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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare work
   • Safety issues are identified to comply with enterprise/site requirements
   • Machine requirements identified and verified from job specifications
   • Quality assurance requirements recognised and adhered to
   • Locations of services identified from plans and drawings (water, power, telephone)
   • Features (such as structures, designated parking areas, haul roads and unstable ground) are identified from site drawings
   • Services located on site verified and marked
   • Work schedule devised consistent with job requirements
   • Pre-operational checks are carried out on plant according to manufacturer recommendations and site requirements
   • Materials to be stockpiled identified from drawings and specifications
   • Prepare pad to receive coal for stockpiling, removal of contamination, drainage
   • Warning devices put in place prior to the commencement of stockpiling coal
2. Make stockpiles
   • Start up, park up, shut down procedures carried out in accordance with manufacturer and or site specific requirements
   • Machine and attachments are adjusted for varied weather and ground conditions
   • Safe grip and productivity maintained in varied conditions
   • Control levers used to produce smooth movement of attachments in a safe manner as described in manufacturer manual
   • Machine is monitored and observed to detect deviations from required operating conditions and faults acted upon are reported in accordance with site instructions/requirements
   • Emergency procedures are carried out in accordance with manufacturer and/or site requirements
   • Traffic flow and work area conditions are monitored and anticipated to facilitate safe operations
   • Inspection and fault finding are carried out in accordance with manufacturer and/or site requirements
   • Slope and height formed to job specifications and industry tolerances
   • Coal is packed tightly to prevent air ingress to prevent fires and weather channelling from rain water
3. Spread piles
   • Soil/rock/coal is safely removed from stockpiles
   • Site standard practices, including housekeeping, are carried out and reviewed, where necessary, to prevent contamination
4. Monitor and control contamination
   • Visual inspections and sampling results are monitored and reported to maintain specifications
   • Site standard practices, including housekeeping are carried out and reviewed where necessary to prevent contamination.
5. Complete documentation
   • Post operational check and minor maintenance is carried out on machine and/or accessories in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and site requirements
   • Documentation is updated and plant problems, movements, abnormalities and status are reported and logged in accordance with enterprise/site procedures

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit Evidence shall show that knowledge has been acquired of making and spreading a stockpile All knowledge and skills detailed in this unit should be contextualised to current industry practices and technologies The extent of the Essential Knowledge and Associated Skills required follows KSPOB Make and spread a stockpile Evidence shall show that knowledge has been acquired for safe working practices of T Relevant Environmental Occupational Health and Safety legislation and regulations T Relevant plant and equipment its location and operation T Technical drawings and manufacturers manuals T Enterprise procedures T Operational and maintenance procedures T Equipment characteristics technical capabilities and limitations T Basic geological and survey data T Attachments their capabilities and limitations T Excavation and levelling techniques T Vehicle recording systems T Warning and directional signals T Pre start start up and shut down procedures T Enterprise recording procedures T Coal storing principles and techniques T Safe operating principles KSPOB Make and spread a stockpile Specific skills needed to achieve the Performance Criteria T Apply relevant Occupational Health and Safety regulations T Apply relevant statutory legislation T Apply relevant enterprise procedures T Organise resources where applicable T Operate and maintain machinery and accessories T Use hand tools T Respond to emergencies T Apply pre start start up and shut down procedures T Communicate effectively T Inspect and diagnose machines and attachments T Shift and transfer materials T Apply data analysis techniques and tools T Stockpile coal

Evidence Required

This provides essential advice for assessment of the unit of competency and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria and the Range Statement of the unit and the Training Package Assessment Guidelines The Evidence Guide forms an integral part of this Competency Standard Unit and shall be used in conjunction with all components parts of this unit and performed in accordance with the Assessment Guidelines of this Training Package

Overview of Assessment

Longitude competency development approaches to assessment such as Profiling require data to be reliably gathered in a form that can be consistently interpreted over time This approach is best utilised in Apprenticeship programs and reduces assessment intervention It is the Industrys preferred model for apprenticeships However where summative or final assessment is used it is to include the application of the competency in the normal work environment or at a minimum the application of the competency in a realistically simulated work environment It is recognised that in some circumstances assessment in part or full can occur outside the workplace However it must be in accord with Industry and Regulatory policy in this regard Methods chosen for a particular assessment will be influenced by various factors These include the extent of the assessment the most effective locations for the assessment activities to take place access to physical resources additional safety measures that may be required and the critical nature of the competencies being assessed The critical safety nature of working with electricity electrical equipment gas or any other hazardous substancematerial carries risk in deeming a person competent Hence sources of evidence need to be rich in nature so as to minimise error in judgment Activities associated with normal every day work have a bearing on the decision as to how much and how detailed the data gathered will contribute to its richness Some skills are more critical to safety and operational requirements while the same skills may be more or less frequently practised These points are raised for the assessors to consider when choosing an assessment method and developing assessment instruments Sample assessment instruments are included for Assessors in the Assessment Guidelines of this Training Package

