103(1)An employer shall ensure that mobile equipment
(a)
is powered by an engine that does not use gasoline, propane or other volatile fuels,
(b)
has the electric storage battery for the engine protected by a cover insulated against electrical contact,
(c)
has the engine electrical system provided with a main breaker or fused switch and protective devices for each branch circuit,
(d)
has a readily accessible shut-off valve included in the fuel line from the fuel tank to the engine,
(e)
is fitted with a scrubber or other exhaust purifier,
(f)
is equipped with lights or reflectors that show, in the direction of the travel, the width of the equipment,
(g)
carries wheel chocks to be used when the equipment is left unattended or undergoing maintenance, and
(h)
is equipped with an ABC type fire extinguisher of at least 4.53 kg in working order.
103(2)Subject to subsection (3), section 220 of the General Regulation - Occupational Health and Safety Act applies with the necessary modifications to mobile equipment.
103(3)An employer shall ensure that mobile equipment that is a passenger automobile or truck manufactured after January 1, 1974 is equipped with a rollover protective structure that meets the following criteria:
(a)
the rollover protective structure and supporting attachments are designed, fabricated and installed in such a manner to support not less than twice the weight of the equipment, based on the ultimate strength of the metal and integrated loading of supporting members with the resultant load applied at the point of impact;
(b)
there is a vertical clearance of 1320 mm between the deck and the rollover protective structure at the access openings; and
(c)
the rollover protective structure and supporting attachments referred to in paragraph (a) are certified as meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) by the manufacturer of the rollover protective structure, the installing agency or an engineer.
103(4)An employer is not required to comply with subsection (3) with respect to a passenger automobile or truck manufactured after July 1, 1974 that is being used in an underground mine immediately before the commencement of this subsection and in respect of which a deviation has been given by the Chief Compliance Officer if the automobile or truck continues to be used in the mine in accordance with the deviation or until the deviation is revoked, whichever occurs first.
103(5)Sections 221, 223, 224 and 226 to 230 of the General Regulation - Occupational Health and Safety Act apply with the necessary modifications to mobile equipment.
103(1)An employer shall ensure that mobile equipment
(a)
is powered by an engine that does not use gasoline, propane or other volatile fuels,
(b)
has the electric storage battery for the engine protected by a cover insulated against electrical contact,
(c)
has the engine electrical system provided with a main breaker or fused switch and protective devices for each branch circuit,
(d)
has a readily accessible shut-off valve included in the fuel line from the fuel tank to the engine,
(e)
is fitted with a scrubber or other exhaust purifier,
(f)
is equipped with lights or reflectors that show, in the direction of the travel, the width of the equipment,
(g)
carries wheel chocks to be used when the equipment is left unattended or undergoing maintenance, and
(h)
is equipped with an ABC type fire extinguisher of at least 4.53 kg in working order.
103(2)Subject to subsection (3), section 220 of the General Regulation - Occupational Health and Safety Act applies with the necessary modifications to mobile equipment.
103(3)An employer shall ensure that mobile equipment that is a passenger automobile or truck manufactured after January 1, 1974 is equipped with a rollover protective structure that meets the following criteria:
(a)
the rollover protective structure and supporting attachments are designed, fabricated and installed in such a manner to support not less than twice the weight of the equipment, based on the ultimate strength of the metal and integrated loading of supporting members with the resultant load applied at the point of impact;
(b)
there is a vertical clearance of 1320 mm between the deck and the rollover protective structure at the access openings; and
(c)
the rollover protective structure and supporting attachments referred to in paragraph (a) are certified as meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) by the manufacturer of the rollover protective structure, the installing agency or an engineer.
103(4)An employer is not required to comply with subsection (3) with respect to a passenger automobile or truck manufactured after July 1, 1974 that is being used in an underground mine immediately before the commencement of this subsection and in respect of which a deviation has been given by the Chief Compliance Officer if the automobile or truck continues to be used in the mine in accordance with the deviation or until the deviation is revoked, whichever occurs first.
103(5)Sections 221, 223, 224 and 226 to 230 of the General Regulation - Occupational Health and Safety Act apply with the necessary modifications to mobile equipment.