Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for operations
- Operate longwall equipment
- Resolve coordination activities with others at the site prior to commencement of, and during the work activity
- Carry out pre-start, start-up, shutdown and isolation procedures in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and/or site procedures
- Advance roof support equipment in sequence, or according to site conditions, to maintain correct face alignment and support roof in accordance with extraction plan
- Operate longwall coal conveying equipment in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and/or site procedures
- Identify/monitor and respond to changing geological conditions in accordance with site procedures
- Recognise and respond to hazardous and emergency situations in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and/or site procedures
- Rectify or report factors adversely affecting production and monitoring systems alarms in accordance with site procedures
- Carry out operator maintenance
- Carry out longwall face inspections and fault finding in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and/or site requirements
- Carry out routine operational servicing, lubrication and housekeeping tasks in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and/or site procedures and practices
- Carry out minor maintenance to manufacturer's instructions and/or site requirements
- Provide operator support during preparation for, and conduct of, major maintenance tasks in accordance with site requirements
- Process records in accordance with site requirements