Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for rescue operation
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to the underground metalliferous mine rescue
- Obtain and verify information about the rescue operation
- Obtain mine plan and determine route of travel and mark on mine plan
- Develop, or agree with Incident Control, the strategy search patterns and contingency plans for the rescue operation
- Implement communication system and equipment
- Assess team members' competence to meet the rescue situation and task requirements and constitute team
- Allocate team roles to best utilise individual team member competence
- Identify, test and allocate rescue and safety equipment and materials to team members
- Determine and ensure availability of any ancillary equipment required with Incident Control and/or mining personnel
- Brief team members
- Report to and liaise with Incident Control
- Observe reporting formats and protocols
- Confirm rescue strategies with Incident Control
- Receive and follow operational advice from Incident Control
- Relay information to Incident Control which can affect team operations or safety to team members
- Complete records required in accordance with legislative requirements or site requirements
- Lead and monitor rescue team
- Carry out recommended procedures for entering hazardous or irrespirable atmospheres and situations
- Continually assess environment, tasks and hazards associated with rescue team's safety, and apply judgements to ensure tasks and procedures are carried out within rescue team's ability
- Continuously assess hazards and implement controls to minimise risk
- Monitor team member's physical and emotional condition and take appropriate action to address any problems
- Provide information to team members about changes which can affect their operations or safety
- Ensure team adheres to team rescue procedures according to standard rescue guidelines
- Implement coaching processes within the team and identify further assistance
- Complete team operation
- Provide verbal report to Incident Control to advise of status of operation and significant variations to expected conditions
- Formally de-brief team to obtain and collate incident and procedural information
- Provide comprehensive oral and written report on team's deployment and consequential outcomes to Incident Control
- Report on significant physical or emotional condition of team members
- Offer team members critical incident stress debriefing and counselling in an appropriate environment