PROJECT: OTHER OCCUPATION HEALTH AND SAFETY

Number of employees supported to complete other health and safety programmes per annum.

Definition

Employed learners completing other Health and Safety Skills programmes.

Who can access a Skills Programme?

Employees of mining companies.

Registration process

Employers (through their MQA Accredited Skills Development Providers) are responsible for registering learners on the MQA Learner Management Information System (MQA I-Share System).

Documentation for registration

Skills Programmes enrolment forms, signed certificate/signed statement of results, certified ID copy and Annexure.

List of funded Skills Programmes

• Trackless Mobile Machinery Skills Programme.
• Transportation of persons, material and minerals to and from the underground workings by means of a shaft/ ONSETTER
• Underground Hard Rock: Track bound Locomotive Operator (could fall under Machinery)
• Underground Hard rock: Track bound Loader Operator (could fall under Machinery)
• Underground Hard Rock: Double Drum Winch Operator
• Operation of Medium Voltage Switchgear and Distribution Networks (V2)
• Gathering Arm Loader Operation in an Underground Coal Mine
• Operate Mining Machinery in an Underground Coal Mine: Cut a coalface using an arc wall type coal cutter in an underground coal mine
• Operate mobile machinery in an underground coal mine: Place and operate and auxiliary fan in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Operate a belt conveyor unit to convey coal in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Deliver compressed air using a mobile compressor in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Cut and load coal surface using a continuous miner in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Operate a locomotive underground
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Transport personnel, material or equipment using approved self-propelled mobile machines in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Feed and break coal using a feeder breaker in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Load coal using a gathering arm loader in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Drill a work face using a hand held drilling equipment in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Drill holes using a hand held rock drill in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Transport material and equipment using a load haul dumper in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Drill a coalface using mobile drilling equipment in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Pump water using pumping equipment in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Support roof using a roof bolt machine in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Transport coal using shuttle mining equipment in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Apply stone dust using stone dusting equipment in an underground coal mine
• Operate mining machinery in an underground coal mine: Cut a coalface using a universal type coal cutter in an underground coal mine
• Trackless Mobile Machine Operations – Underground Hardrock (V5)
• Operate Mobile Machinery for Surface Excavation Operations: Dozing V2
• Operate Mobile Machinery for Surface Excavation Operations: Drilling V2
• Operate Mobile Machinery for Surface Excavation Operations: Excavating V2
• Operate Mobile Machinery for Surface Excavation Operations: Grader V2
• Operate Mobile Machinery for Surface Excavation Operations: Haul and Dump V2
• Operate Mobile Machinery for Surface Excavation Operations: Services V2
• Gases and Gas Testing in Underground Fiery (Coal) Mines V2
• Flameproofing in Underground Fiery (Coal) Mines V2
• Surface Fire Responder for Mines
• Fire Fighting and response to liberated gases in Surface Excavations
• Gases and Gas testing in Surface Excavations (Coal)
• Operate, Clean and Maintain Conveyor Belts
• Monitor and Operate Plant and Equipment
• Maintain a conveyor belt system in the mining and minerals sector

Grant amounts

A grant of R 2500 per employed learner is awarded to the levy paying employer on completion of the skills programme by the learner.

Gallery

• To include some pictures taken while profiling the OTHER OHS learners

Legislation related to Learnership Prescripts

• MQA Funding Policy
• Skills Development Act
• Skills Development Levies Act