NZQA registered Australian standard
26550 version 1
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Title
Store, handle and transport explosives in a metalliferous mine
Level
2
Purpose
Credits
2
This standard comprises this cover sheet and Australian unit of
competency RIIBLA205A.
People credited with this standard are able to; plan and prepare
for the storage, handling and transport of explosives; access
and manage explosives storage; prepare to transport
explosives; and transport explosives in a metalliferous mine.
This standard covers the storage, handling and transport of
explosives in a metalliferous mine.
Classification
Metalliferous Mining > Metalliferous Mining - Operations
Available grade
Achieved
Australian Qualifications Framework Details
Unit of Competency Code
RIIBLA205A
Unit of Competency Name
Store, handle and transport explosives
Developer
SkillsDMC (the Australian National Industry Skills
Council for the Resources and Infrastructure sectors,
which include drilling, mining, quarrying, and civil
infrastructure)
Explanatory notes
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The Australian unit of competency can be accessed by using this link: RIIBLA205A
Store, handle and transport explosives. The RII09 Resources and Infrastructure
Industry Training Package can be downloaded from the National Training Information
Service. This standard has been listed on New Zealand’s Directory of Assessment
Standards (DAS) as part of the Mutual Recognition of Vocational Education and
Training Qualifications between Australia and New Zealand, and has been endorsed
by the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO).
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered Australian standard
26550 version 1
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Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
An MOU has been established between the Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO) and SkillsDMC (the Australian National Industry Skills Council
for the Resources and Infrastructure sectors, which include drilling, mining, quarrying,
and civil infrastructure). The MOU outlines moderation in New Zealand, the granting
of consent to assess against standards (accreditation) to providers in New Zeal0and
and the provision for participation of the New Zealand industry in the review of this
standard. Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (MITO) to view
this document. Further information relating to accreditation and moderation of this
standard is outlined in MITO’s Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)
0114.
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All workplace practices must meet recognised codes of practice, and documented
workplace health, safety and environmental procedures (where these exceed the
code) for personal, product, workplace health, safety, and environmental matters,
and the obligations required under current law including: the Health and Safety in
Employment (HSE) Act 1992; HSE Regulations 1995; HSE (Mining Administration)
Regulations 1996; HSE (Mining – Underground) Regulations 1999; Resource
Management Act 1991; Conservation Act 1987; Environment Act 1986; Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996; HSNO (Personnel Qualifications)
Regulations 2001; and their subsequent amendments.
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Definitions
Codes of Practice refer to any issued code of practice approved by the Minister of
Labour under Section 20 of the HSE Act 1992 and any work carried out in
accordance with that code.
Harm means illness, injury, or both, and includes physical or mental harm caused by
work-related stress.
Hazards refer to those occurrences, processes, substances or situations that are
determined as being an actual or potential cause or source of harm.
Standards refer to any New Zealand or Australian Standards that provide technical
guidance and specifications. Standards may also be specified in regulations.
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The Australian unit of competency, RIIBLA205A Store, handle and transport
explosives, covers a wider range of contexts than metalliferous mining, however for
the purposes of this standard metalliferous mining is the only context for providing
evidence of competence.
Replacement information
This standard replaced standard 24465.
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
17 September 2010
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
N/A
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered Australian standard
26550 version 1
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Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against 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 standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent 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 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 standard.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016