Questions and Answers Mill Process Operator—Mineral Ore Program #810050

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

Ministère de la Formation et des Collèges et Universités

Effective: January 1, 2012 Revised: May 2014

1. Why was the Common Core revised?

The Common Core was updated to reflect current practices in the mining industry in Ontario. It was recognized that, in the evolution of the mining industry today, the composition of the previous Common Core required training in several modules that were no longer universally required by all mill process operators. The fact that all workers must be properly trained for the work they are performing has not changed.

2. When will the revised program #810050 be effective?

The program will be effective January 1, 2012.

3. Are there new guidelines for the revised Program #810050 now that the specialty modules have been revised?

Yes. The guidelines for Program # 810050 have been updated to reflect recent changes to the program. Copies of these guidelines are available from your local MTCU Apprenticeship Office.

Some key changes to the guidelines include:

• The Common Core must be completed before an employee is permitted to work in the environment. • Certificate of Achievement (C of A) and Certificate of Qualification (C of Q) certificates have been removed from the program.

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4. Will the Common Core Modular Training Standard book for the program be revised and reprinted?

Yes. In the meantime, copies of all the revised modules will be available through your local MTCU office, or the Employment Ontario Partners’ Gateway website: http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/eopg/programs/training.html

5. Why have the “Certificate of Achievement” and the “Certificate of Qualification” been removed from the program?

It was recognized that employers do not require or review these collections of specialty modules when assessing the experience of a potential future employee and instead require only the worker’s transcript of training which provides a detailed record of the training a mill process operator has received. It is the transcript that both employers and workers use for proof of accreditation consequently this extra level of administration has been removed.

6. Are there any changes to the Common Core (CC) for Program #810050?

The Mill Process Operator—Mineral Ore Common Core now consists of four modules:

• U3430 Follow Mill Induction Procedures • U3352 Work Safely in a Mill Environment • U3358 Handle Reagents, Chemicals and Designated Substances • U3431 Perform General Lock Out and Tag on Prime Movers and Other Related Equipment.

7. Have any of the modules changed?

Yes. All the modules (Common Core and Specialties) have been reviewed and updated to reflect current practices. Consequently, each operation must take the time to review each module after the effective date on January 1, 2012, to ensure that local training programs cover all elements in each module being trained.

All older versions of the training standard documents shall be not be used for future training purposes and must be discarded. New copies of the modules can be obtained from the local MTCU Apprenticeship Office.

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8. Why have some specialty modules been archived?

On the advice of the Review Committee, the MTC identified modules needed to be updated for use by employers under Program #810050. In many cases, relevant sections of the archived modules have been added to existing or new modules with new numbers assigned, and out-of-date sections have been retired. The archived specialty modules are:

Former Common Core - U3351 Safety—Protect Self and Others - U3353 Housekeeping - U3354 Hand and Power Tools - U3355 Lifting Devices - U3356 Ladders and Scaffolds - U3357 Operate Sump Pump

Former Specialty Modules - U3363 Operate Pan Feeder - U3364 Operate Vibratory Feeder - U3365 Operate Tripper - U3367 Operate Cone Crusher - U3368 Operate Screens - U3370A Operate Rod Mill - U3371A Operate Ball Mill - U3372A Operate Pebble Mill - U3373A Operate Autogenous Mill - U3374A Operate Semi-Autogenous Mill - U3375A Operate Screw Classifier - U3376A Operate Rake Classifier - U3380A Operate Rotary Drier - U3381A Operate Pan Drier - U3390A Operate Clarifier - U3395 Operate Tailings Disposition System - U3397 Tailing Dam Operator

Effective immediately these six Common Core and 17 Specialty Modules are no longer available for registration.

9. What new specialty modules have been added?

Altogether, 21 modules have been added to Program # 810050: two in the Common Core and 19 as specialty modules:

Common Core - U3430 Follow Mill Induction Procedures - U3431 Perform General Lock Out and Tag on Prime Movers and Other Related Equipment Specialty Modules

