Acts and Regulations

96-105 - Underground Mine

Section 53
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Air monitoring plan
53(1)An employer shall prepare and implement an air monitoring plan.
53(2)An air monitoring plan referred to in subsection (1) shall be prepared and implemented within two months after the commencement of this Regulation and, in the case of a person who becomes an employer after the commencement of this Regulation, within two months after the person becomes an employer.
53(3)An employer shall consult with the committee in the preparation of the air monitoring plan and with respect to any subsequent amendments to the plan.
53(4)An employer shall file a copy of the plan and any subsequent amendments to the plan with the Commission and the committee within one month after the plan is prepared or amended, as the case may be.
53(5)Subject to the requirements of this Regulation, an employer shall ensure that an air monitoring plan
(a) establishes procedures to measure, record and evaluate the quality of air for the purposes of section 47 and the volume of air movement in all areas of an underground mine to which an employee has access and establishes the frequencies of the measurements,
(b) details the method and frequency of measurement of the air contaminants from diesel engines referred to in subsections 51(1) and (2) and, where practicable, the respirable combustible dust concentration from diesel engines,
(c) where the concentration of radon and thoron disintegration products are less than 0.04 WL, as determined in accordance with section 62, details the frequency of measurement of the concentration of radon and thoron disintegration products,
(d) includes air movement specifications, air monitoring schedules, monitoring techniques and equipment to be used, and
(e) describes the procedures and corrective measures to be followed in the event that
(i) one or more employees are or will be exposed to air contrary to the requirements of section 47,
(ii) the volume of air movement does not meet the specifications in the plan,
(iii) the flow of air in an area where a diesel engine is operating is less than 4.0 m3/min. per maximum kilowatt power of the engine being operated, or
(iv) the respirable combustible dust concentration from a diesel engine exceeds a time weighted average of 1.5 mg/m3.
53(6)An employer shall ensure that an air monitoring plan is updated at least annually or whenever a change in the plan is necessary, whichever occurs first, and that a copy of the updated plan is filed with the Commission and the committee within one month after the update.
53(7)An employer shall ensure that the data acquired pursuant to the air monitoring plan is compiled quarterly and made available to the committee as soon as possible after the completion.
53(8)An employer shall make a copy of the air monitoring plan and any data acquired pursuant to the plan available to an officer upon request.
2010-130
Air monitoring plan
53(1)An employer shall prepare and implement an air monitoring plan.
53(2)An air monitoring plan referred to in subsection (1) shall be prepared and implemented within two months after the commencement of this Regulation and, in the case of a person who becomes an employer after the commencement of this Regulation, within two months after the person becomes an employer.
53(3)An employer shall consult with the committee in the preparation of the air monitoring plan and with respect to any subsequent amendments to the plan.
53(4)An employer shall file a copy of the plan and any subsequent amendments to the plan with the Commission and the committee within one month after the plan is prepared or amended, as the case may be.
53(5)Subject to the requirements of this Regulation, an employer shall ensure that an air monitoring plan
(a) establishes procedures to measure, record and evaluate the quality of air for the purposes of section 47 and the volume of air movement in all areas of an underground mine to which an employee has access and establishes the frequencies of the measurements,
(b) details the method and frequency of measurement of the air contaminants from diesel engines referred to in subsections 51(1) and (2) and, where practicable, the respirable combustible dust concentration from diesel engines,
(c) where the concentration of radon and thoron disintegration products are less than 0.04 WL, as determined in accordance with section 62, details the frequency of measurement of the concentration of radon and thoron disintegration products,
(d) includes air movement specifications, air monitoring schedules, monitoring techniques and equipment to be used, and
(e) describes the procedures and corrective measures to be followed in the event that
(i) one or more employees are or will be exposed to air contrary to the requirements of section 47,
(ii) the volume of air movement does not meet the specifications in the plan,
(iii) the flow of air in an area where a diesel engine is operating is less than 4.0 m3/min. per maximum kilowatt power of the engine being operated, or
(iv) the respirable combustible dust concentration from a diesel engine exceeds a time weighted average of 1.5 mg/m3.
53(6)An employer shall ensure that an air monitoring plan is updated at least annually or whenever a change in the plan is necessary, whichever occurs first, and that a copy of the updated plan is filed with the Commission and the committee within one month after the update.
53(7)An employer shall ensure that the data acquired pursuant to the air monitoring plan is compiled quarterly and made available to the committee as soon as possible after the completion.
53(8)An employer shall make a copy of the air monitoring plan and any data acquired pursuant to the plan available to an officer upon request.
2010-130
Air monitoring plan
53(1)An employer shall prepare and implement an air monitoring plan.
53(2)An air monitoring plan referred to in subsection (1) shall be prepared and implemented within two months after the commencement of this Regulation and, in the case of a person who becomes an employer after the commencement of this Regulation, within two months after the person becomes an employer.
53(3)An employer shall consult with the committee in the preparation of the air monitoring plan and with respect to any subsequent amendments to the plan.
53(4)An employer shall file a copy of the plan and any subsequent amendments to the plan with the Commission and the committee within one month after the plan is prepared or amended, as the case may be.
53(5)Subject to the requirements of this Regulation, an employer shall ensure that an air monitoring plan
(a) establishes procedures to measure, record and evaluate the quality of air for the purposes of section 47 and the volume of air movement in all areas of an underground mine to which an employee has access and establishes the frequencies of the measurements,
(b) details the method and frequency of measurement of the air contaminants from diesel engines referred to in subsection 51(1) and, where practicable, the respirable combustible dust concentration from diesel engines,
(c) where the concentration of radon and thoron disintegration products are less than 0.04 WL, as determined in accordance with section 62, details the frequency of measurement of the concentration of radon and thoron disintegration products,
(d) includes air movement specifications, air monitoring schedules, monitoring techniques and equipment to be used, and
(e) describes the procedures and corrective measures to be followed in the event that
(i) one or more employees are or will be exposed to air contrary to the requirements of section 47,
(ii) the volume of air movement does not meet the specifications in the plan,
(iii) the flow of air in an area where a diesel engine is operating is less than 4.0 m3/min. per maximum kilowatt power of the engine being operated, or
(iv) the respirable combustible dust concentration from a diesel engine exceeds a time weighted average of 1.5 mg/m3.
53(6)An employer shall ensure that an air monitoring plan is updated at least annually or whenever a change in the plan is necessary, whichever occurs first, and that a copy of the updated plan is filed with the Commission and the committee within one month after the update.
53(7)An employer shall ensure that the data acquired pursuant to the air monitoring plan is compiled quarterly and made available to the committee as soon as possible after the completion.
53(8)An employer shall make a copy of the air monitoring plan and any data acquired pursuant to the plan available to an officer upon request.