RIIMCU501E — Implement the spontaneous combustion management plan
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What an assessment for RIIMCU501E must cover
65 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 21 performance evidence and 23 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 Identify and apply resources to spontaneous combustion management plan
- 1.1Access, interpret and implement spontaneous combustion management plan documentation and confirm work activity is compliant
- 1.2Identify and address potential risks, hazards and environmental issues and implement control measures according to site requirements
- 1.3Identify situations where trigger levels are reached and implement response procedures according to spontaneous combustion management plan
- 1.4Review spontaneous combustion procedures and implement identified improvements according to site requirements
- 1.5Implement identified spontaneous combustion management plan training requirements
2 Implement mine atmosphere monitoring measures
- 2.1Implement procedures for installation, operation and maintenance of monitoring systems according to spontaneous combustion management plan
- 2.2Implement systems and procedures for collecting mine gas samples according to spontaneous combustion management plan
3 Monitor and respond to spontaneous combustion indicators
- 3.1Implement system for identification and inspection of spontaneous combustion indicators according to spontaneous combustion management plan
- 3.2Monitor sensory spontaneous combustion indicators, analyse and investigate variations and implement corrective action according to spontaneous combustion management plan and site requirements
- 3.3Monitor gaseous spontaneous combustion indicators, analyse and investigate variations and implement corrective action according to spontaneous combustion management plan and site requirements
- 3.4Process records and reports according to spontaneous combustion management plan and site requirements
- 3.5Implement emergency and evacuation procedures according to safety management system and site requirements
4 Implement and audit spontaneous combustion control measures
- 4.1Implement ventilation control measures according to spontaneous combustion management plan
- 4.2Implement ventilation monitoring systems and surveys for system status assessment according to combustion management plan
- 4.3Implement inertisation as required and according to spontaneous combustion management plan
- 4.4Implement response actions and review according to site requirements
- 4.5Implement systems to prevent and/or respond immediately to intersections of work groups according to site requirements
- 4.6Audit control measures according to spontaneous combustion management plan and amend procedures/measures as required
Performance evidence
- implement spontaneous combustion management plans on at least two occasions, including:
- developing procedures for mine operations spontaneous combustion management
- implementing mine atmosphere monitoring measures
- monitoring and responding to spontaneous combustion indicators
- implementing spontaneous combustion control measures
- auditing spontaneous combustion control measures.
- During the above, the candidate must:
- locate and apply relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures and confirm work activity is compliant
- apply procedures and techniques for implementing spontaneous combustion management plan, including accessing, interpreting and applying:
- technical information
- legislative and site requirements
- records and reports
- briefings and handover details
- the principles of mine design
- processes to inspect, monitor, analyse and record data relating to spontaneous combustion management
- an assessment of the risks and consequences of spontaneous combustion
- methods to prepare technical reports
- work with other to plan, prepare and coordinate the implementation of the spontaneous combustion management plan by:
- communicating clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructions, and convey work progress
- identifying training needs related to spontaneous combustion
- identifying the relevant information and scope of the work necessary to meet required outcomes.
Knowledge evidence
- key legislation required to implement the spontaneous combustion management plans
- key procedures and documentation required to implement the spontaneous combustion management plans
- principles and techniques for identifying and monitoring causes and effects of spontaneous combustion
- principles and techniques for identifying the effects of coal seam characteristics, coal rank and geological conditions on spontaneous combustion
- principles of mine design, including:
- geological data
- strata control
- sealing design
- inertisation principles and techniques
- principles of ventilation management, including:
- mine gases and gas management
- mine atmosphere monitoring
- mine and goaf ventilation systems
- ventilation structures
- techniques for assessing mine design and plan relating to spontaneous combustion
- techniques for identifying spontaneous combustion management plan requirements, including:
- methods of control of spontaneous combustion
- spontaneous combustion risks and hazards
- spontaneous combustion indicators and ratios
- techniques for identifying individual training needs
- techniques for auditing spontaneous combustion control measures
- principles, processes and techniques for emergency response, evacuation and disaster planning
- 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 requirements, using sector-specific vocabulary, grammatical structures and conventions
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