operations

apply drilling techniques

apply driving techniques

identify hazards

handle hazardous goods

interpret plans reports maps specifications

apply lifting techniques manual cranes and loads

maintain records

organise work tasks

report defects

apply safe work practices

select and fit personal protective equipment

work in a team

troubleshoot

use communications equipment

use hand tools

Required knowledge

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 setup and prepare for open cut drilling operations

blasting procedures

breakdown procedures

drilling pattern marking procedures

drilling procedures

emergency procedures

environmental and heritage procedures

equipment processes technical capability and limitations

equipment safety requirements

geological and technical data

hauling procedures

hazardous goods procedures and consequences of spills

isolation procedures

mine operational system

night and day working procedures

OHS procedures

open cut procedures

operational procedures and checks

road rules

shutdown procedures

site procedures

site safety requirements

startup procedures

towing procedures

Evidence Required

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

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to worksite operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria required skills and knowledge and the range statement of this unit and include evidence of the following

knowledge of the requirements procedures and instructions for settingup and preparing for open cut drilling operations

implementation of requirements procedures and techniques for the safe effective and efficient settingup and preparing for open cut drilling operations

working with others to setup and prepare for open cut drilling operations that meet all of the required outcomes

consistent timely completion of settingup and preparing for open cut drilling operations that safely effectively and efficiently meets the required outcomes

Context of and specific resources for assessment

This unit must be assessed in the context of the work environment Where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors assessment may occur in a simulated environment provided it is realistic and sufficiently rigorous to cover all aspects of workplace performance including task skills task management skills contingency management skills and job role environment skills

The assessment environment should not disadvantage the participant For example language literacy and numeracy demands of assessment should not be greater than those required on the job

Customisation of assessment and delivery environment to sensitively accommodate cultural diversity

Aboriginal people and other people from a non English speaking background may have second language issues

Assessment of this competency requires typical resources normally used in the work environment Selection and use of resources for particular worksites may differ due to site circumstances

Where applicable physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities

Access must be provided to appropriate learning andor assessment support when required

Method of assessment

This unit may be assessed in a holistic way with other units of competency The assessment strategy for this unit must verify required knowledge and skill and practical application using more than one of the following assessment methods

written andor oral assessment of the candidates required knowledge

observed documented andor first hand testimonial evidence of the candidates

implementation of appropriate requirement procedures and techniques for the safe effective and efficient achievement of required outcomes

consistently achieving the required outcomes

first hand testimonial evidence of the candidates

working with others to setup and prepare for open cut drilling operations

Guidance information for assessment

Consult the SkillsDMC User Guide for further information on assessment including access and equity issues


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.

Relevant compliance documentation

may include:

legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures

manufacturer's guidelines and specifications

Australian standards

code of practice

Employment and workplace relations legislation

Equal Employment Opportunity and Disability Discrimination legislation

Potential hazards and risks may include:

abandoned equipment

adjoining pit walls

adverse weather conditions (electrical storms, floods, fires)

chemicals

contaminants

equipment

fences

holes

materials

over-hanging rocks

personnel

pot holes

unsafe ground

unstable faces

vehicles

Pre-start checks may include:

air filter restriction indicator

cab (horn, lights, air conditioner)

display instrumentation and gauges (indicators, gauges, laser levels), computer systems

engine and stop engine lights (orange and red)

fluid levels (windscreen washer tank, hydraulic oil, coolant, grease, water, engine oil, fuel)

visual and audio warning devices and lights

Site conditions may include:

wet and dry

day and night

broken ground

stable ground (compaction) amount of scale

slope of working surface

degree of compaction

location of water table

working over old underground workings and voids

Materials may include:

gravel

ore

oxidised waste

rejects

road base

rubbish

sand

sulphide rock fill

tailings

topsoil

water