[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-296441-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":81,"doc-detail-296441-en":131},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":74,"head_meta":76,"extra_data":78,"updated_unix":80},105,"en","learnersexaminers-guide-assessment-and-certification-of-blasting-certificate-holders-for-opencast-mines-february-2017","Learners/Examiners Guide - Assessment and Certification of Blasting Certificate Holders for Opencast Mines - February 2017","","Guide for implementing a structured, fair and consistent assessment process for the Blasting Certificate of Competency for opencast mines. Defines the syllabus alignment for learners, training providers and examiners/assessors, and outlines assessment guidelines based on MQA principles. Provides assessment score sheets for compulsory and choice questions, then delivers question sets with model answers covering mine legal knowledge, practices, machinery, explosives fundamentals, transport and storage security, blasting designs and procedures, practical blast layouts, and dust prevention, supported by regulatory references.",{"@graph":14,"@context":73},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/","Exam",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/learnersexaminers-guide-assessment-and-certification-of-blasting-certificate-holders-for-opencast-mines-february-2017/296441/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/learnersexaminers-guide-assessment-and-certification-of-blasting-certificate-holders-for-opencast-mines-february-2017/296441.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Đào","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-30","2026-09-18",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",22,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"What is the purpose of this Learners/Examiners Guide?","Question",{"text":63,"@type":64},"It assists examiners/assessors and training service providers to apply a structured, fair and consistent assessment method, and supports uniformity across regions of the Department of Mineral Resources.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"What does Section 2 (Syllabi) specify?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"It defines the syllabus and ensures alignment among learners, training service providers and examiners/assessors for the Blasting Certificate of Competency for opencast mines, including relevant legal provisions and topic breakdowns.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"How are assessment score sheets organized in this guide?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"It provides two types of assessment score sheets: one for compulsory questions and another for choice questions, contained in Section 4.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},296441,1790084867,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,88,92,95,100,105,110,115,120,123,127],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":85,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":89,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":93,"slug":94},70,"exam",{"id":96,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":97,"show_sort_weight":98,"slug":99},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":101,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":106,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":107,"show_sort_weight":108,"slug":109},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":111,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":112,"show_sort_weight":113,"slug":114},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":116,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":117,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":119},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":118,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":121,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":122},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":124,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":124,"slug":126},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":128,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":129,"show_sort_weight":96,"slug":130},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":132},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":133,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":134,"doc_module":4,"category_id":33,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":135,"file_id":136,"file_url":137,"file_type":138,"file_size":139,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":140,"language":141,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":142,"faqs":143,"seo_title":144,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":145,"read_time":146},1374402968488,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_29158cc5080c5b710cf443261637dec0","Learners/Examiners Guide  \nfor the  \nAssessment and Certification  \nof  \nBlasting Certificate  \nHolders for Opencast Mines  \nFebruary 2017  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nSECTION 1 : Introduction Page 3  \nSECTION 2 : Syllabi Page 4-5  \nSECTION 3 : Assessment Guidelines (MQA Principles) Page 10-13  \nSECTION 4 : Assessment Score Sheets Page 14-17  \n4.1 Compulsory Questions  \n4.2 Choice Questions  \nSECTION 5 : Questions and Model