Minerals and Mining (Health, Safety and Technical Regulations) L.I. 2182
Regulation 523—
(1) The manager of a mine or a holder of a small scale mining licence shall ensure that in the mine
(a) where a blow torch, welding, cutting or other similar equipment is used underground, or in a head frame or other surface building in which a fire may endanger the fire entrance or the underground workings, a procedure for the safe use of the equipment is prepared in writing and signed by the manager or holder;
(b) a competent person or a person acting under the authority of a competent person is the only person allowed to use a blow torch or welding, cutting or other similar equipment; and
(c) despite subregulation (1), each supervisor issues instructions on the use of each equipment before the equipment is used.
(2) The written instructions shall contain information on
(a) the particular type of work;
(b) the location of the work;
(c) when the work is to be done; and
(d) any special measures and procedures to be taken before, during and after the work.
(3) Where a person working in a mine uses an equipment in a shaft, a timbered area or a fire hazard area in the mine, that person shall
(a) wet the area adjacent to the particular work place
(i) before the work begins, and
(ii) when the work is stopped and the person using the equipment intends to leave;
(b) examine the area adjacent to the particular work place for potential fire hazards
(i) before the work begins,
(ii) when the work is stopped and the person intends to leave the place of work, and
(iii) on at least one other occasion approximately two hours after the work is stopped;
(c) ensure that fire fighting equipment suitable for extinguishing a potential fire is available; and
(4) The manager of a mine or a holder of a small scale mining licence shall ensure that each worker is protected from fumes, vapours or gases by,
(i) adequate ventilation, or
(ii) the wearing of respirators.
(5) Subregulation (1) does not apply to hot work performed in a repair station or a garage in the mine if the work is protected by a fire suppression system.
(6) Paragraph (a) of subregulation (3) does not apply where the wetting is likely to create a hazard because of the presence of electrical equipment.
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