Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare to establish and maintain the mining method and strata management system
- Access, interpret and apply mining method and strata management system documentation, and ensure the work activity is compliant
- Identify and record the necessary resources required to create and maintain a stable mining structure
- Identify and evaluate historical information relating to the mine site
- Identify, assess and record possible mining structure failure modes relevant to the mine site
- Determine the criteria for establishing the stability of mining structures
- Identify the hazards and analyse the risks associated with failures of mining structures
- Identify and assess the limitations and controls applying to design of stable mining structures
- Identify and evaluate geological and geotechnical information to establish a stable mining structure
- Identify and determine exploration techniques to gain information about geological, hydrological and geotechnical conditions
- Identify and evaluate geological, geotechnical and hydrological information
- Identify and evaluate strata gas information
- Identify and evaluate roof, seam and floor lithological and physical properties information
- Identify and evaluate stress regimes information
- Identify and evaluate mining engineering principles and practices
- Identify and evaluate mining system types and methods
- Identify potential layouts for stable mining structures from engineering analysis
- Identify and evaluate mining constraints impacting on the development of a stable mining structure
- Identify and evaluate equipment requirements, appropriate for the development and maintenance of a stable mining structure
- Identify the effects of mining induced subsidence on surface areas
- Identify, evaluate and determine the strata control systems
- Establish the strata management plan
- Design and establish methods of entry to the coal seam
- Design and establish systems of mining
- Design and establish sequences for mining operations
- Design and establish strata management procedures
- Identify the training needs and establish a training plan
- Establish action response plans for the management of strata movement
- Plan and prepare for the implementation of the mining method and the strata management systems
- Access, interpret and clarify the mining method and the strata management system
- Identify and communicate to all personnel roles and responsibilities
- Identify, forecast, obtain and allocate/schedule resources required
- Develop the implementation process for the training plan
- Develop the monitoring and review processes for the strata management system
- Establish the process to audit the effectiveness of the strata management system
- Audit mining structures for stability
- Audit monitoring systems
- Audit compliance to action response plans
- Audit recording and reporting systems
- Audit maintenance program and procedures
- Audit the training plan for currency, relevance and compliance
- Establish procedures for response to instances of non-compliance or other discrepancies/deficiencies revealed by audit
- Plan and prepare to establish and maintain the mining method and strata management system
- Access, interpret and apply mining method and strata management system documentation, and ensure the work activity is compliant
- Identify and record the necessary resources required to create and maintain a stable mining structure
- Identify and evaluate historical information relating to the mine site
- Identify, assess and record possible mining structure failure modes relevant to the mine site
- Determine the criteria for establishing the stability of mining structures
- Identify the hazards and analyse the risks associated with failures of mining structures
- Identify and assess the limitations and controls applying to design of stable mining structures
- Identify and evaluate geological and geotechnical information to establish a stable mining structure
- Identify and determine exploration techniques to gain information about geological, hydrological and geotechnical conditions
- Identify and evaluate geological, geotechnical and hydrological information
- Identify and evaluate strata gas information
- Identify and evaluate roof, seam and floor lithological and physical properties information
- Identify and evaluate stress regimes information
- Identify and evaluate mining engineering principles and practices
- Identify and evaluate mining system types and methods
- Identify potential layouts for stable mining structures from engineering analysis
- Identify and evaluate mining constraints impacting on the development of a stable mining structure
- Identify and evaluate equipment requirements, appropriate for the development and maintenance of a stable mining structure
- Identify the effects of mining induced subsidence on surface areas
- Identify, evaluate and determine the strata control systems
- Establish the strata management plan
- Design and establish methods of entry to the coal seam
- Design and establish systems of mining
- Design and establish sequences for mining operations
- Design and establish strata management procedures
- Identify the training needs and establish a training plan
- Establish action response plans for the management of strata movement
- Plan and prepare for the implementation of the mining method and the strata management systems
- Access, interpret and clarify the mining method and the strata management system
- Identify and communicate to all personnel roles and responsibilities
- Identify, forecast, obtain and allocate/schedule resources required
- Develop the implementation process for the training plan
- Develop the monitoring and review processes for the strata management system
- Establish the process to audit the effectiveness of the strata management system
- Audit mining structures for stability
- Audit monitoring systems
- Audit compliance to action response plans
- Audit recording and reporting systems
- Audit maintenance program and procedures
- Audit the training plan for currency, relevance and compliance
- Establish procedures for response to instances of non-compliance or other discrepancies/deficiencies revealed by audit