AHCEXP304 — Identify and select explosive products
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What an assessment for AHCEXP304 must cover
30 assessable components: 2 elements (13 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Identify explosives applications
- 1.1Identify job application and planned blasting operations in consultation with field manager or supervisor
- 1.2Identify site for blasting and check surrounding area to confirm safety considerations and actions
- 1.3Consider site characteristics and identify risks and potential hazards for blast site
- 1.4Consider environmental implications of intended explosives usage
- 1.5Consider available options for explosives for planned blasting operation
- 1.6Follow workplace health and safety policies and procedures when handling or using explosives
2 Select explosives components
- 2.1Select explosives to meet planned blasting outcomes, site conditions and identified hazards of blasting site
- 2.2Ensure explosives and components are safe and not defective before use
- 2.3Calculate the explosive energy required for site characteristics to achieve planned blasting outcomes
- 2.4Prepare the quantity of explosive required to achieve the explosive energy
- 2.5Select the appropriate explosive initiator device according to industry best practice
- 2.6Select and use safety fuses to suit the application
- 2.7Ensure use of explosives complies with relevant legislative requirements and Australian Standards
Performance evidence
- established with supervisor need to use explosives
- identified components of explosive products
- identified the risks and environmental implications of using explosives, including the effect on: - structures - personnel - livestock and fauna - environment
- selected explosives and initiator devices consistent with: - blasting operation - blast site conditions - identified hazards
- used safety fuses appropriate for the explosive charge
- applied workplace health and safety policies and procedures when working with explosives
- applied policies and procedures, legislative requirements and Australian Standards.
Knowledge evidence
- explosive products, their use and function
- risk assessment and workplace health and safety procedures
- performance of explosive products, including: - calculating explosive energy - determining amount of explosive charge required for a given situation - powder factor
- behaviour of the substrate material when subjected to blasting: - sand - rock - clay
- applications of explosives in the context of own conservation and land management work: - stump and tree removal - dams - soil de-compaction - rock removal - trenching
- properties of explosives/blasting agents and their suitability for different applications: - detonating - initiation - primary - secondary
- features that identify defective or damaged explosives: - age - physical condition - degradation
- key concepts of the Australian Standards relating to: - storage - transportation - use of explosives
- state and territory legislation for the use of explosives.
Foundation skills
- Numeracy: Calculate and weigh out the amount of explosive required to achieve the required explosive blast energy
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Questions about assessing AHCEXP304
What does an assessment tool for AHCEXP304 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCEXP304 needs to address all 30 unit components: 2 elements with 13 performance criteria, 7 performance evidence requirements, 9 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for AHCEXP304?
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