79(1)An employer shall designate and clearly identify an area as a fire hazard area if methane is present in the area or if there is an unusual susceptibility to the creation of a fire by smoking, by open flame or by other means of producing heat or fire in the area.

79(2)An employer shall designate each fuelling station, fuel and oil storage area, underground magazine and the area around a portable storage box as a fire hazard area.

79(3)No person shall smoke, use an open flame, operate a diamond drill or perform any activity that might create a source of ignition in or within 7.5 m of an area designated as a fire hazard area, except as permitted in subsection (4) or (5).

79(4)Where welding, cutting or an allied process is necessary in a fire hazard area or within 7.5 m of a fire hazard area, an employer shall ensure that written procedures are developed and followed that enable such work to be performed safely.

79(5)A person may operate a diamond drill in or within 7.5 m of an area designated as a fire hazard area because of the presence of methane only if the concentration of methane by volume in the area is less than 1.25%.

79(6)An employer shall post signs prohibiting smoking and open flame within 7.5 m of a fuelling station or a fuel and oil storage area in all travelways and haulageways approaching the fuelling station or fuel and oil storage area.

79(1)An employer shall designate and clearly identify an area as a fire hazard area if methane is present in the area or if there is an unusual susceptibility to the creation of a fire by smoking, by open flame or by other means of producing heat or fire in the area.

79(2)An employer shall designate each fuelling station, fuel and oil storage area, underground magazine and the area around a portable storage box as a fire hazard area.

79(3)No person shall smoke, use an open flame, operate a diamond drill or perform any activity that might create a source of ignition in or within 7.5 m of an area designated as a fire hazard area, except as permitted in subsection (4) or (5).

79(4)Where welding, cutting or an allied process is necessary in a fire hazard area or within 7.5 m of a fire hazard area, an employer shall ensure that written procedures are developed and followed that enable such work to be performed safely.

79(5)A person may operate a diamond drill in or within 7.5 m of an area designated as a fire hazard area because of the presence of methane only if the concentration of methane by volume in the area is less than 1.25%.

79(6)An employer shall post signs prohibiting smoking and open flame within 7.5 m of a fuelling station or a fuel and oil storage area in all travelways and haulageways approaching the fuelling station or fuel and oil storage area.