Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to mix explosives using a mobile processing unit
- Access, interpret and apply explosives documentation and ensure work activity is compliant
- Locate, select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for work activity
- Inspect work area and establish, barricade, and signpost loading area
- Identify and address potential health, safety and environmental hazards and implement control measures in line with workplace procedures
- Obtain and interpret emergency procedures in preparation for emergencies and incidents
- Confirm safe and secure access to explosives precursors in line with workplace procedures and legislative requirements
- Segregate incompatible goods prior to loading the mobile processing unit according to legislation and codes of practice
- Inspect mobile processing unit for faults, and record faults in line with workplace procedures
- Ensure attachments comply with standards and licensing requirements
- Placard mobile processing unit and attachments to show the goods carried, hazardous chemicals identification, and emergency information in line with workplace procedures and legislative requirements
- Check that safety equipment is fitted and ready for use in line with workplace procedures and legislative requirements
- Load and mix explosives precursors
- Carry out pre-start checks of vehicle or unit in line with workplace procedures
- Identify faults and defects, and rectify or report them within scope of own responsibility and according to workplace procedures
- Check availability of and calculate batch quantities for precursors to manufacture explosives
- Inspect vehicle or unit and confirm that it is safe for loading explosives and free from unnecessary products and items
- Position vehicle for loading and apply parking brake throughout precursor loading operation
- Operate loading equipment to load specified amounts of precursors in line with workplace procedures
- Load precursors in a safe manner to prevent spillage and injury to personnel, and use emergency procedures when required
- Record details of loaded precursors
- Transport explosives precursors to delivery point
- Confirm and follow pre-planned transport route
- Drive vehicle or unit according to road conditions, established mine traffic rules, and public traffic rules
- Operate vehicle or unit in line with licences and regulations in the relevant jurisdiction, and workplace procedures
- Identify and report potential emergency situations
- Deliver explosives in blast hole
- Assess ground conditions and confirm their suitability prior to commencing delivery of explosives
- Select most appropriate hole discharge point and locate delivery point over blast hole
- Confirm identity of blast hole and explosive loading requirements with relevant personnel
- Regulate discharge of explosives to blast hole to achieve specified weight or stemming height
- Complete loading hole and prepare vehicle or unit for next blast hole
- Check area is clear and safe to move vehicle
- Complete activity and store equipment
- Complete delivery of required product
- Flush delivery system according to workplace procedures
- Safely exit blast site
- Store vehicle or unit safely and securely in accordance with workplace procedures and legislative requirements
- Complete and file documentation, and distribute according to workplace requirements