UEPOPS304B
Make and spread a stockpile

1)Scope:1.1) DescriptorThis unit deals with the skills and knowledge required to make and spread stockpiles.

Application

2)

This unit is intended to augment formally acquired competencies. It is suitable for employment-based programs under an approved contract of training.


Prerequisites

Prerequisite Unit(s)

4)

Competencies

4.1)

Granting of competency in this unit shall be made only after competency in the following unit(s) has/have been confirmed.

Where pre-requisite pathways have been identified. All competencies in the Common Unit Group must be have been completed.

Common Unit Group

Unit Code

Unit Title

UEENEEE101A

Apply Occupational Health and Safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace

Literacy and numeracy skills

4.2)

Participants are best equipped to achieve this unit if they have reading, writing and numeracy skills indicated by the following levels. A description of what each level entails is provided in Section 2.3.1 Language, Literacy and Numeracy.

Reading

3

Writing

3

Numeracy

3


Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1

Plan and prepare work

1.1

Safety issues are identified to comply with enterprise/site requirements

1.2

Machine requirements identified and verified from job specifications

1.3

Quality assurance requirements recognised and adhered to

1.4

Locations of services identified from plans and drawings (water, power, telephone)

1.5

Features (such as structures, designated parking areas, haul roads and unstable ground) are identified from site drawings

1.6

Services located on site verified and marked

1.7

Work schedule devised consistent with job requirements

1.8

Pre-operational checks are carried out on plant according to manufacturer recommendations and site requirements

1.9

Materials to be stockpiled identified from drawings and specifications

1.10

Prepare pad to receive coal for stockpiling, removal of contamination, drainage

1.11

Warning devices put in place prior to the commencement of stockpiling coal

2

Make stockpiles

2.1

Start up, park up, shut down procedures carried out in accordance with manufacturer and or site specific requirements

2.2

Machine and attachments are adjusted for varied weather and ground conditions

2.3

Safe grip and productivity maintained in varied conditions

2.4

Control levers used to produce smooth movement of attachments in a safe manner as described in manufacturer manual

2.5

Machine is monitored and observed to detect deviations from required operating conditions and faults acted upon are reported in accordance with site instructions/requirements

2.6

Emergency procedures are carried out in accordance with manufacturer and/or site requirements

2.7

Traffic flow and work area conditions are monitored and anticipated to facilitate safe operations

2.8

Inspection and fault finding are carried out in accordance with manufacturer and/or site requirements

2.9

Slope and height formed to job specifications and industry tolerances

2.10

Coal is packed tightly to prevent air ingress to prevent fires and weather channelling from rain water

3

Spread piles

3.1

Soil/rock/coal is safely removed from stockpiles

3.2

Site standard practices, including housekeeping, are carried out and reviewed, where necessary, to prevent contamination

4

Monitor and control contamination

4.1

Visual inspections and sampling results are monitored and reported to maintain specifications

4.2

Site standard practices, including housekeeping are carried out and reviewed where necessary to prevent contamination.

5

Complete documentation

5.1

Post operational check and minor maintenance is carried out on machine and/or accessories in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and site requirements

5.2

Documentation is updated and plant problems, movements, abnormalities and status are reported and logged in accordance with enterprise/site procedures

Required Skills

8) 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:

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Evidence shall show that knowledge has been acquired for safe working practices of:

T1 Relevant Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety legislation and regulations

T2 Relevant plant and equipment, its location and operation

T3 Technical drawings and manufacturers manuals

T4 Enterprise procedures

T5 Operational and maintenance procedures

T6 Equipment characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations

T7 Basic geological and survey data

T8 Attachments, their capabilities and limitations

T9 Excavation and levelling techniques

T10 Vehicle recording systems

T11 Warning and directional signals

T12 Pre start, start up and shut down procedures

T13 Enterprise recording procedures

T14 Coal storing principles and techniques

T15 Safe operating principles

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Specific skills needed to achieve the Performance Criteria:

T1 Apply relevant Occupational Health and Safety regulations

T2 Apply relevant statutory legislation

T3 Apply relevant enterprise procedures

T4 Organise resources where applicable

T5 Operate and maintain machinery and accessories

T6 Use hand tools

T7 Respond to emergencies

T8 Apply pre start, start up and shut down procedures

T9 Communicate effectively

T10 Inspect and diagnose machines and attachments

T11 Shift and transfer materials

T12 Apply data analysis techniques and tools

T13 Stockpile coal

Evidence Required

9) 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

9.1)

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 Industry’s 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 substance/material 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

9.2)

Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all pre-requisites 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 – UEP12”. 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 6) 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; Enterprise/site safety procedures; Enterprise/site emergency procedures

Equipment capabilities and limitations

Minor maintenance procedures

Attaching/detaching required accessories and/or 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

9.3)

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 structural/construction types and methods and in a variety of environments.

Method of assessment

9.4)

This unit shall be assessed by methods given in Section 1.3.00 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 learning/assessment 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

9.5)

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


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.


Sectors

Not applicable.


Employability Skills

5)

The required outcomes described in this unit of competency contain applicable facets of Employability Skills. The Employability Skills Summary of the qualification in which this unit of competency is packaged will assist in identifying Employability Skill requirements.


Licensing Information

License to practice

3)

The skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a licence to practise in the workplace in some States or Territories. There may also be additional assessment activities required by regulatory authorities for the issue of the licence to practise.

Practice in this unit is subject to regulations directly related to Occupational Health and Safety and where applicable contracts of training such as apprenticeships.