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1,2: Murray & Roberts Cementation Training Academy uses simulators to enhance the learning experience. Both underground and surface mining operations are covered. 3,4: Typically, simulation covers start-up of the machine, testing of the brakes, tramming to the workplace, and the operational function of the machine, for example load-haul-dump, drilling and/or bolting, and then trucking back to the surface, during the day or the night.

operators through a simulated event to prevent a recurrence of the event. Simulation significantly reduces risk and accelerates the turnaround time of learners in training. “The end result is an operator who is considered to exhibit safe workplace practice due to the fact that one is able to identify and respond to vari- ous operator habitual skills in a ‘what if?’ or emergency scenario. It is also possible to identify those operators with the de- sired innate skills needed for emergency

place supervisors,” Pretorius points out. Simulators are not just used for as- sessing and training novices but are also very useful for refresher training and in scenarios where companies wish to eliminate the bad habits that some opera- tors have developed over many years of operation. In addition, simulators can be used to mimic accidents and incidents. This is particularly useful in instances where an unfortunate event has occurred, as it allows companies to take all the

responses. This provides companies with an up-front due diligence approach that is considerably better to the approach adopted by the average mining training provider,” says Pretorius. q

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