This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to establish and maintain mine services systems in Coal and Metalliferous mining.

This unit is appropriate for those working in management roles.

Licensing, legislative, regulatory and certification requirements that apply to this unit can vary between states, territories, and Industry sectors. Relevant information must be sourced prior to application of the unit.

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 establishment and maintenance of mine services systems including:

applying the principles of mine design

assessing the risks and consequences relevant to mine services systems and equipment

identifying training needs

interpreting and applying manufacturer’s instructions

demonstrates completion of the establishment and maintenance of mine services systems that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

developing and establishing installation and commissioning procedures

developing and establishing procedures to maintain mine service systems and equipment

establishing, implementing and auditing systems and procedures

reviewing work processes and modify to improve effectiveness and efficiency

establish audit and reporting procedures

establishing procedures for noncompliance, discrepancies or deficiencies

auditing mine service systems and equipment

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in establishing and maintaining mine services systems through:

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

audit reviews

emergency response and disaster planning

mine plans

electrical distribution

ventilation

compressed air

electrical/mechanical equipment

inspections

environmental management

communications

emergency situations

risk management

recording and reporting

mines rescue

work health and safety

manufacturer’s instructions

standard work procedures

training

maintenance surveys

mine design

mine operations including:

transport systems

conveyor systems

systems of mining

ventilation systems

gas management

mine water management

stores systems

computer based systems

fire fighting systems and precautions

power sources including electrical, hydraulic, compressed air, diesel

safety design features for maintenance of mine services systems

safety design features of mine services systems

An assessor of this unit must satisfy the requirements of the NVR/AQTF or their successors; and Industry regulations for certification and licensing; and,

this unit is best assessed in the context of this sector’s work environment;

where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment may occur in a simulated environment provided it is realistic and sufficiently rigorous to cover all aspects of this sector’s workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills; and,

this unit must be assessed in compliance with relevant legislation/regulation and using policies, procedures, processes and operational manuals directly related to the industry sector for which it is being assessed; and,

assessment may be conducted in conjunction with the assessment of other Units of Competency; and,

assessment must confirm consistent performance can be applied in a range of relevant workplace circumstances; and,

assessors must demonstrate the performance evidence, and knowledge evidence as outlined in this Unit of Competency, and through the minimum years of current* work experience specified below in an Industry sector relevant to the outcomes of the unit; or,

where the assessor does not meet experience requirements a co-assessment or partnership arrangement must exist between the qualified assessor and an Industry subject matter expert. The Industry subject matter expert should hold the unit being assessed (or an equivalent unit) and/or demonstrate equivalence of skills and knowledge at the unit level. An Industry technical expert must also demonstrate skills and knowledge from the minimum years of current work experience specified below in the Industry sector, including time spent in roles related to the unit being assessed; and,

assessor and Industry subject matter expert requirements differ depending on the Australian Qualifications Framework Level (AQF) of the qualification being assessed and/or Industry Sector as follows:

*Assessors can demonstrate current work experience through employment within Industry in a role relevant to the outcomes of the Unit; or, for external assessors this can be demonstrated through exposure to Industry by conducting frequent site assessments across various locations.

**Where a unit is being delivered outside of a Qualification the first numeric character in the Unit code should be considered to indicate the AQF level

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit. Further information is available in the Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Companion Volume.

Coal mining

Metalliferous mining