National Certificate in Extractive Industries - Mining Administration Surface Extraction B Grade

Level 5  Credits 80

This is designed for B Grade Opencast Coal Mine Managers and B Grade Quarry Managers as part of the requirements for their statutory status.

Holders of this certificate are able to demonstrate knowledge and skills in: safety plans for surface face and benching operations; constructing and maintaining access roads; maintaining working surfaces; conducting safety checks on equipment; dewatering, pump maintenance, cleaning settling ponds; minimising environmental impact at an extraction site; reviewing consent conditions; regulatory requirements; and incident reporting in the context of a surface extractives site.

The optional standards have been included to provide the opportunity for candidates to complete the additional requirements for Certificates of Competence to be awarded in workplace situations where explosives are used.

This National Certificate leads to, and is a prerequisite for award of, the National Certificate in Extractive Industries - Mining Administration Surface Extraction A Grade.

Special Notes: The content of this national qualification is based on the requirements of the gazette notice relating to the mining administration regulations and Certificates of Competence.

People who have completed the requirements of this qualification may be eligible to apply for a B Grade Opencast Coal Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competence or a B Grade Quarry Manager’s Certificate of Competence.

COMPULSORY: 80 Credits

Unit Standard	Description	Level	Credit
7142	Demonstrate knowledge of the application of regulatory requirements to manage an extractive site	6	25
8902	Prepare and implement safety plans for surface face and benching operations	4	4
8905	Construct and maintain access roads within surface extraction sites	3	3
8909	Maintain working surfaces at surface extraction sites	2	2
8922	Conduct safety checks prior to equipment usage at an extractives site	2	2
21153	Demonstrate knowledge of dewatering, pump maintenance, cleaning settling ponds at extraction sites	3	12
22154	Demonstrate knowledge of procedures to minimise environmental impact at an extraction site	5	7
21155	Review consent conditions and demonstrate knowledge of the use of water at surface extraction sites	3	10
21156	Plan, implement, and describe surface extraction production to minimise environmental impacts	5	15

 

Optional Standards

Unit Standard	Description	Level	Credit
17694	Demonstrate knowledge of explosives and their properties	2	2
21152	Demonstrate knowledge of storing explosives for use in extractive industries	4	10