NZQA registered unit standard
21814 version 3
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Title
Describe and operate a powered mobile drill rig to drill a blast pattern
in an underground operation
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the
elements and characteristics of a powered mobile drill rig;
describe safety systems and conditions for operating a
powered mobile drill rig; select blast design and mark out face
to be drilled; select drilling equipment and carry out drilling
operations; and park and shut down a powered mobile drill rig,
report defects, and complete documentation, in an
underground operation.
Classification
Extractive Industries > Underground Extraction
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 7146, Demonstrate basic knowledge and ability required to
work in an underground operation, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must comply with the following:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSE);
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations)
Regulations 2013;
approved codes of practice issued pursuant to the HSE Act;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
HSNO Regulations 2001 – Hazardous Substances (Classes 1 to 5 Controls),
Hazardous Substances (Identification), Hazardous Substances (Packaging),
Hazardous Substances (Disposal), Hazardous Substances (Emergency
Management), Hazardous Substances (Tracking).
2
Any new, amended, or replacement Acts, regulations, standards, codes of practice,
guidelines, or authority requirements or conditions affecting this unit standard will take
precedence for assessment purposes, pending review of this unit standard.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
21814 version 3
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Definitions
Company procedures mean the documented methods for performing work activities
and include health and safety, operational, environmental, and quality management
requirements. They may refer to legislation, regulations, guidelines, standard
operating procedures, manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Industry best practice may be documented in management plans, control plans,
company procedures, managers’ rules, occupational health and safety policy,
industry guidelines, codes of practice, manufacturers’ instructions, and safe working
and/or job procedures (or equivalent).
4
An underground operation includes extractive or tunnelling operations.
5
This unit standard is intended for, but is not limited to, workplace assessment.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the elements and characteristics of a powered mobile drill rig in an underground
operation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The operational characteristics and performance of a powered mobile drill rig
are described in terms of its use in an underground operation.
Range
may include but is not limited to – safety features, instruments,
controls, operating procedures, set-up, pre-start system,
operational constraints, shut-down procedures.
Outcome 2
Describe safety systems and conditions for operating a powered mobile drill rig in an
underground operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The safety systems and conditions for the operation of a powered mobile drill rig
are described in accordance with industry best practice and company
procedures.
Range
systems may include but are not limited to – compressed air,
electrical services, hydraulics, survey sights, interlocks, sensors;
conditions may include but are not limited to – water supply, roof
and sides security, operating gradient, floor conditions, drill rig
speed, lighting, accessibility, ventilation controls, roadway
conditions, gas make and management, frictional ignition, dust
controls, explosion risk zones (ERZs).
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
21814 version 3
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Outcome 3
Select blast design and mark out face to be drilled in an underground operation.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The blast design is selected to meet the requirements of the ground and
atmospheric conditions.
3.2
The face to be drilled is marked to meet the requirements of the blast design.
Outcome 4
Select drilling equipment and carry out drilling operations in an underground operation.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Drill bits and rods are selected to suit ground conditions and blast design.
4.2
Machine pre-shift and pre-start checks are completed in accordance with
industry best practice and company procedures.
4.3
Machine is set-up and operated in accordance with industry best practice,
manufacturer specifications, and company procedures.
Range
4.4
may include but is not limited to – chocks, brakes, instruments,
controls, boom alignment, drill mode.
Blast design and firing sequence is re-assessed to suit the drilling conditions
and additional holes drilled if required.
Outcome 5
Park and shut down the powered mobile drill rig, report defects, and complete
documentation.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Mobile drill rig is parked and shut down in accordance with industry best
practice and company procedures.
5.2
Defects are reported in accordance with industry best practice and company
procedures.
5.3
Documentation is completed in accordance with industry best practice.
Replacement information
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
This unit standard replaced unit standard 7152.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
21814 version 3
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31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 October 2005
Rollover and
Revision
2
16 July 2010
Review
3
18 June 2015
31 December 2017
31 December 2017
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0114
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016