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- U3429 Operate Feeder - U3413 Operate Cone/Gyratory Crusher - U3416 Operate Grinding Mill - U3417 Operate Stirred Mill – Vertical/Horizontal - U3410 Operate Classifier - U3411 Operate Centrifugal Concentrator - U3414 Operate Drier - U3428 Operate Leaf Clarifier - U3418 Operate Carbon Regeneration System - U3419 Operate Carbon In Pulp (C.I.P.) Tank(s) - U3420 Operate Carbon Stripping System - U3412 Operate Tailings Disposal System - U3421 Operate Skid Steer Loader - U3422 Operate Backhoe - U3423 Operate Excavator - U3424 Operate Lifting Mechanism(s) - U3425 Operate Rock Breaker - U3426 Operate Work with Pre-Constructed Scaffolds - U3427 Operate Vibratory Screen

10. What do “prerequisites” for the specialty modules mean?

These identify where specific specialty modules must be completed as prerequisites to another specialty modules. They are identified in the “Note in the General Performance Objective” (GPO) within each specialty module. A worker will not be able to be accredited in a specific specialty module if the prerequisite modules have not been completed and accredited first.

These prerequisites have been identified acknowledging that there can be a link between modules and they identify the order of required training to support both the effective training and safe work practices of the worker. In all cases, the prerequisite table lists, as a minimum, the four common core modules as prerequisites in keeping with the changes that have been made.

Only two specialty modules have prerequisites. Module U3424 (Operate Lifting Mechanism(s)) has the additional prerequisite of successful completion of training in basic rigging. Module U3401 (Operate Overhead Service Crane) has the additional prerequisite of successful completion of module U3424.

11. Who is accountable to ensure that training in the prerequisites for the program has been completed?

The company Signing Authority is accountable.

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12. Who is required to be trained and accredited in the Program # 810050?

All mill process operators performing work in an operating mill or mineral processing plant must be trained and accredited in accordance with Regulation 854, Mines and Mining Plants, made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.R.O 1990, c.O.1. The mill process operator trainee must have demonstrated the prescribed levels of competency in these Common Core modules prior to starting work.

13. Who was involved in the revisions to Program #810050?

The Mining Tripartite Committee (MTC) struck a subcommittee made up of hands-on experts from the Mill Process Operator—Mineral Ore mining sector. Representatives from the Ministries of Training Colleges and Universities (MTCU) and of Ministry of Labour (MOL) were also members of the subcommittee.

Training Review and Development Committee Labour: Richard Paquin CAW/Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers’ Union, Local 598 Paxton Sarazin United Steel Workers, Local 6500 Don Lefevbre United Steel Workers, Local 680 Dave Stewart CAW/Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers’ Union, Local 598

Management: Chantel Bolduc Xstrata Nickel, Sudbury Rock Guerin DeBeers Canada, Attawapiskat Gary Kerr Detour Gold, Cochrane Penny Loyer Rio Tinto Minerals, Timmins Michelle Parent Vale Canada, Sudbury Denise Lemieux Vale Canada, Sudbury John Castonguay Vale Canada, Sudbury Ross Libby Goldcorp, Timmins

Resource: Randi Condie United Steel Workers, Local 6500 Arno Sakki CAW/Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers’ Union, Local 598 Richard Paquin CAW, Toronto Daniel Murphy Xstrata Nickel, Sudbury

Mining Tripartite Committee Labour:

James Niemi, Co-Chair United Steel Workers of America, Local 6500 Nick Larochelle United Steel Workers of America, Local 6500 Pascal Boucher United Steel Workers of America, Local 6500 Richard Paquin CAW/Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers’ Union, Local 598 Dave Stewart CAW/Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers’ Union, Local 598 James Vance Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union (CEP), Local 16-0

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Management:

Steve Ball, Co-Chair Vale Limited Steve Drew Nelson Aggregate Inc. Jamie Mortson Dumas (Ontario Mine Contractors Safety Association) Loye Halteman Goldcorp Dan Murphy Xstrata Nickel Pierre Paquette Sifto Salt Corporation Bill Krosnozon Boart Longyear

Resource:

John Blogg Ontario Mining Association

14. Are Common Core accreditations already issued for Program #810050 still valid now that the program has been reviewed and modified?

Yes, those Common Cores accreditations issued prior to January 1, 2012, are valid if they include all of U3430, U3352, U3358 and U3431. Any mill process operator part of the way through training in this program at the time of the change, and who has completed these four modules, will be accredited with the Common Core.

15. If a worker already completed training and accreditation in a specialty module for Program #810050 that has now been revised, does he or she have to be retrained in the module (and be re-registered and re-accredited)?

No. These are only effective for training from this point forward and will not be applied retroactively.