Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for stockpile dozer operations
- Access, interpret and apply stockpile operations documentation
- Obtain, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
- Identify hazards and environmental issues, assess the risks and implement control measures in line with workplace policies
- Select and wear personal protective equipment required for work activities
- Interpret and apply basic geological and survey data required to complete the work activity
- Select required stockpile dozer equipment and confirm suitability for work activities
- Obtain and interpret emergency procedures for stockpile dozer, and be prepared for fires, accidents and emergencies
- Coordinate and communicate planned activities with others at the site prior to commencement of work activity
- Operate stockpile dozer in line with established requirements
- Carry out prestart and start-up checks in line with workplace procedures
- Identify faults or defects and rectify or report within scope of own responsibility and according to workplace procedures
- Drive and operate dozer using techniques suited to equipment capabilities, site and work conditions, and according to workplace procedures
- Monitor and manage equipment performance using indicators and alarms in line with manufacturers’ specifications
- Monitor hazards and risks during operations, and ensure safety of self, other personnel, plant and equipment
- Perform stockpile operations to complete work activity
- Remove coal from predetermined stockpile location in accordance with work specifications
- Form slope and height to work specifications
- Pack coal to prevent air ingress, fires and weather channelling in line with workplace procedures
- Level stockpiles to tolerances in line with work requirements
- Monitor and respond to spontaneous combustion indicators
- Monitor and respond to contamination indicators
- Park up, shut down, secure and carry out post operational inspection of equipment in line with workplace procedures
- Conduct housekeeping activities