Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for placement and moving of materials on stockpile
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to operating plant/machinery on live stockpiles
- Obtain, interpret and clarify work requirements and shift change over details for the satisfactory completion of operations
- Access, interpret and clarify geological and survey data required to complete the allocated work
- Inspect and assess state of stockpile slope stability
- Select Personal Protective Equipment appropriate for work activities
- Arrange communications with other relevant site personnel
- Identify, address and report potential hazards
- Identify, address and report environmental issues
- Push and place materials on the stockpile
- Resolve coordination requirements with others at the site prior to commencing and during work activities
- Carry out plant/equipment pre-start checks
- Identify location, and build and maintain windrows to ensure safe operating distance from edges of stockpile
- Continuously assess location of stockpile edge in relation to operating plant/equipment and stability of stockpile slope
- Push materials perpendicular to and facing the slope edge and avoiding operation parallel to the stockpile edge
- Continuously monitor and assess changes in ground conditions and moderate activities to maintain safe operation
- Operate at a speed consistent with the type of work being performed and the current ground conditions
- Push and place materials around draw points and bridged materials
- Inspect stockpile to identify the location of draw points/holes and suspected bridged materials and ensure that draw points/holes are clearly indicated
- Continuously assess location of draw points/holes and bridged materials in relation to operating plant/equipment to maintain safe operation
- Operate plant/machinery perpendicular to the edge of the draw hole or bridged material maintaining a safe distance from draw hole/bridge
- Remain on machine and keep a safe distance away from draw holes and identified bridges
- Communicate with relevant site personnel to determine the feeders being used and the amount of material being drawn from the stockpile
- Finalise stockpile operations
- Carry out plant/equipment shut-down procedures
- Clean, inspect and store attachments and equipment
- Clean and leave plant/equipment parked on stable, flat ground for use by next operator
- Report location and state/condition of plant/equipment before going off shift
- Complete all required records and documents