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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare to establish and maintain surface mining ground control and slope stability systems
   • Access, interpret and apply surface mining ground control and slope stability systems documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Obtain, read, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
   • Identify and address potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
   • Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
   • Identify, access and interpret mine survey data and historical information
   • Identify the necessary resources to assess ground control and slope stability issues
   • Review actual and predicted ground control and slope stability performance in the mine
   • Identify the criteria for establishing ground control and slope stability to acceptable performance levels
2. Identify and evaluate geological and geotechnical information
   • Identify, interpret and confirm all relevant geological, geotechnical, hydrogeological data
   • Coordinate further exploration, monitoring, sampling or testing to assist assessment of ground control and slope stability issues
   • Identify and assess potential ground movement and slope instability situations
   • Identify and evaluate overburden and inter-seam characteristics and physical properties
   • Identify, confirm and evaluate stress regimes, blast vibration and seismic activity
3. Identify and evaluate mining engineering methods
   • Evaluate the impact of mining system types and methods on ground control and slope stability
   • Identify and assess layouts to improve ground control and slope stability from engineering analysis
   • Identify and evaluate mining constraints impacting on the development of ground control and slope stability options
   • Identify and evaluate equipment requirements
4. Identify and evaluate control options
   • Identify water control methods to improve ground control or slope stability
   • Identify, evaluate and clarify ground support systems or methods of mining to provide appropriate ground control and slope stability
   • Identify and evaluate ground support installation, monitoring and assessment systems
   • Identify and evaluate management controls for unacceptable ground movement or slope instability
5. Establish the ground control and slope stability system
   • Establish exploration programs identifying geological features and characteristics impacting on ground control and slope stability
   • Investigate, confirm and establish safe access and egress methods
   • Establish systems and sequences of safe mining
   • Establish monitoring systems of ground movement and slope instability to warn, control operations and record events
   • Prepare and implement training plans and programs
   • Investigate, confirm and establish emergency response and evacuation plans and procedures
   • Identify, confirm, establish and implement safe operating procedures
6. Audit and review the effectiveness of the system
   • Monitor ground movement and slope stability measurements against defined acceptable standards
   • Audit emergency response and evacuation plans and procedures
   • Identify, assess and incorporate future site mining requirements into the planning procedures to maintain appropriate standard of the ground control and slope stability systems
   • Establish procedures for response to instances of non-compliance or other discrepancies/deficiencies revealed by audit
   • Regularly review performance of the ground control and slope stability system
7. Plan and prepare to establish and maintain surface mining ground control and slope stability systems
   • Access, interpret and apply surface mining ground control and slope stability systems documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Obtain, read, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
   • Identify and address potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
   • Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
   • Identify, access and interpret mine survey data and historical information
   • Identify the necessary resources to assess ground control and slope stability issues
   • Review actual and predicted ground control and slope stability performance in the mine
   • Identify the criteria for establishing ground control and slope stability to acceptable performance levels
8. Identify and evaluate geological and geotechnical information
   • Identify, interpret and confirm all relevant geological, geotechnical, hydrogeological data
   • Coordinate further exploration, monitoring, sampling or testing to assist assessment of ground control and slope stability issues
   • Identify and assess potential ground movement and slope instability situations
   • Identify and evaluate overburden and inter-seam characteristics and physical properties
   • Identify, confirm and evaluate stress regimes, blast vibration and seismic activity
9. Identify and evaluate mining engineering methods
   • Evaluate the impact of mining system types and methods on ground control and slope stability
   • Identify and assess layouts to improve ground control and slope stability from engineering analysis
   • Identify and evaluate mining constraints impacting on the development of ground control and slope stability options
   • Identify and evaluate equipment requirements
10. Identify and evaluate control options
    • Identify water control methods to improve ground control or slope stability
    • Identify, evaluate and clarify ground support systems or methods of mining to provide appropriate ground control and slope stability
    • Identify and evaluate ground support installation, monitoring and assessment systems
    • Identify and evaluate management controls for unacceptable ground movement or slope instability
11. Establish the ground control and slope stability system
    • Establish exploration programs identifying geological features and characteristics impacting on ground control and slope stability
    • Investigate, confirm and establish safe access and egress methods
    • Establish systems and sequences of safe mining
    • Establish monitoring systems of ground movement and slope instability to warn, control operations and record events
    • Prepare and implement training plans and programs
    • Investigate, confirm and establish emergency response and evacuation plans and procedures
    • Identify, confirm, establish and implement safe operating procedures
12. Audit and review the effectiveness of the system
    • Monitor ground movement and slope stability measurements against defined acceptable standards
    • Audit emergency response and evacuation plans and procedures
    • Identify, assess and incorporate future site mining requirements into the planning procedures to maintain appropriate standard of the ground control and slope stability systems
    • Establish procedures for response to instances of non-compliance or other discrepancies/deficiencies revealed by audit
    • Regularly review performance of the ground control and slope stability system

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 that the candidate:

locates and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

implements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient establishment and maintenance of surface mining ground control and slope stability systems including:

accessing, interpreting and applying technical and mine survey information

accessing and analysing archival and historical failure information

interpreting and applying mathematical and scientific theorems/laws related to ground control and slope stability

interpreting and applying design criteria for ground control and slope stability systems

interpreting computer spreadsheets and mining systems modelling/simulations

accessing and interpreting data from monitoring systems and equipment

applying risk management processes and techniques

works effectively with others to establish and maintain surface mining ground control and slope stability systems that meets all the required outcomes including:

consulting with surface mining team and provides team leadership

sharing information and communicating effectively in the workplace

establishing training, coaching and mentoring support for supervisors and managers

preparing written reports communicating the pit development status and outcomes

demonstrates completion of establishing and maintaining surface mining ground control and slope stability systems that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

performing mathematical calculations

collecting, collating and interpreting mining data

preparing technical procedures

conducting enquiries/investigations and preparing reports

analysing and reporting on ground control and slope stability system training needs

preparing and establishing systems and procedures

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in establishing and maintaining surface mining ground control and slope stability systems through:

the legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures for:

work health and safety

mine planning and design

training systems

emergency response and evacuation planning

critical data including:

geological, geotechnical, hydrogeological data

hydrological data

survey data

audit methodologies

exploration techniques

ground support methods and systems

mining and general engineering principles

mining structure failure modes

slope stability criteria

stress analysis techniques including mining induced stress, vertical and horizontal stress tectonics

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