Critical aspects of evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all prerequisites shall be met Evidence for competence in this unit shall be considered holistically Each element and associated Performance Criteria shall be demonstrated on at least two occasions in accordance with the Assessment Guidelines UEP Evidence shall also comprise A representative body of work performance demonstrated within the timeframes typically expected of the discipline work function and industrial environment In particular this shall incorporate evidence that shows a candidate is able to Implement Occupational Health and Safety workplace procedures and practices including the use of risk control measures as specified in the Performance Criteria and Range Statement Apply sustainable energy principles and practices as specified in the Performance Criteria and Range Statement Demonstrate an understanding of the essential knowledge and associated skills as described in Essential Knowledge and Associated Skills of this unit Demonstrate an appropriate level of employability skills Conduct work observing the relevant Anti Discrimination legislation regulations polices and workplace procedures Demonstrated performance across a representative range of contexts from the prescribed items below Knowledge and application of relevant sections of Occupational Health and Safety legislation Statutory legislation Enterprisesite safety procedures Enterprisesite emergency procedures Equipment capabilities and limitations Minor maintenance procedures Attachingdetaching required accessories andor attachments Preparation and planning of work Operating and manoeuvring machines and attachments Shifting and transferring materials Making a stockpile Dealing with an unplanned event by drawing on essential knowledge and skills to provide appropriate solutions incorporated in the holistic assessment with the above listed items

Context of and specific resources for assessment

This unit should be assessed as it relates to normal work practice using procedures information and resources typical of a workplace This should include OHS policy and work procedures and instructions Suitable work environment facilities equipment and materials to undertake actual work as prescribed by this unit Competency Standards should be assessed in the workplace or simulated workplace and under the normal range of workplace conditions Assessment of this unit will be supported with documentary evidence by means of endorsement stating type and application of work In addition to the resources listed above in Context of assessment evidence should show competency working in limited spaces with different types of plant and equipment as well as different structuralconstruction types and methods and in a variety of environments

Method of assessment

This unit shall be assessed by methods given in Section Assessment Guidelines Note Competent performance with inherent safe working practices is expected in the Industry to which this unit applies This requires that the specified essential knowledge and associated skills are assessed in a structured environment which is primarily intended for learningassessment and incorporates all necessary equipment and facilities for learners to develop and demonstrate the essential knowledge and skills described in this unit

Concurrent assessment and relationship with other units
	There are no recommended concurrent assessments with this unit however in some cases efficiencies may be gained in terms of learning and assessment effort being concurrently managed with allied competency standard units where listed Nil

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Range Statement

10) This relates to the unit of competency as a whole providing the range of contexts and conditions to which the Performance Criteria apply. It allows for different work environments and situations that will affect performance. Plant and equipment may include: bulldozers, mobile earthmoving equipment and coal handling plant Safety standards may include: relevant sections of Occupational Health and Safety legislation; enterprise safety rules; relevant state and federal legislation; national standards for plant Site hazards may include: power lines; trees; overhead service lines; surrounding buildings; other equipment; earthworks; obstructions; underground services; bridges; facilities; dangerous material; fires within coal pile (creating holes unseen) and slippery conditions when wet Information and documentation sources may include: verbal and written communications; enterprise/site safety rules documentation/form(s); equipment and alarm manuals; dedicated computer equipment; standing enterprise/site and operating instructions; enterprise/site log book and manufacturer operation and maintenance manuals Technical and operational indicators may include: stimuli (audio, smell, touch, visual); local indicators and recorders; computers and alarms (visible and or audible) Communications may be by means of: telephone, two way radio; pager; public address system; facsimile; computer (electronic mail); operating log; written or verbal whistle; hand signals; sirens; beacons; barriers; signs and notices Tests may include: alarm and protection tests and performance tests Appropriate personnel for consultation or giving or receiving direction may include: supervisor/team leader or equivalent; technical and engineering officers or equivalent; contractor staff; other production staff and maintenance staff Test, fault finding and operating tools may include: hand and power tools Operating environment may be: during inclement or otherwise harsh weather conditions, in wet/noisy/dusty/hot areas or during night periods Faults and abnormal operating conditions may include: loss of hydraulic oil pressure; loss of motor oil pressure; electrical breakdowns; loss of cooling water; loss of tyre pressure and loss of track Minor maintenance may include: fuel checks; water checks; oil checks; greasing; cleaning; tyre or track inspections and minor adjustments Generic terms are used throughout this Training Package for vocational standard shall be regarded as part of the Range Statement in which competency is demonstrated. The definition of these and other terms are given in Section 2.1 Preliminary Information and Glossaries.

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