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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for the application and monitoring of the outburst management plan
   • Access, interpret and apply the outburst management plan documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Identify, clarify, and communicate roles and responsibilities
   • Identify, obtain and allocate resources required for the application of the outburst mining management plan
   • Identify individual training needs and prepare training plans
   • Encourage, receive, review and, where appropriate, implement suggestions and recommendations for changes to outburst mining management procedures
2. Apply and monitor the outburst mining activities
   • Interpret and apply procedures covering the relocation, operation and maintenance of the drilling rig
   • Interpret, apply and monitor core sampling techniques, procedures and processes
   • Interpret and apply environmental monitoring, recording and reporting procedures
   • Interpret, apply and monitor ventilation control measures which impact on outburst mining
   • Interpret, apply and monitor actions and procedures in response to gas threshold levels
   • Confirm, apply, communicate and post permit to mine procedures
   • Interpret, apply and monitor procedures covering outburst mining personnel safety measures and techniques
   • Inspect equipment protection/defensive requirements and measures to ensure compliance with standards
   • Contribute to systems audit and review requirements
   • Implement training plans
3. Apply outburst mining management system maintenance procedures
   • Carry out inspections, repair and maintenance activities
   • Record, report and review maintenance activities
4. Plan and prepare for the application and monitoring of the outburst management plan
   • Access, interpret and apply the outburst management plan documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Identify, clarify, and communicate roles and responsibilities
   • Identify, obtain and allocate resources required for the application of the outburst mining management plan
   • Identify individual training needs and prepare training plans
   • Encourage, receive, review and, where appropriate, implement suggestions and recommendations for changes to outburst mining management procedures
5. Apply and monitor the outburst mining activities
   • Interpret and apply procedures covering the relocation, operation and maintenance of the drilling rig
   • Interpret, apply and monitor core sampling techniques, procedures and processes
   • Interpret and apply environmental monitoring, recording and reporting procedures
   • Interpret, apply and monitor ventilation control measures which impact on outburst mining
   • Interpret, apply and monitor actions and procedures in response to gas threshold levels
   • Confirm, apply, communicate and post permit to mine procedures
   • Interpret, apply and monitor procedures covering outburst mining personnel safety measures and techniques
   • Inspect equipment protection/defensive requirements and measures to ensure compliance with standards
   • Contribute to systems audit and review requirements
   • Implement training plans
6. Apply outburst mining management system maintenance procedures
   • Carry out inspections, repair and maintenance activities
   • Record, report and review maintenance activities

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 legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

implements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient completion of the application and monitoring of the outburst management plan including:

accessing and interpreting design criteria for outburst management systems and devices

operating hand held monitoring equipment

accessing and interpreting data from monitoring systems and equipment

interpreting computer spreadsheets and outburst modelling / simulations

accessing and interpreting archival and historical outburst information related to the mine

interpreting outburst training requirement

works effectively with others to plan, prepare and conduct the application and monitoring of the outburst management plan including:

organising work activities to meet all task requirements

communicating clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructions

complying with written and verbal reporting requirements and procedures

resolving coordination requirements throughout work activities

demonstrates completion of applying and monitoring the outburst management plan that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

applying outburst mining management plans procedures for maintaining a safe environment including:

hazard identification and quantification

risk assessment

authority and responsibility

controls established to manage identified risks

reporting and communication

document control

audit and review

applying mine atmosphere monitoring methods such as:

continuous monitoring

portable (hand held) monitoring

collection of bag samples

gas chromatography

ventilation measurements from all areas of the mine, including sealed area and waste workings

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of applying and monitoring the outburst management plan through:

accessing, interpreting and applying legislative, organization and site requirements and procedures for:

developing the requirements and processes of the outburst management plan

applying risk assessment and management processes

identifying and managing environmental issues, hazards and risks

conducting audit and review processes and techniques

applying legislative and statutory requirements for planning and design of mining structures, including: mine plans, ventilation, gas monitoring, strata support and safety management plans

identifying the systems of mining including:

tunnels, drifts, stone drivage, shaft sinking, pillar extraction, partial extraction, punch mining and fault drivage

identifying systems of work: including bord and pillar, place changing, longwall, highwall, auger mining, pillar extension, partial extension and punch mining

identifying factors affecting stability of mining structures including:

stress analysis: including mining induced stress and topography

sedimentology: including subsidence, water bearing strata, permeability of seam and strata, hydrology, physical property testing, caving characteristics, windblast, outburst, gas content and over and underlying strata

mining structure failure modes

identifying the mining and general engineering principles relevant to the behaviour of excavations in rock including:

geology, hydrogeology, lithology and strata gas characteristics

ground support systems

audit methodologies

geotechnical engineering

excavation engineering

tunnel engineering and shaft sinking

rock mechanics

mine surveying

mining of coal deposits

thermodynamics

exploration techniques

identifying the impact of differing geological features and conditions on outburst including:

faults, dykes, intrusions and strata deformities

mine gases: the types and their characteristics, sources, physiological effects and methods of detection

de-gassing: methods of control, including brattice, auxiliary fans, compressed air venturis, sails, hurdles and bleeders

the effects of coal seam characteristics on outburst

identifying and using monitoring systems and techniques including:

fixed monitoring systems: types, uses/limitations, design criteria, specifications and design processes

portable monitoring equipment: types, uses/limitations

computer-based systems for outburst analysis

outburst indicators and ratios

methods of control of outburst

processes and techniques for determining alarms and trigger points/levels

identifying and applying emergency response and evacuation/disaster planning processes and techniques

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