Acts and Regulations

96-105 - Underground Mine

Section 80
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Fuelling stations, fuel and oil storage areas and garages
80(1)An employer shall ensure that each fuelling station and fuel and oil storage area, and the system and procedure for the transfer of fuel by gravity from the surface to a fuelling station or fuel and oil storage area, is approved in writing by an engineer as adequately designed and constructed.
80(2)An employer shall ensure that each underground fuelling station, fuel and oil storage area and garage
(a) does not have any pit installed in the floor,
(b) is ventilated by a through current of air or is force ventilated,
(c) is equipped with fire fighting equipment, and
(d) is so located that in the event of a fire or explosion in any one of them, there is a minimum effect on the others and on the other areas of the mine.
80(3)An employer shall ensure that each underground fuelling station and fuel and oil storage area has
(a) a floor made of concrete or equivalent fire resistive and non-absorbent material, or
(b) a method of containment adequate to prevent any fuel or oil being absorbed in the floor.
80(4)An employer shall ensure that each underground garage has
(a) a floor made of concrete or equivalent fire resistive and non-absorbent material, or
(b) areas with concrete pads so designed that any spill or leakage of fuel or oil is contained on the concrete pads.
80(5)An employer shall ensure that an underground garage is not located closer than 7.5 m to a fire hazard area.