✨ Mining and Quarrying Competency Requirements




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 135 β€” 10 DECEMBER 2015

Metalliferous and alluvial mining
first-class mine manager

Quarrying
A-grade quarry manager
B-grade quarry manager

Tunnelling
A-grade tunnel manager
B-grade tunnel manager

Electrical superintendent
electrical superintendent

Mechanical superintendent
mechanical superintendent

Mine surveyor
mine surveyor

Ventilation officer
ventilation officer

Winding engine driver
winding engine driver

Note: Certificates are listed in order of seniority within each category.

CPD requirements

  1. Each holder must complete CPD in accordance with the requirements set out in Table 2 for the relevant certificate of competence.

  2. For the purposes of Table 2, descriptions of the types of formal and informal learning and how many hours of each type of learning may be claimed are set out in Appendix 1.

  3. If a holder completes more than the minimum hours of CPD required in a year, the holder may carry forward and attribute those hours into the next year. Hours may be carried forward even if the certificate of competence has been renewed. However, a holder may carry forward and attribute his or her hours to one year only.

  4. Where a certificate of competence was issued prior to 1 January 2016, the number of hours of CPD required for the first year of the certificate and the total hours of CPD required for the duration of that certificate of competence is set out in Appendix 2.

Table 1: Competency requirements

Competencies Topics
Operating and safety systems Exploration/site investigation
Slope stability
Operational planning
Temporary work/preparatory works
Methods
Processing
Services
Plant and equipment
Guarding
Maintenance
Instrumentation and monitoring
Ground or strata management
Roads and vehicle operations
Fire and explosion prevention
Gas management
Mechanical engineering

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🌾 Continuing Professional Development Requirements for Holders of Certificates of Competence Granted Under the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013 (continued from previous page)

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