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All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source. |
| SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
| REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: |
| Mark shot and pilot holes in an underground mine |
| SAQA US ID | UNIT STANDARD TITLE | |||
| 119097 | Mark shot and pilot holes in an underground mine | |||
| ORIGINATOR | ||||
| SGB Mining and Minerals | ||||
| PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | ||||
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| FIELD | SUBFIELD | |||
| Field 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology | Fabrication and Extraction | |||
| ABET BAND | UNIT STANDARD TYPE | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | CREDITS |
| Undefined | Regular | Level 2 | NQF Level 02 | 6 |
| REGISTRATION STATUS | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | |
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Passed the End Date - Status was "Registered" |
2005-11-30 | 2008-11-30 | SAQA 0763/05 | |
| LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
| 2009-11-30 | 2012-11-30 | |||
| In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise. |
This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard. |
| PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD |
| This unit standard will be useful to people who are required to mark shot holes and pilot holes in an underground development end.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: > Underground development end > Underground stope |
| LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
| The credit calculation is based on the assumption that learners are already competent in terms of the following outcomes or areas of learning when starting to learn towards this unit standard:
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| UNIT STANDARD RANGE |
| Specific range statements are provided in the body of the unit standard where they apply to particular specific outcomes or assessment criteria. |
| Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: |
| SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 |
| Explain specified requirements pertaining to the marking of shot holes and pilot holes. |
| OUTCOME RANGE |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
| ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
| The specified requirements when marking holes regarding support, footwall cleaning, distances that a person may mark a hole from sockets and misfires, dealing with misfires, explosives and sockets and the effects to health and safety if these requirements are not adhered to are explained. |
| ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
| The specified requirements pertaining to the holing of a development end in terms of stopping distances, dimensions and the safety precautions to be taken when holing into another workplace and the effects to health, safety and production if these requirements are not adhered to are explained. |
| ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE |
| Range of safety precautions must include those pertaining to:
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| ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
| The specified requirements regarding the marking of shot holes in terms of position and burden, direction and dip, when encountering geological discontinuities are explained. |
| ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE |
| Range of geological discontinuities must include:
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| ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 |
| The specified requirements regarding the marking of shot holes when encountering high stress environments are explained in terms of positions, burdens and excavation dimensions. |
| ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 |
| The reasons for applying different marking patterns in a development end are explained. |
| ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE |
| Range of marking patterns must include:
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| ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 |
| The specified requirements in terms of how the burden and position, direction and dip of shot holes, type and quantity of explosives and timing of shot holes could affect rock fragmentation and heave are explained. |
| ASSESSMENT CRITERION 7 |
| The significant risks and consequences associated with the work related hazards pertaining to marking of shot holes are explained. |
| ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE |
| Range of work related hazards must include:
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| ASSESSMENT CRITERION 8 |
| The significant risks and consequences associated with the workplace hazards pertaining to marking of shot holes are explained. |
| ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE |
| Range of workplace hazards must include:
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| SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 |
| Prepare to mark shot holes and pilot holes. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
| ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
| The required personal protective equipment is available, operational, fit for purpose and used in accordance with specified requirements. |
| ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
| The required tools, material and equipment are available in the workplace, fit for purpose and operational according to specified requirements. |
| ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
| The area where shot holes and pilot holes are to be marked is examined for workplace hazards and such hazards are dealt with according to specified requirements. |
| ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE |
| Range of workplace hazards must include:
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| ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 |
| The consequences to health, safety and production of not adhering to specified requirements when preparing to mark shot holes and pilot holes are explained. |
| ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE |
| Range of non-adherence to specified requirements must include:
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