NZQA registered unit standard
21822 version 3
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Title
Position, set up, and maintain services for hydromonitor sub-levels in
an underground mine
Level
4
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: position and
set up hydromonitor and associated services in an
underground mine; set up and maintain auxiliary ventilation
where a hydromonitor is placed; set up and maintain other
hydromonitor support services; and store spare materials and
equipment for hydromonitor operation, in an underground mine.
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 (ACOP) issued pursuant to the HSE Act.
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
21822 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).
Strata management plan refers to a component of the mine’s operational
management plan.
4
This unit standard is intended for, but is not limited to, workplace assessment.
5
The candidate is required to assess all working situations for personal safety and
safety of others and equipment beyond the instructions received.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Position and set up hydromonitor and associated services in an underground mine.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Hydromonitor is positioned and set up in a sub-level or sub-rise in accordance
with industry best practice and company procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – monitor pipes, hydraulic hoses,
monitor, operator control station, communication system,
emergency stop, layout of pipes, joining, support, control services
laid out and secured, compressed air laid out and secured, highpressure pipes laid out and secured, flume ways, lighting, power
pack, valves, bypass, signage.
1.2
Hydromonitor and associated services are tested for stable function and
performance.
1.3
Hydromonitor is repositioned and set up in accordance with industry best
practice and company procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – personnel notified, energy
sources are isolated, stored energy released, pipes disconnected,
monitor repositioned, pipelines flushed, pipelines reconnected,
control hydraulics reconnected, sprags installed, lighting
positioned.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
21822 version 3
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Outcome 2
Set up and maintain auxiliary ventilation where a hydromonitor is placed in an
underground mine.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Auxiliary ventilation is installed, extended, or repaired in accordance with the
site ventilation principal control plan (VPCP) and other company procedures.
2.2
Ventilation fans are installed in accordance with the VPCP.
2.3
Temporary ventilation stoppings are installed in accordance with ventilation the
VPCP and ventilation ACOP.
Outcome 3
Set up and maintain other hydromonitor support services in an underground mine.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Strata support systems are made and installed in accordance with site strata
principal hazard management plan (SPHMP).
3.2
Electrical services are set up and maintained in accordance with industry best
practice and site electrical principal control plan.
Range
3.3
may include but is not limited to – communication cables, electrical
reticulation, electrical equipment, instruments, signage, gas
monitoring equipment and interlocks, ventilation interlocks.
Pumping services are checked and maintained in accordance with industry best
practice and company procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – leaks, glands and flanges,
blockages, contamination, flushing water, high pressure, low
pressure, slurry.
Outcome 4
Store spare materials and equipment for hydromonitor operation in an underground mine.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Working area is kept clear of debris and unnecessary equipment in accordance
with industry best practice and company procedures.
4.2
Spare materials and equipment are stored in accordance with industry best
practice and company procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – pipes, clamps, support
materials, hoses, flumes, cables, timber, valves, signage, ducting.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Replacement information
Planned review date
21822 version 3
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This unit standard replaced unit standard 12633.
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