RIIMCU606E — Establish and maintain the mining method and strata management systems

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54 assessable components: 7 elements (38 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 9 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 Plan and prepare to establish and maintain mining method and strata management system

1.1Access, interpret and apply mining method and strata management documentation
1.2Identify and record resources required to create and maintain a stable mining structure
1.3Identify and evaluate historical mine site information relating to strata management
1.4Identify, assess and record possible mining structure failure modes relevant to mine site
1.5Determine criteria for establishing the stability of mining structures according to site requirements
1.6Identify hazards and analyse risks associated with failures of mining structures
1.7Identify and assess the limitations and controls applying to design of stable mining structures

2 Identify and evaluate geological and geotechnical information to establish stable mining structures

2.1Identify and determine exploration techniques for gathering information relating to geological, hydrological and geotechnical conditions
2.2Identify and evaluate geological, geotechnical and hydrological information, with respect to stable mining methods
2.3Identify and evaluate strata gas information, with respect to stable mining methods
2.4Identify and evaluate roof, seam and floor lithological and physical properties information, with respect to stable mining methods
2.5Identify and evaluate stress regimes information, with respect to stable mining methods

3 Identify and evaluate mining engineering principles and practices

3.1Identify and evaluate mining system types and methods according to site requirements
3.2Identify potential layouts for stable mining structures according to engineering analysis and site requirements
3.3Identify and evaluate mining constraints relating to development of stable mining structure
3.4Identify and evaluate equipment required for development and maintenance of stable mining structure
3.5Identify effects of mining induced subsidence on surface areas

4 Identify, evaluate and determine strata control systems

4.1Identify, evaluate and determine ground support systems according to site requirements
4.2Identify, evaluate and determine ground support installation and monitoring systems according to site requirements
4.3Identify and evaluate strata failure mechanisms according to site requirements
4.4Identify and evaluate natural and induced stress control methods according to site requirements

5 Establish strata management system

5.1Design and establish methods of entry to the coal seam according to site requirements
5.2Design and establish systems of mining according to site requirements
5.3Design and establish sequences for mining operations according to site requirements
5.4Design and establish strata management procedures according to site requirements
5.5Identify training needs and confirm training plan is established according to site requirements
5.6Establish action response plans for management of strata movement according to site requirements

6 Plan and prepare to implement mining method and strata management systems

6.1Access, interpret and clarify the mining method and strata management system
6.2Identify and communicate roles and responsibilities to all personnel according to strata management plan
6.3Identify, forecast, obtain and allocate/schedule resources required to implement strata management plan
6.4Develop the monitoring and review processes for strata management system according to site requirements

7 Establish process to audit strata management system

7.1Audit mining structures for stability according to site requirements
7.2Audit monitoring systems according to site requirements
7.3Audit compliance to action response plans according to site requirements
7.4Audit recording and reporting systems according to site requirements
7.5Audit maintenance program and procedures according to site requirements
7.6Audit training plan according to site requirements
7.7Establish procedures for response to instances of non-compliance or other discrepancies/deficiencies revealed by audit

Performance evidence

establish and maintain mining methods and strata management systems on at least two occasions, including: identifying viable options and selecting mining methods and strata management techniques that best meet required outcomes; conducting enquiries and investigations and preparing reports; analysing and reporting on training needs.
locate and apply relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures and confirm work activity is compliant
implement procedures and techniques for establishing and maintaining mining methods and strata management systems, including: operating strata monitoring equipment; collecting, collating and interpreting mining structures data; accessing and evaluating data from monitoring systems and equipment; performing mathematical calculations; interpreting and applying mathematical and scientific theorems/laws related to mining structures; accessing, interpreting and applying mine survey information; interpreting and applying design criteria for mining structures systems and devices; accessing and analysing historical strata information related to the mine and failure mode of mine structures
work effectively with others to establish and maintain mining methods and strata management systems, including: communicating clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructions, and convey work progress; identifying the relevant information and scope of the work necessary to meet required outcomes; designing and establishing sequences for mining operations; preparing technical procedures relating to mining structures.

Knowledge evidence

key legislation required to establish and maintain mining methods and strata management systems
key procedures and documentation required to establish and maintain mining methods and strata management systems, including those relating to: mine plans; ventilation; gas monitoring; strata support; safety management plans; risk management processes; mine planning and design; audit methodologies; environmental issues, hazards and risks; geological, geotechnical and hydrological information
principles and techniques for identifying and evaluating the systems of mining, including: tunnels; drifts; stone drivage; shift sinking; pillar extraction; partial extraction; punch mining; longwall mining, including installation and recovery; the use of breaker line supports; faults drivage
principles and techniques for identifying and assessing factors affecting stability of mining structures, including: stress analysis, including: mining induced stress; vertical stress; horizontal stress tectonics; sedimentology, including: subsidence; water bearing strata; permeability of seam and strata; hydrology; physical property testing; caving characteristics; windblast; outburst; gas content; over and underlying strata; mining structure failure modes; ground support systems; pillar design criteria; pillar stress, strain, strength and ratios; width and height ratios; roof support design criteria; Mohr’s Circle; Young’s Modules; Poisson’s Ratio; stress distribution diagrams; safety factors
principles and techniques for identifying and evaluating systems of work, including: bord and pillar; place changing; longwall; highwall; auger mining; pillar extraction; partial extraction; use of breaker line supports; punch mining
techniques for identifying and evaluating mining and general engineering principles relating to the behaviour of excavations in rock, including: exploration techniques; geology, lithology and strata gas characteristics; mine surveying; mining of coal deposits
techniques for identifying individual training needs and reviewing mining methods and strata management system training plans
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 a range of requirements, using sector-specific vocabulary, grammatical structures and conventions

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