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Title / Collect routine site samples in a metalliferous mine
Level / 2 / Credits / 2
Purpose / This standard comprises this cover sheet and Australian unit of competency RIISTD202A.
People credited with this standard are able to: prepare for sampling; conduct sample collection; prepare samples; prepare samples for dispatch; and maintain a safe work environment in a metalliferous mine.
This standard covers the collection of routine site samples in a metalliferous mine.
Classification / Metalliferous Mining > Metalliferous Mining - Operations
Available grade / Achieved
Australian Qualifications Framework Details
Unit of Competency Code / RIISTD202A
Unit of Competency Name / Collect routine site samples
Developer / SkillsDMC (the Australian National Industry Skills Council for the Resources and Infrastructure sectors, which include drilling, mining, quarrying, and civil infrastructure)
Explanatory notes
1The Australian unit of competency can be accessed from the Australian National Training Information Service (NTIS) website using this link: RIISTD202A Collect routine site samples. The RII09 Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package can be downloaded from the National Training Information Service. This standard has been listed on New Zealand’s Directory of Assessment Standards (DAS) as part of the Mutual Recognition of Vocational Education and Training Qualifications between Australia and New Zealand, and has been endorsed by the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO).
2Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
An MOU has been established between the Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO) and SkillsDMC (the Australian National Industry Skills Council for the Resources and Infrastructure sectors, which include drilling, mining, quarrying, and civil infrastructure). The MOU outlines moderation in New Zealand, the granting of consent to assess against standards (accreditation) to providers in New Zealand and the provision for participation of the New Zealand industry in the review of this standard. Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (MITO) to view this document. Further information relating to accreditation and moderation of this standard is outlined in MITO’s Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) 0114.
3All workplace practices must meet recognised codes of practice, and documented workplace health, safety and environmental procedures (where these exceed the code) for personal, product, workplace health, safety, and environmental matters, and the obligations required under current law including: the Health and Safety in Employment (HSE) Act 1992; HSE Regulations 1995; HSE (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996; Resource Management Act 1991; Conservation Act 1987; Environment Act 1986; Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996; HSNO (Personnel Qualifications) Regulations 2001; and their subsequent amendments.
4Definitions
Codes of Practice refer to any issued code of practice approved by the Minister of Labour under Section 20 of the HSE Act 1992 and any work carried out in accordance with that code.
Harm means illness, injury, or both, and includes physical or mental harm caused by work-related stress.
Hazards refer to those occurrences, processes, substances or situations that are determined as being an actual or potential cause or source of harm.
Standards refer to any New Zealand or Australian Standards that provide technical guidance and specifications. Standards may also be specified in regulations.
5The Australian unit of competency, RIISTD202A Collect routine site samples, covers a wider range of contexts than metalliferous mining, however for the purposes of this standard metalliferous mining is the only context for providing evidence of competence.
Planned review date / 31 December 2013Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 20 March 2008 / 31 December 2012
Review / 2 / 17 September 2010 / N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference / 0114
This AMAP can be accessed at
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO) if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this standard.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)SSB Code 101542 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018