Specific knowledge is required to achieve the Performance Criteria of this unit, particularly for its application in the various circumstances in which this unit may be used. This includes knowledge of the following, as required to apply and monitor the outburst management plan: legislative and statutory requirements for mining structures, including mine plans, ventilation, gas monitoring, strata support and safety management plans mine planning and design the systems of mining, including tunnels, drifts, stone drivage, shaft sinking, pillar extraction, partial extraction, punch mining and fault drivage stress analysis, including mining induced stress and topography sedimentology, including subsidence, water bearing strata, permeability of seam and strata, hydrology, physical property testing, caving characteristics, windblast, outburst, gas content and over and underlying strata systems of work, including bord and pillar, place changing, longwall, highwall, auger mining, pillar extension, partial extension and punch mining mining structure failure modes exploration techniques geology, lithology and strata gas characteristics mining and general engineering principles relevant to the behaviour of excavations in rock ground support systems audit methodologies geotechnical engineering excavation engineering tunnel engineering and shaft sinking rock mechanics mine surveying mining of coal deposits thermodynamics the impact of differing geological features and conditions on outburst, including faults, dykes, intrusions and strata deformities mine gases; the types and their characteristics, sources, physiological effects and methods of detection de-gassing; methods of control, including brattice, auxiliary fans, compressed air venturis, sails, hurdles and bleeders fixed monitoring systems types, uses/limitations, design criteria, specifications and design processes portable monitoring equipment, types, uses/limitations computer-based systems for outburst analysis mine outburst management plan development requirements and processes processes and techniques for determining alarms and trigger points/levels audit and review processes and techniques emergency response and disaster planning processes and techniques the effects of coal seam characteristics on outburst methods of control of outburst outburst indicators and ratios risk management procedures applicable mine rescue procedures roles and responsibilities in accordance with outburst mining management plan |