View source for ISCO Occupation Group 9311.1 Mining Assistant

== Definition ==
'''Mining Assistant''': Mining assisstants perform routine duties in mining and quarrying operations. They assist the miners with maintaining equipment, with laying pipes, cables and tunnels, and with removing wast.

== Essential Skills ==

* Work Ergonomically
* Handle Mining Plant Waste
* Clean Waste Materials From Machines
* Address Problems Critically
* Troubleshoot
* Conduct Inter-Shift Communication
* Excavation Techniques
* Maintain Records Of Mining Operations
* Dispose Of Non-Hazardous Waste
* Perform Minor Repairs To Equipment


== Optional Skills ==

* Operate A Range Of Underground Mining Equipment
* Impact Of Geological Factors On Mining Operations
* Operate Mining Tools
* Maintain Mine Machinery
* Mechanics
* Drive Vehicles
* Communicate Mine Equipment Information
* Operate Tunnelling Machine
* Operate Front Loader
* Health And Safety Hazards Underground
* Operate Drilling Equipment
* Lay Pipe Installation
* Geology
* Report Mine Machinery Repairs
* Operate Hydraulic Pumps
* Mechanical Mine Machinery Manuals


== Higher Level ==
* [[ISCO Unit Group 9311 Mining And Quarrying Labourers]]

[[Category:ISCO Unit Group 9311]]