Underground Mining
Strata Control for Team Workers
Practical underground coaching that promotes rock-related safety awareness within the mining team.
Overview
This practical programme is presented underground in the normal working environment of the team worker. Workers are coached in their regular workplace on strata control issues, so very little production time is lost and learners can associate strata control concepts and principles with an environment they know.
The workplace is audited and all related acts and conditions are recorded for discussion and rectification by the team. The programme is normally presented over three days, with most of the tutoring taking place during the normal execution of the workers' daily tasks.
It works well as a tool to promote rock-related safety awareness in the mining team. Follow-up assessments after the intervention by a dedicated supervisor should see accident statistics reduce significantly.
Competencies & outcomes
- Recognise rock-related hazards in the team's own working place
- Apply strata control principles during normal daily tasks
- Participate in a workplace audit and act on the findings
- Raise rock-related safety awareness within the team
Entry requirements
- Member of an underground mining team
- Valid certificate of medical fitness for underground work
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