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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.113Electrical protection for electrical distribution system
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### sec.113 Electrical protection for electrical distribution system
The site senior executive for a surface mine must ensure an earthed electrical distribution system at the mine has earth leakage protection.
Subsection (1) does not apply if—
persons at the mine are protected against indirect contact with the system; or
for an overhead power line—
mobile plant is not operated close to the line; and
a risk assessment shows earth leakage protection would only minimally reduce the risk.
(sec.113-ssec.1) The site senior executive for a surface mine must ensure an earthed electrical distribution system at the mine has earth leakage protection.
(sec.113-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if— persons at the mine are protected against indirect contact with the system; or for an overhead power line— mobile plant is not operated close to the line; and a risk assessment shows earth leakage protection would only minimally reduce the risk.
- (a) persons at the mine are protected against indirect contact with the system; or
- (b) for an overhead power line— (i) mobile plant is not operated close to the line; and (ii) a risk assessment shows earth leakage protection would only minimally reduce the risk.
- (i) mobile plant is not operated close to the line; and
- (ii) a risk assessment shows earth leakage protection would only minimally reduce the risk.
- (i) mobile plant is not operated close to the line; and
- (ii) a risk assessment shows earth leakage protection would only minimally reduce the risk.