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- Underground Mine
Summary
Enabling Act
1
Regulation number
Title
O-0.2
Occupational Health and Safety Act
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Current to 1 January 2024
Underground Mine
1
Citation
I
 INTERPRETATION
2
Definitions
3
Application
4
Inconsistencies
II
 PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS
5
Notice of opening or reopening
6
Notice of projects
7
Scaled plans
8
Closure or abandonment
9
Operations approaching abandoned mines
III
 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
10
Employee record
11
Certificate of fitness
12
Medical examination of employees
13
Employee training
14
Fall protection
15
Fall protection
16
Control of entry and exit
17
Working alone
18
Regular mine inspections
19
Notification of unusual occurrences
20
Rockbursts and seismic events
21
Electrical equipment
22
Alternate source of electrical power
23
Voice communication system
24
Communication or signalling system using radio frequencies
25
Underground fill
26
Dust control
27
Water control
28
Escapeways, ladderways and ladders
29
Escapeways, ladderways and ladders
30
Raises
31
Ramps, travelways and haulageways
32
Ramps, travelways and haulageways
33
Ramps, travelways and haulageways
34
Ramps, travelways and haulageways
35
Ramps, travelways and haulageways
36
Securing ground
37
Shaft station
38
Overhead protection
39
Securing openings
40
Dump points
41
Dumping and loading of material
42
Chutes
43
Unconsolidated material
44
Unconsolidated material
45
Tugger hoists
IV
 AIR QUALITY
46
Ventilation system for underground areas
46.1
Certification of ventilation equipment
47
Air quality requirements
48
Measurement of volume of air movement
49
Method of heating underground air
50
Notification of use of diesel engine underground
51
Testing of diesel engine
52
When diesel engine not to be operated underground
53
Air monitoring plan
54
Additional testing of air
55
Methane
56
Methane
57
Methane
58
Methane
59
Methane
60
Lower explosive limit
61
Air quality for hoist operator
62
Testing for ionizing radiation
63
Testing air quality of reopened workings
63.1
Testing and calibration of equipment
V
 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND FIRE PROTECTION
64
Emergency preparedness plan
65
Fire fighting
66
Mine rescue
67
Mine rescue
68
Mine rescue
69
Mine rescue
70
Emergency warning systems
71
Self-rescue emergency escape breathing equipment
72
Refuge stations
73
Refuge stations
74
Protection of entrance
75
Protection of entrance
76
Protection of entrance
77
Protection of entrance
78
Fire prohibited
79
Fire hazard area
80
Fuelling stations, fuel and oil storage areas and garages
81
Handling of flammable and volatile material
82
Handling of flammable and volatile material
83
Handling of flammable and volatile material
84
Handling of flammable and volatile material
85
Handling of flammable and volatile material
86
Handling of flammable and volatile material
87
Handling of flammable and volatile material
88
Handling of flammable and volatile material
89
Handling of flammable and volatile material
89.1
Handling of flammable and volatile material
89.2
Handling of flammable and volatile material
89.3
Handling of flammable and volatile material
90
Compressed gas
91
Compressed gas
92
Compressed gas
93
Fire suppression systems
94
Fire suppression systems
95
Fire fighting equipment
96
Use of fire resistive material
97
Fire doors
98
Inspection of fire protection equipment
VI
 TRACK HAULAGE AND MOBILE EQUIPMENT
99
Locomotives and trains
100
Rail track switch
101
Maintenance of rail tracks
102
Warning before movement of track haulage equipment
103
Mobile equipment
104
Operation of mobile equipment
105
Operation of mobile equipment
106
Unattended units of track haulage and mobile equipment
107
Maintenance
VII
 EXPLOSIVES
108
Conduct of underground blasting operation
109
Conduct of underground blasting operation
110
Conduct of underground blasting operation
111
Permitted explosives
112
Preparation of explosive
113
Frozen explosives and defective detonators
114
Empty explosive cartons and wrappings
115
Time-expired, deteriorated or damaged explosives
116
Explosives and heated condition of material
117
Explosives not to be carried in clothing
118
Access to explosives
119
Separation of detonators and other explosives
120
Explosives to be kept in underground magazine
121
When explosives may be kept at loading area
122
Fire protection when explosives kept at loading area
123
Portable storage boxes in loading area
124
Underground magazines
125
Underground magazines
126
Care of underground magazines and portable storage boxes
127
Inspection of underground magazines and portable storage boxes
128
Prohibitions respecting explosives
129
Prohibitions respecting explosives
130
Removal of explosives when operations cease or are suspended
131
Transportation of explosives
132
Transportation of explosives
133
Transportation of explosives
134
Transportation of explosives
135
Transportation of explosives
136
Preparation for drilling
137
Drilling restrictions
138
Loading operations
139
Loading operations
140
Loading operations
141
Loading operations
142
Preparation to blast
142.1
Preparation to blast
142.2
Preparation to blast
142.3
Preparation to blast
143
Preparation to blast
143.1
If a blast...
