Level 4 Credits 67
This National Certificate is designed for an experienced senior operator who works in the sand sector of the extractive industries.
The compulsory section of this qualification recognises the skills and knowledge related to procedures to minimise environmental impact at an extraction site.
This qualification may be assessed concurrently with the
National Certificate in Extractive Industries – Sand (Level 3) and can be part of a pathway that includes the National Certificates in Extractive Industries - Operations (
Levels 3 &
4).
Surface Extraction includes quarries, open cast coal and gold mines, lime mills, alluvial gold extraction, iron sands, and industrial minerals.
Underground Extraction includes metalliferous and coal underground mines and tunnels.
Pre-requisite: National Certificate in Extractive Industries – Sand (Level 3)
COMPULSORY: 7 Credits
Unit Standard
|
Description
|
Level
|
Credit
|
|
21154 |
Demonstrate knowledge of procedures to minimise environmental impact at an extraction site |
5 |
7 |
ELECTIVE A: A minimum 55 credits.
Unit Standard
|
Description
|
Level
|
Credit
|
|
3789 |
Sling regular loads and communicate during crane operations |
3 |
22 |
|
8891 |
Carry out hydraulic sand extraction operations |
4 |
12 |
|
8892 |
Blend product using a blending plant for extractive industries |
4 |
8 |
|
8895 |
Supervise loading out of materials from extractive sites |
4 |
12 |
|
8902 |
Prepare and implement safety plans for surface face and benching operations |
4 |
4 |
|
15663 |
Design and maintain stockpiles and sloping surfaces in surface excavations and stockpiles |
6 |
20 |
|
17979 |
Describe and operate a belt wagon at an extraction site |
4 |
12 |
|
17980 |
Describe and operate a bucket wheel excavator at an extraction site |
4 |
15 |
|
17982 |
Describe and operate control rooms at an extraction site |
4 |
15 |
|
17984 |
Describe and operate a gravity separation system at an extraction site |
4 |
12 |
|
17985 |
Describe and operate high-capacity slurry pumping systems at an extraction site |
4 |
20 |
|
17986 |
Describe and operate magnetic separation systems at an extraction site |
4 |
12 |
|
17989 |
Describe, operate, and control recyclable water systems at an extraction site |
4 |
12 |
|
17991 |
Describe and operate slurry pumping systems at an extraction site |
4 |
20 |
|
17992 |
Select, design, maintain, and manage stockpiles at an extraction site |
4 |
15 |
|
21156 |
Plan, implement, and describe surface extraction production to minimise environmental impacts |
5 |
15 |
|
22060 |
Describe and operate moveable conveyors at a surface extraction site |
4 |
15 |
ELECTIVE B: A minimum of 5 credits at Level 4 or above from anywhere on the DAS.
