Minerals and Mining (Health, Safety and Technical Regulations) L.I. 2182
Regulation 527—(1) A manager of an underground mine shall
(a) establish an emergency fire evacuation plan which shall be approved by the Chief Inspector of Mines; and
(b) ensure that the design of the ventilation circuit and the emergency evacuation plan shall enables a worker underground to reach a safe area within the operating time of the worker's self-rescuers.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation a safe area is a fresh air intake roadway which is not affected by the mine fire.
(3) Where in a section of an underground mine, the evacuation time is likely to be longer than the operating time of the self-rescuer, the manager of the mine shall provide a permanent refuge bay or alternatively a manufactured refuge chamber for that section of the mine.
(4) A permanent refuge bay provided under subregulation (4) shall
(a) be equipped with fresh air supply through a compressed air pipe;
(b) be situated at a central point not more than a thirty minutes walk from a working place;
(c) be clearly demarcated on the mine plans under regulation 57;
(d) be separated from the mine ventilation system by a wall and a sealable access door;
(e) be ventilated by a compressed air column of at least fifty millimetres in diameter and a silencer which is fitted with a control valve at the back of the permanent refuge bay;
(f) be capable of generating a positive air pressure inside the permanent refuge bay more than the surrounding mine ventilation system;
(g) be adequately illuminated;
(h) have a sanitary ablution facility;
(i) have a telephone that can be used to communicate with the bank or the surface rescue station;
(j) have sufficient seating and drinking water to sustain the maximum number of workmen that would make use of the permanent refuge bay for five days; and
(k) contain a stretcher and first aid kit.
(6) A manufactured refuge chamber provided under sub-regulation (5) shall have compressed air supply from a cylinder or a carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide scrubbing system to allow operation on a stand-alone basis.
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