ISCO Occupation Group 9311.1 Mining Assistant
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Mining Assistant: Mining assisstants perform routine duties in mining and quarrying operations. They assist the miners with maintaining equipment, with laying pipes, cables and tunnels, and with removing wast.
Essential Skills
- Work Ergonomically
- Handle Mining Plant Waste
- Clean Waste Materials From Machines
- Address Problems Critically
- Troubleshoot
- Conduct Inter-Shift Communication
- Excavation Techniques
- Maintain Records Of Mining Operations
- Dispose Of Non-Hazardous Waste
- Perform Minor Repairs To Equipment
Optional Skills
- Operate A Range Of Underground Mining Equipment
- Impact Of Geological Factors On Mining Operations
- Operate Mining Tools
- Maintain Mine Machinery
- Mechanics
- Drive Vehicles
- Communicate Mine Equipment Information
- Operate Tunnelling Machine
- Operate Front Loader
- Health And Safety Hazards Underground
- Operate Drilling Equipment
- Lay Pipe Installation
- Geology
- Report Mine Machinery Repairs
- Operate Hydraulic Pumps
- Mechanical Mine Machinery Manuals
