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Demonstrate knowledge of and operate a coal processing plant
Level
3
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
theory and equipment used in coal processing; operate a coal processing
plant; and supervise stockpiling and loadout of coal products.
Subfield
Extractive Industries
Domain
Surface Extraction
Status
Registered
Status date
23 April 2007
Date version published
23 April 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Prerequisite: Unit 19737, Demonstrate basic knowledge
of coal quality assurance; or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
(MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Performance of the elements of this unit standard must comply with industry best
practice for coal processing.
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Definition
Industry best practice refers to those practices which competent practitioners within
the industry recognise as current industry best practice. These may be documented
in management plans, managers’ rules, occupational health and safety policy,
industry guidelines, codes of practice, manufacturers’ instructions, site requirements,
safe working and/or job procedures (or equivalent).
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The following legislation, guides, and regulations must be complied with: Health and
Safety in Employment (HSE) Act 1992; Health and Safety in Employment (Mining
Administration) Regulations 1996; A Guide to the Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992, 2nd Ed (Wellington: Department of Labour, 2003) available at
http://www.osh.govt.nz.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of theory and equipment used in coal processing.
Performance criteria
1.1
Separation of coal by rotary breaker is explained in accordance with industry
best practice.
1.2
Gravity separation theory is explained in terms of its application to coal
processing.
1.3
Gravity separation equipment is described in terms of its application to coal
processing.
Range
1.4
may include but is not limited to – boil boxes, riffles, hydro lift, jigs,
spirals, cyclones, heavy medium baths, heavy medium cyclones.
Ancillary equipment is described in terms of its application to coal processing.
Range
may include but is not limited to – crushers, screens, conveyors,
pumps, on-line analysers.
Element 2
Operate a coal processing plant.
Performance criteria
2.1
Pre-start checks are performed in accordance with industry best practice and
manufacturer’s instructions.
2.2
Plant is operated in accordance with industry best practice and manufacturer’s
instructions.
Range
2.3
plant includes either – rotary breaker, hydrolift;
or jig;
or heavy medium cyclone.
Shutdown procedures are performed in accordance with industry best practice
and manufacturer’s instructions.
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Element 3
Supervise stockpiling and loadout of coal products.
Performance criteria
3.1
Product stockpiling is supervised in accordance with industry best practice.
3.2
Loadout of products is supervised in accordance with industry best practice.
Range
trucks; rail wagons.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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