Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for escaping from hazardous situations unaided
- Access, interpret and apply emergency response and rescue documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
- Obtain, read, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
- Identify and address potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
- Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
- Interpret alarms and indicators to determine the type, cause and severity of the hazardous situation
- Assess hazard/danger and determine the safest escape option and/or route in consultation with other workers
- Identify, establish and maintain communication systems with other personnel during the emergency
- Assess and withdraw from hazardous situation
- Evacuate to fresh air
- Evacuate from hazardous situation via the established or alternative escape route and notify appropriate personnel
- Follow escape route markers and guidance system to navigate escape route
- Continuously monitor and observe the mine atmosphere and environmental conditions and respond to adverse conditions
- Determine if the atmosphere is irrespirable and locate, access and use self-rescuer/breathing apparatus caches
- Evaluate the need for, locate and retreat to, a place of safety
- Build barricade/s for protection
- Monitor air/oxygen usage, adjust rate of travel where necessary and ensure efficient changeover of self-rescuer/breathing apparatus
- Participate in post-incident debrief
- Plan and prepare for escaping from hazardous situations unaided
- Access, interpret and apply emergency response and rescue documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
- Obtain, read, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
- Identify and address potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures
- Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
- Interpret alarms and indicators to determine the type, cause and severity of the hazardous situation
- Assess hazard/danger and determine the safest escape option and/or route in consultation with other workers
- Identify, establish and maintain communication systems with other personnel during the emergency
- Assess and withdraw from hazardous situation
- Evacuate to fresh air
- Evacuate from hazardous situation via the established or alternative escape route and notify appropriate personnel
- Follow escape route markers and guidance system to navigate escape route
- Continuously monitor and observe the mine atmosphere and environmental conditions and respond to adverse conditions
- Determine if the atmosphere is irrespirable and locate, access and use self-rescuer/breathing apparatus caches
- Evaluate the need for, locate and retreat to, a place of safety
- Build barricade/s for protection
- Monitor air/oxygen usage, adjust rate of travel where necessary and ensure efficient changeover of self-rescuer/breathing apparatus
- Participate in post-incident debrief