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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare to Monitor, inspect and service ropes and attachments
   • Access, interpret and apply service and maintenance documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Obtain, read, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
   • Identify, address and report potential hazards, risks and environmental issues and implement control measures
   • Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for the work activities
   • Perform equipment and work area pre-start checks, and ensure equipment is ready for inspection and/or servicing
   • Check records for outstanding inspections and/or maintenance and take appropriate action
   • Identify the scope of the inspection, correct ropes and attachments, inspection and servicing tools, equipment and consumables according to the service schedule
   • Obtain and interpret emergency procedures and be ready for fire/accident/emergency
   • Coordinate and liaise with appropriate persons concerning the work
   • Establish that start-up procedures have been completed by the winder driver, and the area is clear for the work
   • Establish emergency contingency plans with winder driver
   • Ensure work area is properly ventilated before entry
2. Conduct inspection and service
   • Perform necessary isolation and tagging
   • Carry out servicing and inspections of ropes
   • Inspect, classify and report anomalies and defects
   • Complete service actions and record any follow-up action
   • Ensure all physical guards and safety signs are in place and tags removed, and approval obtained before winder operations are resumed
3. Conduct post-service/inspection activities
   • Complete all required documentation
   • Return all tools and equipment to storage
4. Plan and prepare to Monitor, inspect and service ropes and attachments
   • Access, interpret and apply service and maintenance documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Obtain, read, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
   • Identify, address and report potential hazards, risks and environmental issues and implement control measures
   • Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for the work activities
   • Perform equipment and work area pre-start checks, and ensure equipment is ready for inspection and/or servicing
   • Check records for outstanding inspections and/or maintenance and take appropriate action
   • Identify the scope of the inspection, correct ropes and attachments, inspection and servicing tools, equipment and consumables according to the service schedule
   • Obtain and interpret emergency procedures and be ready for fire/accident/emergency
   • Coordinate and liaise with appropriate persons concerning the work
   • Establish that start-up procedures have been completed by the winder driver, and the area is clear for the work
   • Establish emergency contingency plans with winder driver
   • Ensure work area is properly ventilated before entry
5. Conduct inspection and service
   • Perform necessary isolation and tagging
   • Carry out servicing and inspections of ropes
   • Inspect, classify and report anomalies and defects
   • Complete service actions and record any follow-up action
   • Ensure all physical guards and safety signs are in place and tags removed, and approval obtained before winder operations are resumed
6. Conduct post-service/inspection activities
   • Complete all required documentation
   • Return all tools and equipment to storage

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 procedures

implements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient monitoring, inspecting and servicing of ropes and attachments including:

apply legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures

apply auxiliary equipment operation, servicing, cleaning requirements and procedures

apply equipment operation, servicing and cleaning requirements and procedures

works effectively with others to monitor, inspect and service of ropes and attachments that meets all of the required outcomes including:

complying with written and verbal reporting requirements and procedures

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

communicating clearly and concisely with others to resolve coordination requirements prior to commencing and during work activities

demonstrates completion of the monitoring, inspecting and servicing of ropes and attachments that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

carrying out pre-start, start-up, park-up and shutdown procedures

conducting safety checks

using hand and power tools and measuring instruments

isolating and tagging

servicing and inspections of ropes

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in monitoring, inspecting and servicing winder ropes and attachments through:

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

environmental procedures

equipment safety requirements

isolation procedures

site procedures

site safety requirements

start-up and shutdown procedures

underground procedures

winder operations

operation of protective devices for shafts

operational procedures and checks

skip and personnel cage operations

rope and attachment types, their construction and their defects

inspection and servicing regimes for ropes and attachments

winder type and operations completing shaft installations

possible defects in winder equipment/installations

with trip and fault procedures and abnormal conditions

with site winder emergency procedures

equipment processes, technical capability and limitations

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