Acts and Regulations

96-105 - Underground Mine

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Ramps, travelways and haulageways
34(1)An employer shall ensure that on every level on which track haulage is used
(a) there is a clearance of at least four hundred and fifty millimetres between each side of the haulageway and the cars,
(b) there is a minimum clearance of six hundred millimetres between one side of the haulageway and the cars, or
(c) safety stations are cut every thirty metres along the haulageway and are plainly marked or lighted.
34(2)An employer shall ensure that on every level on which mobile equipment is used, a minimum total clearance of 1.5 m is maintained between the sides of the haulageway or workings and the equipment.
34(3)An employer shall ensure that the clearance between the roof of a haulageway and the highest point of mobile equipment is at least three hundred millimetres and that in no case is the clearance less than 1.2 m from the driver’s seat.