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Who should attend?

With the spate of rock related incidents, the creation of this course was requested by mines for attendance by machine operators, drillers, miners and shift overseers.

The course is presented on site by Caddis as MQA and QCTO accredited training provider.

Qualified, experienced production Geologists and Rock Engineers present this course to Machine Operators, Miners and Shift Overseers.
Two days is spent on theory with a pre-and post-test. The third day is spent in the section doing practical training and workplace assessment.

Course content.

The Strata Control for Production course specialize on the practical identification of geological structures, understanding their 3D orientation and mapping thereof.
Support and treatment of structures are covered as well as company-specific standards on negotiating geological structures and support. Additional specific topics that a mine wishes to be included can be accommodated.
Plan reading and interpretation and the drawing of sections through the workplace plan are covered.

Requirements.

Candidates will be in a training venue for three days for uninterrupted training with a theory assessment. This will be followed by two days’ workplace practical training and an individual assessment in a site, which is deemed representative of the hazardous conditions encountered on the mine as identified by Rock Engineering and Geology staff from the mine.

Course Duration.
5 days