Mobile Mining Equipment Operator

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Mobile Mining Equipment Operator. A Mobile Mining Equipment Operator operates mobile mining equipment to transport personnel, explosives, materials and minerals and perform related operations. The curriculum will need to be contextualised to one of the following types of mobile mining equipment used underground: Battery hauler, Light delivery vehicle, Load-haul-dump vehicle, Mechanical loader, Personnel carrier, Roof bolter, Scaler, Shuttle car, Tractor, Utility vehicle but excludes continuous mining and drill equipment. A qualified learner will be able to: • Operate mobile mining equipment in mining operations.

The Mine Health and Safety Act (29 of 1996) requires that operators of underground mobile mining equipment be competent. This qualification is designed to meet those regulatory requirements. Having qualified and competent operators is essential to productive and safe mining. Typical learners will be current operators and new entrants to the mining industry. The qualification will contribute to the national strategy of reducing mining incidents and fatalities. It will improve the consistency and the standard of training across the mining sector, specifically the knowledge and skills required for continuous risk assessment. As a consequence the qualification will provide recognition for workers who have not previously been afforded such recognition and will enhance their status, their employability and their access other jobs and occupations in the mining, construction and civil engineering sectors.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): RPL for access to the external integrated summative assessment: Accredited providers and approved workplaces must apply the internal assessment criteria specified in the related curriculum document to establish and confirm prior learning. Accredited providers and workplaces must confirm prior learning by issuing a statement of result or certifying a work experience record. RPL for access to the qualification: Accredited providers and approved workplaces may recognise prior learning against the relevant access requirements. Entry Requirements: • Level 1.

1. Conduct start-and end-of-shift procedures and perform operational checks, identify non-conforming items and assess potential risks using knowledge of equipment specifications, operational standards, and electrical, electronic, hydraulic and mechanical systems. 2. Operate mobile mining equipment, perform assigned tasks and respond to changing mining conditions to meet production targets. 3: Identify operational and environmental hazards, assess risks and eliminate, control, minimise and report such hazards while meeting production and output requirements.