Acts and Regulations

96-105 - Underground Mine

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Fire suppression systems
94(1)An employer shall ensure that each mining machine, stationary engine and piece of mobile equipment using hydraulic fluid with tank capacity greater than fifty litres
(a) is equipped and maintained with an adequate fire suppression system, or
(b) uses a fire resistant hydraulic fluid that meets the requirements of CSA standard CAN/CSA-M423-M87, “Fire Resistant Hydraulic Fluids”.
94(2)An employer shall ensure that each engine using hydraulic fluid with a tank capacity of less than fifty litres and each piece of mobile equipment containing diesel fuel is equipped and maintained with an adequate fire suppression system.
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Fire suppression systems
94(1)An employer shall ensure that each mining machine, stationary engine and piece of mobile equipment using hydraulic fluid with tank capacity greater than twenty litres
(a) is equipped and maintained with an adequate fire suppression system, or
(b) uses a fire resistant hydraulic fluid that meets the requirements of CSA standard CAN/CSA-M423-M87, “Fire Resistant Hydraulic Fluids”.
94(2)An employer shall ensure that each diesel engine rated at more than one hundred and ten kilowatts is equipped and maintained with an adequate fire suppression system.