NZQA Unit Standard 7145: Design and maintain effective ventilation systems for an underground coal mine – Level 5, Credit 20
Pre-requisites: Unit 21281, Test for gases, interpret findings, and demonstrate knowledge of follow-up actions in an underground coal mine, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Learning Objectives for an underground coal mine:
- Explain the principles and practices of ventilation.
- Design ventilation circuits, and
- Select and position ventilation control devices.
- Read and interpret a ventilation plan.
- Explain how the ventilation system is established.
- Measure, maintain, and document ongoing air velocity, air quality, and air quantity.
- Measure gases and mixtures of gases and interpret results and explain the effects.
- Explain the primary causes and control mechanisms for fires, spontaneous combustion.
- Explain hazardous atmospheres.
NZQA Unit Standard 7145: Design and maintain effective ventilation systems for an underground coal mine – Level 5, Credit 20
Pre-requisites: Unit 21281, Test for gases, interpret findings, and demonstrate knowledge of follow-up actions in an underground coal mine, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Learning Objectives for an underground coal mine:
- Explain the principles and practices of ventilation.
- Design ventilation circuits, and
- Select and position ventilation control devices.
- Read and interpret a ventilation plan.
- Explain how the ventilation system is established.
- Measure, maintain, and document ongoing air velocity, air quality, and air quantity.
- Measure gases and mixtures of gases and interpret results and explain the effects.
- Explain the primary causes and control mechanisms for fires, spontaneous combustion.
- Explain hazardous atmospheres.