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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare to conduct surface miner operations
   • Access, interpret and apply documentation and procedures to conduct surface miner operations, and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Conduct pre-start checks in accordance with safety requirements
   • Access, interpret and apply geological and survey data
2. Operate surface miner
   • Carry out start-up, park, shutdown, and secure equipment procedures
   • Coordinate activities with others at the site prior to commencement of, and during the work activity
   • Conduct, control and monitor mining procedures, milling, loading and manoeuvring within the operating capacities of the equipment
   • Select required loading method and position equipment and haulage units to meet this requirement
   • Act on monitoring systems and report on alarms
   • Recognise and respond to hazardous and emergency situations
   • Complete work plan
3. Carry out operator maintenance
   • Prepare machine for maintenance
   • Carry out routine and scheduled maintenance tasks
   • Clear worksite of tools, debris and defective components and restore to site and safety requirements
   • Process written and verbal maintenance records
4. Plan and prepare to conduct surface miner operations
   • Access, interpret and apply documentation and procedures to conduct surface miner operations, and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Conduct pre-start checks in accordance with safety requirements
   • Access, interpret and apply geological and survey data
5. Operate surface miner
   • Carry out start-up, park, shutdown, and secure equipment procedures
   • Coordinate activities with others at the site prior to commencement of, and during the work activity
   • Conduct, control and monitor mining procedures, milling, loading and manoeuvring within the operating capacities of the equipment
   • Select required loading method and position equipment and haulage units to meet this requirement
   • Act on monitoring systems and report on alarms
   • Recognise and respond to hazardous and emergency situations
   • Complete work plan
6. Carry out operator maintenance
   • Prepare machine for maintenance
   • Carry out routine and scheduled maintenance tasks
   • Clear worksite of tools, debris and defective components and restore to site and safety requirements
   • Process written and verbal maintenance records

Performance Evidence

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

locates and applies applicable legislation, documentation, policies and procedures for conducting surface miner operations

implements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient completion of surface miner operations including:

applying hand-eye coordination

interpreting and applying geological and survey data

works with others to undertake and complete the surface miner operations in a way that meets all of the required outcomes by:

communicating clearly with others to receive and clarify work instructions and coordinating work activity

demonstrates completion of conducting surface miner operations that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

conducting pre-start checks, start-up, park, shutdown and secure equipment procedures

conducting, controlling and monitoring mining procedures, milling, loading and manoeuvring

selecting the required loading method and positioning of haulage units for mining coal and roadworks

driving, operating and relocating the surface miner

maintaining written maintenance and equipment records

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of conducting surface miner operations through:

accessing, interpreting and applying the organization and site requirements for:

applying diagnostic techniques

identifying environmental constraints in surface miner operations

disposing of environmentally sensitive fluids and materials

applying basic geological and survey data

identifying hazards and following response procedures

identifying surface miner characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations including:

identifying loading methods and haulage units

identifying operational procedures required for mining coal, and roadworks

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