Elements and Performance Criteria
- Access and apply site Cyanide safety procedures
- Apply personal safety measures
- Identify and report incidents/hazards
- Protect workers and the environment during cyanide handling and storage
- Identify quality control and quality assurance procedures, spill prevention and spill containment measures
- Maintain and control unloading, storage and mixing facilities using routine inspections, preventive maintenance and contingency plans to prevent or contain releases and control and respond to worker exposures
- Manage cyanide process solutions and HCN gas emissions to protect human health and the environment
- Identify and apply operating systems and procedures designed to protect human health and the environment
- Identify and apply management and operating systems designed to monitor and minimise cyanide use
- Identify and apply measures to protect birds, other wildlife and livestock from adverse effects of cyanide process solutions
- Identify and apply measures designed to manage seepage from cyanide facilities to protect the beneficial uses of ground water
- Identify and apply spill prevention or containment measures for process tanks and pipelines
- Protect workers' health and safety from exposure to cyanide solutions and HCN gas
- Identify potential cyanide exposure scenarios and measures necessary for their elimination, reduction and control
- Operate and monitor cyanide facilities to protect worker health and safety and periodically evaluate the effectiveness of health and safety measures
- Identify and apply emergency response plans or procedures regarding worker exposure to cyanide
- Apply emergency procedures
- Recognise and respond to alarms and warning devices according to mine site procedures
- Identify and correctly use self rescue equipment in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and site procedures
- Apply basic fire fighting techniques according to mine site procedures
- Maintain familiarity with emergency escape route(s) according to mine site procedures
- Apply mine site emergency response plans and procedures