Acts and Regulations

96-105 - Underground Mine

Section 63
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Testing air quality of reopened workings
63(1)An employer shall ensure that underground workings that are not in the main ventilation circuit and that have been
(a) in disuse for some time,
(b) temporarily in disuse due to the stoping method, or
(c) sealed at one or more entrances or exits,
are barricaded off and posted with signs warning of the possibility of unsatisfactory air quality.
63(2)An employer shall ensure that before the workings referred to in subsection (1) are used again
(a) the air in the workings is tested, having regard to the requirements of this Regulation and the air monitoring plan, and
(b) only such persons as are necessary to carry out the tests are allowed in the workings until the tests are completed.
63(3)An employer shall ensure that a person who tests air pursuant to paragraph (2)(a) is competent.
Testing air quality of reopened workings
63(1)An employer shall ensure that underground workings that are not in the main ventilation circuit and that have been
(a) in disuse for some time,
(b) temporarily in disuse due to the stoping method, or
(c) sealed at one or more entrances or exits,
are barricaded off and posted with signs warning of the possibility of unsatisfactory air quality.
63(2)An employer shall ensure that before the workings referred to in subsection (1) are used again
(a) the air in the workings is tested, having regard to the requirements of this Regulation and the air monitoring plan, and
(b) only such persons as are necessary to carry out the tests are allowed in the workings until the tests are completed.
63(3)An employer shall ensure that a person who tests air pursuant to paragraph (2)(a) is competent.