144
Firing
145
Firing
146
Firing
147
Electrical initiation blasting
148
Blasting machine
149
Blasting switch
150
Testing of electric detonators
151
Testing of electric blasting circuit
152
Precautions
152.1
Precautions
153
Blasting more than one area from common electrical source
154
Extraneous electricity
155
Prohibition respecting lead wires
156
Electrical storm
157
Distance of radio transmitters to blasting circuit
158
Use of electric blasting caps
159
Disconnection of firing cables
160
Diamond drill holes
161
Blasting in adjacent mine
162
Re-entering blasted area
163
Re-entering blasted area
164
Misfires
165
Misfires
166
Misfires
167
Misfires
168
Secondary blasting
169
Abandonment of development headings
VIII
 CLIMBING CONVEYANCES AND AIR COMPRESSORS
170
Climbing conveyances
171
Climbing conveyances
172
Climbing conveyances
173
Climbing conveyances
174
Climbing conveyances
175
Climbing conveyances
176
Air compressors
177
Air compressors
178
Air compressors
IX
 MINE HOISTING PLANTS
179
Application
180
Preliminary requirements
181
Logbooks
182
Design of headframe and shaft
183
Design of headframe and shaft
184
Shaft obstructions
185
Hoist requirements
186
Hoist requirements
187
Hoist requirements
188
Hoist requirements
189
Hoist requirements
190
Brakes
191
Brakes
192
Brakes
193
Clutches
194
Drums
195
Drums
196
Depth indicators
197
Sheaves
198
Electrical hoist safety
199
Electrical hoist safety
200
Electrical hoist safety
201
Electrical hoist safety
202
Hoist operating controls
203
Hoist operating controls
204
Shaft ropes
205
Shaft ropes
206
Shaft ropes
207
Shaft ropes
208
Shaft ropes
209
Shaft ropes
210
Shaft ropes
211
Shaft ropes
212
Shaft ropes
213
Shaft conveyances and counterweights
214
Shaft conveyances and counterweights
215
Work platforms in shafts
216
Chairs
217
Cages
218
Cages
219
Cages
220
Cages
221
Skips
222
Cage and skip combinations
223
Cage and skip combinations
224
Hoist signal system
225
Signals for hoist movement
226
Signals for hoist movement
227
Shaft sinking
228
Shaft sinking
229
Shaft sinking
230
Shaft sinking
231
Shaft sinking
232
Shaft sinking
233
Shaft sinking
234
Shaft sinking
235
Shaft sinking
236
Shaft sinking
237
Shaft sinking
238
Shaft sinking
239
Operation of hoist
240
Operation of hoist
241
Operation of hoist
242
Operation of hoist
243
Operation of hoist
244
Operation of hoist
245
Operation of hoist
246
Operation of hoist
247
Operation of hoist
248
Operation of hoist
249
Operation of hoist
250
Operation of hoist
251
Operation of hoist
252
Electrical hoisting equipment inspection
253
Electrical hoisting equipment inspection
254
Electrical hoisting equipment inspection
255
Electrical hoisting equipment inspection
256
Hoisting machinery inspection
257
Hoisting machinery inspection
258
Hoisting machinery inspection
259
Hoisting machinery inspection
260
Hoisting machinery inspection
261
Hoisting machinery inspection
262
Hoisting machinery inspection
263
Hoisting machinery inspection
264
Hoisting machinery inspection
265
Shaft inspection
266
Shaft inspection
267
Shaft inspection
268
Shaft inspection
X
 COMMENCEMENT
269
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