Acts and Regulations

96-105 - Underground Mine

Section 6
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Notice of projects
6(1)An employer shall give written notice to the Chief Compliance Officer and the committee, if any, at least seven days before proceeding with
(a) the initial development or construction of an underground mine,
(b) shaft sinking or deepening,
(c) the installation of or a major alteration to a mine hoisting plant,
(d) the installation of a system and procedure for the transfer of fuel by gravity from the surface to an underground fuelling station,
(e) the construction of a dam or bulkhead, except a dam or bulkhead of standard design that is routinely built in the course of normal operations, or
(f) the introduction of new or significant changes in methods, techniques and equipment or the introduction of experimental operations.
6(2)Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(e), an employer may, in an emergency, construct a temporary dam or bulkhead without giving prior written notice to the Chief Compliance Officer or the committee and shall notify the Chief Compliance Officer and the committee of the construction of the dam or bulkhead as soon as possible after the emergency.
6(3)An employer shall ensure that the plans and specifications for any of the projects referred to in subsection (1) are approved in writing by an engineer.
6(4)An employer shall ensure that any project referred to in subsection (1) is carried out in accordance with the plans and specifications approved in writing by the engineer.
Notice of projects
6(1)An employer shall give written notice to the Chief Compliance Officer and the committee, if any, at least seven days before proceeding with
(a) the initial development or construction of an underground mine,
(b) shaft sinking or deepening,
(c) the installation of or a major alteration to a mine hoisting plant,
(d) the installation of a system and procedure for the transfer of fuel by gravity from the surface to an underground fuelling station,
(e) the construction of a dam or bulkhead, except a dam or bulkhead of standard design that is routinely built in the course of normal operations, or
(f) the introduction of new or significant changes in methods, techniques and equipment or the introduction of experimental operations.
6(2)Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(e), an employer may, in an emergency, construct a temporary dam or bulkhead without giving prior written notice to the Chief Compliance Officer or the committee and shall notify the Chief Compliance Officer and the committee of the construction of the dam or bulkhead as soon as possible after the emergency.
6(3)An employer shall ensure that the plans and specifications for any of the projects referred to in subsection (1) are approved in writing by an engineer.
6(4)An employer shall ensure that any project referred to in subsection (1) is carried out in accordance with the plans and specifications approved in writing by the engineer.