RIIERR602E — Establish and maintain underground coal mine emergency preparedness and response systems
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80 assessable components: 4 elements (25 performance criteria), 20 performance evidence and 32 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Establish underground coal mine emergency preparedness and response systems
- 1.1Identify and obtain the resources required to establish and implement the system
- 1.2Design and establish the emergency preparedness plan according to site requirements
- 1.3Design and establish an organisational structure for the management of emergency preparedness and response according to site requirements
- 1.4Develop emergency response procedures for management of identified potential incident scenarios according to site requirements
- 1.5Establish emergency response procedures for management of decision-making processes and decision monitoring systems according to site requirements
- 1.6Establish emergency preparedness and response maintenance program and procedures according to site requirements
- 1.7Review plan with relevant stakeholders and specialists
- 1.8Identify training needs and confirm training plan is established according to site requirements
- 1.9Establish procedures for auditing and reviewing emergency preparedness and response compliance according to site requirements
- 1.10Establish procedures for incorporating feedback into the audit/review system according to site requirements
2 Establish support systems for underground coal mine emergency systems
- 2.1Establish systems to receive and record incident information according to site requirements
- 2.2Establish emergency response and evacuation plans and procedures according to site requirements
- 2.3Establish operations facilities and communication systems for supporting plans according to site requirements
- 2.4Establish action planning processes for managing emergencies/incidents according to site requirements
- 2.5Identify personnel, equipment and resources required for different classes/types of incidents according to site requirements
- 2.6Determine and establish documentation and reporting requirements according to site requirements
3 Establish post-incident management procedures
- 3.1Establish plans to manage post-incident according to site requirements
- 3.2Establish processes to investigate nature and cause of emergency/incident according to site requirements
- 3.3Establish processes to evaluate the effectiveness of emergency response and action plans according to site requirements
4 Audit and review underground coal mine emergency preparedness and response systems, plans and equipment
- 4.1Audit and review effectiveness of emergency preparedness and response monitoring systems according to site requirements
- 4.2Audit and review effectiveness of emergency preparedness and response processes, resources and equipment according to site requirements
- 4.3Audit and review effectiveness of recording and reporting systems according to site requirements
- 4.4Audit emergency preparedness and response training program according to site requirements
- 4.5Identify and respond to instances of non-compliance or other discrepancies/deficiencies revealed by audit
- 4.6Maintain records, reports and policy documentation according to site requirements
Performance evidence
- establish and maintain underground coal mine emergency preparedness and response systems on at least two occasions, including:
- establishing processes to investigate nature and cause of emergency/incident
- communicating and explaining plans and supporting information in a form readily accessible to others
- identifying, clarifying and communicating roles and responsibilities to all personnel
- implementing the allocation and installation of resources
- implementing the emergency preparedness and response training program, including relevant systems and procedures
- developing review mechanisms from internal and external sources
- establishing plans to manage post-incident actions.
- During the above, the candidate must:
- locate and apply relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures
- implement procedures and techniques for establishing and maintaining mine emergency preparedness and response systems, including:
- assessing and prioritising implementation processes
- analysing hazards and risks relevant to the establishment and maintenance of the mine emergency preparedness and response systems
- maintaining standards for establishment and maintenance of the mine emergency preparedness and response systems
- providing clear and timely instruction and supervision to those involved in the mine emergency preparedness and response systems
- identifying training needs of individuals involved in the mine emergency preparedness and response systems and confirming training plans are established according to site requirements
- work with and lead others to establish and maintain underground coal mine emergency preparedness and response systems, including:
- facilitating groups to work together
- establishing and maintaining a range of communication techniques and aids to advise others of work activity
- using communication systems to convey all activities and outcomes for coal mine emergency preparedness and response to others in a clear and concise manner.
Knowledge evidence
- key legislation required to establish and maintain underground coal mine emergency preparedness and response systems
- key procedures and documentation required to establish and maintain underground coal mine emergency preparedness and response systems, including:
- audit and review processes and techniques
- call-out procedures
- debriefing processes
- decision making processes
- media policies and procedures
- site emergency plans
- structure of emergency procedures guidelines
- worksite closure procedures and legislative implications
- emergency response and evacuation planning processes, systems and techniques, including:
- escape strategies and technologies
- equipment requirements for different types of emergencies
- guidance systems and markers
- trigger points to initiate emergency response to alarms
- location and record of personnel underground
- intervention and control techniques for incidents and emergencies, including:
- heating
- fires
- explosions
- outburst
- inrush
- techniques for identifying individual training needs and reviewing underground coal mine emergency preparedness and response training plans
- mine environmental risks and controls
- roles of key external agencies
- structure, role and responsibilities of the incident control
- types of adverse environmental conditions, hazards and incidents on mine sites, including:
- classification of types of incidents
- effects of hot and humid atmospheres
- commercial and social considerations and decisions relevant to emergency preparedness and response systems
- emotional effects of emergencies on rescuers, site personnel, families and communities
- techniques for leading and coordinating work activities with others.
Foundation skills
- Oral communication: Conveys information and requirements clearly and listens actively
- Reading: Identifies and interprets relevant information from workplace procedures, documentation and legislation
- Writing: Prepares specific information that complies with a range of requirements, using sector-specific vocabulary, grammatical structures and conventions
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