✨ Continuing Professional Development Requirements




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 72 β€” 18 AUGUST 2016

Certificate of Competence Hours Required Competencies Learning
first class mine manager 5 year total: 120 hours Minimum of 16 hours over 5 years for each competency. Formal: minimum of 16 hours per year.
Informal: up to a maximum of 8 hours per year.
24 hours per year minimum
first class coal mine manager 5 year total: 120 hours Minimum of 16 hours over 5 years for each competency.
Incorporating a total of 30 hours over 5 years across all of the following topics from Operating and Safety Systems: electrical engineering, ventilation management, gas management, spontaneous combustion, and flammable dust management. Formal: minimum of 16 hours per year.
Informal: up to a maximum of 8 hours per year.
24 hours per year minimum
A-grade opencast coal mine manager 5 year total: 120 hours Minimum of 16 hours over 5 years for each competency. Formal: minimum of 16 hours per year.
Informal: up to a maximum of 8 hours per year.
24 hours per year minimum
B-grade opencast coal mine manager 5 year total: 60 hours Minimum of 8 hours over 5 years for each competency. Formal: minimum of 8 hours per year.
Informal: up to a maximum of 4 hours per year.
12 hours per year minimum
A-grade quarry manager 5 year total: 120 hours Minimum of 16 hours over 5 years for each competency. Formal: minimum of 16 hours per year.
Informal: up to a maximum of 8 hours per year.
24 hours per year minimum
B-grade quarry manager 5 year total: 60 hours Minimum of 8 hours over 5 years for each competency. Formal: minimum of 8 hours per year.
Informal: up to a maximum of 4 hours per year.
12 hours per year minimum
A-grade tunnel manager 5 year total: 120 hours Minimum of 16 hours over 5 years for each competency. Formal: minimum of 16 hours per year.
Informal: up to a maximum of 8 hours per year.
24 hours per year minimum
B-grade tunnel manager 5 year total: 60 hours Minimum of 8 hours over 5 years for each competency. Formal: minimum of 8 hours per year.
Informal: up to a maximum of 4 hours per year.
12 hours per year minimum
coal mine underviewer 5 year total: 120 hours Minimum of 16 hours over 5 years for each competency.
Incorporating a total of 30 hours over 5 years across all of the following topics from Operating and Safety Systems: electrical engineering, ventilation management, gas management; spontaneous combustion, and flammable dust management. Formal: minimum of 16 hours per year.
Informal: up to a maximum of 8 hours per year.
24 hours per year minimum


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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 2016 (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
18 August 2016
Continuing Professional Development, Certificates of Competence, Mining Operations, Quarrying Operations, WorkSafe New Zealand