Underground Mining
Competent B: Installation & Maintenance of Support Units — Underground Hard Rock
Installation and maintenance of any support unit, and the removal of a temporary support unit, in underground hard rock operations.
Overview
This skills programme covers the installation and maintenance of any support unit and the removal of a temporary support unit in underground hard rock operations, as required by the Fall-of-Ground regulations.
It is normally taken together with Competent A to establish the full competence required of persons working at the face.
Competencies & outcomes
- Install support units according to the mine's support standard
- Inspect and maintain installed support
- Remove temporary support units safely
- Identify substandard support and report it
Entry requirements
- Employed underground in a hard rock operation
- Competent A recommended as a companion skills programme
- Valid certificate of medical fitness for underground work
- Required supervised shifts recorded in the issued logbook
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