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Elements and Performance Criteria
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 relevant documentation, policies and proceduresimplements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient completion of longwall face operations including:reading, interpreting, applying and communicating technical informationidentifying, addressing and reporting environmental issues, potential hazards and risks selecting and using relevant tools and equipmentcomplying with environmental requirements and constraintsidentifying work requirementsapplying diagnostic and fault finding techniquesinterpreting mine survey and geological datamaintaining equipment recordsworks effectively with others to undertake and complete longwall face operations in a way that meets all of the required outcomes including:organising work activities to meet all task requirementscommunicating clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructionscomplying with written and verbal reporting requirements and proceduresresolving coordination requirements throughout work activitiesdemonstrates completion of conducting longwall face equipment operations that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:operating longwall coal conveying equipment including confirming work requirements details such as:equipment, including defectscutting heightnext cutting sequenceachievement targetsessential survey datageological conditionshazards and potential hazardscoordination requirements/issues, andcompleting coordination with others involved, such as:the shearer operatorthe longwall ancillary equipment (pantech) operator completing scheduled longwall face inspections such as:shift inspectiondaily inspectionweekly inspectionmonthly inspection3-monthly inspection
Knowledge Evidence