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Elements and Performance Criteria
Performance Evidence
Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:
locates and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and proceduresimplements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient application and monitoring of the ventilation management plan including:interpreting and applying a limited range of mathematical and scientific theorems/laws related to ventilationcollecting, collating and interpreting ventilation datainterpreting and applying ventilation device construction/installation specificationsconducting enquiries/investigations and preparing reportsaccessing, interpreting and applying data from monitoring systems and equipmentapplying risk management processes and techniquesinitiating ventilation trainingdemonstrates completion of application and monitoring of the ventilation management plan that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:operating hand-held monitoring equipmentinstalling, monitoring and maintaining ventilation control devicemonitoring, recording and reporting on mine ventilation, including defects to ventilation control devicesadjusting mine control devicesapplying water management procedures scheduling and carrying out inspections, repair and maintenance activitiesreviewing and reporting on maintenance requirements and activities
Knowledge Evidence
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in applying and monitoring the ventilation management plan through:
methods of mine ventilation and their applications/limitationsmethods of panel ventilation and their applications/limitationsimpact of mining techniques and mine and panel design on ventilationmine roadways and shafts and their impact on mine ventilationimpact of geological characteristics and seam gradients on mine ventilation designimpacts on the ventilation system of gas drainage, spontaneous combustion, outburst and windblastmine gases; the types and their characteristics, sources, physiological effects and methods of detectiondust, fumes and other particulate matter; the types, sources, physical and physiological effect and control/mitigation methodsmine fires; the types, sources of ignition, possible effects on the ventilation circuit and prevention/control/mitigation methodsmine explosions; the types, ignition sources, possible effects on the ventilation circuits and prevention/control/mitigation methodspressure changes; causes, the impacts on the ventilation system, and responses heat/humidity; the sources and factors which may impact on mine ventilation and personnelfixed ventilation monitoring systems types, uses and limitationsportable monitoring equipment, types, characteristics, uses and limitationsventilation surveys including the types, frequency and method for conduct including pressure/quantity/temperature and gasdust surveys for irrespirable quantity