Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare to extricate casualty from an underground mine
- Access, interpret and apply documentation required for extricating casualties from underground mines
- Obtain, 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 incident information and determine location, type of incident and personnel involved and record on the mine plan
- Communicate and coordinate activities with others
- Navigate to incident site via the identified route or alternate route
- Identify and assess the type and extent of injuries to entrapped personnel
- Assess the incident and determine the appropriate method of extricating casualties
- Determine extrication procedures and strategy and develop action plan
- Establish extrication system and extricate casualty
- Identify, locate and set up required extrication equipment
- Test extrication system and equipment are fit for use before commencement of extrication operations
- Use equipment and apply extrication techniques to extricate casualties
- Maintain communication with other team members and Incident Control on condition of casualties and status of extrication operations
- Perform primary and secondary assessments and check casualty’s condition
- Identify and apply life support requirements
- Monitor casualty continually and record vital signs
- Communicate casualty information to Incident Control and/or medical personnel
- Transport casualty to a place of safety
- Evaluate need for, and equip casualties with, escape apparatus
- Assess availability and adequacy of transport resources and obtain additional assistance and resources if required
- Prepare stretcher patients and other casualties for transport to a place of safety
- Monitor casualties continually and record vital signs during transport
- Apply techniques and procedures to transport casualties to a place of safety
- Hand over casualties to medical personnel
- Communicate status of incident site, casualties, personnel and equipment to Incident Control
- Restore and refurbish equipment