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The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:
key legislation required to conduct conveyor-car high wall mining operationskey policies, procedures and documentation required to conduct conveyor-car high wall mining operations, including:operational safety requirementssite and equipment safety proceduressite mining systems and proceduresconveyor-car high wall mining maintenance systems and procedurescable management proceduresenvironmentally sensitive fluids and materialschemical and fuel safety measuresboarding and disembarking proceduresrelocation proceduresshift blasting schedulesadvance and retraction procedures operational signal procedurestechniques for applying geological and survey data, including:go/no-go zoneshigh-wall stabilitydrive positiongas conditionsseam pitchseam conditionsprinciples and techniques for function tests, including:chain conveyorcutter-headstractionshear-up/downcamera sprayspan up/downwater sprayssteering wingsstab-jackbelt trackingpropulsionprinciples and techniques for coordinating and monitoring operations, including:pit preparationsstacker positions levelling and realigning of stackermaintaining supply of coalprinciples and techniques for monitoring and responding to mining requirements, including:pitchrollspallinggutteringroof conditionsinrushfloor conditionscoal flowgaseous situationsprinciples and techniques for monitoring and responding to work area requirements, including:high wall stabilitylow wall stabilitylightingassociated/close proximity machineryequipment and personnelimpact of weather conditionsprinciples and techniques for conducting conveyor-car high wall mining operations, including:access, interpret and apply technical informationmaintain equipment recordsmining conditions and related methods/techniquesmine gases and their properties/impactsconveyor-car high wall mining system characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations, including those relating to:launch vehiclestackercontinuous minerconveyor carsgas monitoring systems, processes and responses, including those relating to:inertisationflushingceasing miningextractionretraction methane monitoringsite environmental requirements and constraints relating to conveyor-car high wall mining operationsprinciples and techniques for identifying and responding to relevant hazards and emergenciessite requirements for processing records and reporting requirementstechniques for coordinating and communicating job activities with others.