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Elements and Performance Criteria
Performance Evidence
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:
implement ventilation management plans on at least two occasions, including:operating hand held monitoring equipmentaccessing and analysing ventilation informationmeasuring air quality and quantitycollecting, collating and interpreting ventilation dataauditing components of the ventilation management plan.During the above, the candidate must:locate and apply relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures and confirm work activity is compliantapply procedures and techniques for implementing ventilation management plans, including:performing routine operational mathematical calculations, including quantity, pressure, prediction calculationsinterpreting and applying design criteria for ventilation systems and devicesinterpreting computer spreadsheets and ventilation modelling/simulationsconducting enquiries/investigations and preparing reportsaccessing, interpreting and applying data from monitoring systems and equipmentapplying risk management processes and techniquesimplementing emergency response and evacuation procedures.
Knowledge Evidence
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 implement ventilation management planskey procedures and documentation required to implement ventilation management plansmethods of mine ventilation and their applications and limitations, including:exhaust/forceantitropalhomotropalflank returnsascensional/descensionalbleederZ/U/Y systemsprinciples, methods, applications and limitations of panel ventilation, including:homotropal and antitropal auxiliary fanscoursed ventilation (narrow side/wide side)machine mounted scrubber systemscompressed air venturisbleedersimpact of mine and panel design on ventilationmine roadways and shafts and their impact on mine ventilationimpact of material characteristics and seam gradients on mine ventilation designimpacts on ventilation system of gas drainage, spontaneous combustion, outburst and windblasttypes of mine gases, including: characteristics under varying circumstancessourcesphysiological effectsmethods of detectiontypes of airborne contaminants, including:sourcesphysical and physiological effectscontrol and mitigation methodstypes of mine fires, including: sources of ignitionpossible effects on the ventilation circuitprevention, control and mitigation methodstypes of mine explosions, including:ignition sourcespossible effects on the ventilation circuitprevention, control and mitigation methodspressure change principles, including: causesimpacts on the ventilation systemresponses, including the causes and effects of natural ventilation and recirculationheat and humidity principles, including sources and factors which may impact ventilation and personnelprinciples mine fans, including: fan lawstypesperformance characteristics and configurationsapplications and limitationstypes of ventilation control devices, including:purposesdesign criteria and specificationsdistribution and placement criteriaapplications and limitationsde-gassing methods of control, including:bratticeauxiliary fanscompressed air venturissailshurdlesbleederstypes, characteristics, uses and limitations of fixed ventilation monitoring systems basic computer-based systems used for mine ventilation monitoring and analysistypes, frequency and method for conducting ventilation surveysgeneral uses and applications of ventilation theorytechniques for identifying individual training needstechniques for auditing and reviewing ventilation management systems and processesprinciples, processes and techniques for emergency response, evacuation and disaster planningtechniques for leading and coordinating work activities with others.