Answers – Compulsory Questions  \n5.1 Surface Mine Legal Knowledge and Application  \n5.2 Surface Mine Practices and Procedures  \n5.3 Surface Mine Machinery  \n5.4 Introduction to Explosives  \n5.5 Transport, Storage and Security of Explosives  \n5.6 Basic Blasting Designs  \n5.7 Blasting Procedures  \n5.8 Practical Blast Layouts  \n5.9 Dust Prevention  \nPage 8-13  \nPage 14-15  \nPage 15-20  \nPage 20-22  \nPage 22  \nPage 23  \nPage 23-30  \nPage 30-32  \nPage 32-33  \nSECTION 6 : Questions and Model Answers – Choice Questions  \n6.1 Surface Mine Legal Knowledge and Application  \n6.2 Surface Mine Practices and Procedures  \n6.3 Surface Mine Machinery  \n6.4 Introduction to Explosives  \n6.5 Transport, Storage and Security of Explosives  \n6.6 Basic Blasting Designs  \n6.7 Blasting Procedures  \n6.8 Practical Blast Layouts  \n6.9 Dust Prevention  \nPage 34-42  \nPage 42-45  \nPage 45-48  \nPage 48-50  \nPage 50  \nPage 50-52  \nPage 52-53  \nPage 54-57  \nPage 58  \nSECTION 1  \nINTRODUCTION  \nPURPOSE  \nThe purpose of this guide is to assist examiners/assessors and training service providers towards implementing a structured, fair and consistent method of assessment. It also attempts to bring about uniformity across the various Regions of the Department of Mineral Resources.  \nSYLLABI  \nThe syllabi is clearly defined so that the learners, training service providers and examiners/assessors are fully aligned with the study, assessment/examination material for the Blasting Certificate of Competency for Opencast Mines. The syllabi is contained in section 2 of this guide.  \nASSESSMENT GUIDELINES  \nThis section has been included to guide the learners and examiners/assessors on the assessment principles, which have been implemented. The assessment guidelines are contained in section 3 of this guide.  \nASSESSMENT SCORE SHEET  \nThis section has been included for assessment purposes. There are two types of assessment score sheets namely score sheet for compulsory questions and score sheet for Choice questions. The two types of assessment score sheets are contained in section 4 of this guide.  \nQUESTIONS AND MODEL ANSWERS  \nQuestions and Model Answers that are relevant to the Blasting Certificate for Opencast mines are contained in section 5 of this guide.  \nGENERAL RULES FOR EXAMINATION/ASSESSMENT  \nExaminations/Assessments are to be conducted in accordance with this guide.  \nIMPORTANT INFORMATION  \nThis Examiners/Learners Guide for the assessment and certification of Holders of Blasting Certificate for Opencast mines has been made available to all the Examiners/Assessors, Employers Representatives, Employees’ Representatives, Training Service Providers, Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) and other interested parties.  \nCopies of this Examiners/Learners Guide for the assessment and certification of Blasting Certificate Holders for Opencast mines can be obtained from the Department of Mineral Resources.  \nSECTION 2  \nSYLLABI  \nBLASTING CERTIFICATE FOR OPENCAST MINE  \nThis syllabi includes the relevant provisions of the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act 29 of 1996) as amended and the regulations under the Minerals Act, 1991 (Act 50 of 1991) still in force in terms of schedule 4 of the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act 29 of 1996) as amended.  \n1 SURFACE MINE LEGAL KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION  \n1.1 Mine Health and Safety Act and Regulations  \n1.2 Minerals Act and Regulations  \n1.3 Explosives Act and Regulations  \n1.3.1 Definitions  \n1.3.2 Responsibilities of the Employer/Manager  \n1.3.3 Duties of a Miner  \n1.3.4 Accident Reporting/Investigation  \n1.3.5","cbCaihKRlXvSrfjL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihKRlXvSrfjL","pdf",720475,58,"English","# SECTION 1 Introduction\n## PURPOSE\n## SYLLABI\n## ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES (MQA Principles)\n## ASSESSMENT SCORE SHEET\n## QUESTIONS AND MODEL ANSWERS\n# SECTION 2 SYLLABI\n## Blasting Certificate for Opencast Mine\n# SECTION 3 ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES\n## WHAT IS ASSESSMENT?\n## ASSESSMENT PRINCIPLES\n# SECTION 4 ASSESSMENT SCORE SHEETS\n## Compulsory Questions\n## Choice Questions\n# SECTION 5 Questions and Model Answers – Compulsory Questions\n# SECTION 6 Questions and Model Answers – Choice Questions","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of this Learners/Examiners Guide?\",\"answer\":\"It assists examiners/assessors and training service providers to apply a structured, fair and consistent assessment method, and supports uniformity across regions of the Department of Mineral Resources.\"},{\"question\":\"What does Section 2 (Syllabi) specify?\",\"answer\":\"It defines the syllabus and ensures alignment among learners, training service providers and examiners/assessors for the Blasting Certificate of Competency for opencast mines, including relevant legal provisions and topic breakdowns.\"},{\"question\":\"How are assessment score sheets organized in this guide?\",\"answer\":\"It provides two types of assessment score sheets: one for compulsory questions and another for choice questions, contained in Section 4.\"}]","Learners/Examiners Guide - Assessment and Certification of Blasting Certificate Holders for Opencast Mines - February 2017 | PDF",1789732146,146]