Surface Mining Operations Skills And Safety Procedures Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply safe work procedures and hazard identification techniques in surface mining operations.
• Demonstrate correct operation and maintenance of surface mining equipment.
• Analyze and mitigate common risks associated with blasting, haulage, and excavation activities.
• Evaluate emergency response protocols and implement first aid measures.
• Implement environmental control measures to minimize mining impact.
• Comply with relevant South African mining legislation and safety standards.

Target Audience

This course is designed for entry-level and experienced surface mining operators, supervisors, and safety officers who need to enhance their operational skills and safety awareness in open-pit mining environments.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, learners must be medically fit and able to work in a mining environment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals are essential to develop hands-on competence in equipment inspection, safe operation, risk assessment, and emergency response. Learners will apply theory in simulated and real-world scenarios under supervision.

Practical Activities

• Pre-use Inspection and Walk-around — Learners perform a pre-use inspection on a haul truck and an excavator, identifying defects and completing inspection checklists. (3h)
• Risk Assessment and Safe Work Procedure Development — In groups, learners conduct a risk assessment for a typical surface mining task (e.g., loading a truck) and develop a safe work procedure. (4h)
• Simulated Emergency Response Drill — Learners participate in a simulated emergency scenario (e.g., fire on a haul truck) and practice evacuation, communication, and first aid. (3h)
• Blast Area Security and Post-Blast Inspection Simulation — Learners set up blast area warning signs, conduct a simulated evacuation, and perform a post-blast inspection for misfires and damage. (3h)
• Slope Stability Monitoring and Ground Control — Learners use monitoring equipment (prism, radar simulator) to measure slope movement and install rock bolts in a training area. (3h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.