Acts and Regulations

96-105 - Underground Mine

Section 74
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Protection of entrance
74(1)An employer shall ensure that an entrance to an underground mine is protected from fire hazard by ensuring that
(a) the building that houses the entrance is of fire resistive construction,
(b) the building that houses the hoist is of fire resistive construction,
(c) all buildings and structures physically connected to the entrance, including the conveyor to the mill, are of fire resistive construction, and
(d) no boiler plant, stationary internal combustion engine, fuel storage tank or mine air heating plant using flammable or volatile materials is installed within thirty metres of the entrance, hoist room, headframe or portal house.
74(2)Paragraphs (1)(a) and (c) do not apply to a building that houses the entrance to an underground mine or to a building or structure physically connected to the entrance, including the conveyor to the mill, if such building or structure was erected before the commencement of this Regulation.
74(3)Paragraph (1)(d) does not apply to a steam boiler or diesel engine that was installed before the commencement of this Regulation in conformity with subsection 49(1) of New Brunswick Regulation 77-58 under the Mining Act.
74(4)Paragraph (1)(d) does not apply to a gasoline or other internal combustion engine that was installed before the commencement of this Regulation in conformity with subsection 49(2) of New Brunswick Regulation 77-58 under the Mining Act.
Protection of entrance
74(1)An employer shall ensure that an entrance to an underground mine is protected from fire hazard by ensuring that
(a) the building that houses the entrance is of fire resistive construction,
(b) the building that houses the hoist is of fire resistive construction,
(c) all buildings and structures physically connected to the entrance, including the conveyor to the mill, are of fire resistive construction, and
(d) no boiler plant, stationary internal combustion engine, fuel storage tank or mine air heating plant using flammable or volatile materials is installed within thirty metres of the entrance, hoist room, headframe or portal house.
74(2)Paragraphs (1)(a) and (c) do not apply to a building that houses the entrance to an underground mine or to a building or structure physically connected to the entrance, including the conveyor to the mill, if such building or structure was erected before the commencement of this Regulation.
74(3)Paragraph (1)(d) does not apply to a steam boiler or diesel engine that was installed before the commencement of this Regulation in conformity with subsection 49(1) of New Brunswick Regulation 77-58 under the Mining Act.
74(4)Paragraph (1)(d) does not apply to a gasoline or other internal combustion engine that was installed before the commencement of this Regulation in conformity with subsection 49(2) of New Brunswick Regulation 77-58 under the Mining Act.