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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.142Flammable or toxic gas
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### sec.142 Flammable or toxic gas
A surface mine’s safety and health management system must provide for protecting persons from risks from flammable or toxic gas at the mine.
The system must include a standard operating procedure that provides for the following—
identifying and monitoring parts of the mine where the gas might accumulate and create a hazard;
fixing flammable gas concentration limits for the work environment;
testing for flammable or toxic gas in the work environment, before, during and after carrying out work;
recording information about flammable or toxic gas detected in the work environment;
controlling flammable or toxic gas in the work environment;
establishing emergency procedures for flammable or toxic gas in the work environment.
(sec.142-ssec.1) A surface mine’s safety and health management system must provide for protecting persons from risks from flammable or toxic gas at the mine.
(sec.142-ssec.2) The system must include a standard operating procedure that provides for the following— identifying and monitoring parts of the mine where the gas might accumulate and create a hazard; fixing flammable gas concentration limits for the work environment; testing for flammable or toxic gas in the work environment, before, during and after carrying out work; recording information about flammable or toxic gas detected in the work environment; controlling flammable or toxic gas in the work environment; establishing emergency procedures for flammable or toxic gas in the work environment.
- (a) identifying and monitoring parts of the mine where the gas might accumulate and create a hazard;
- (b) fixing flammable gas concentration limits for the work environment;
- (c) testing for flammable or toxic gas in the work environment, before, during and after carrying out work;
- (d) recording information about flammable or toxic gas detected in the work environment;
- (e) controlling flammable or toxic gas in the work environment;
- (f) establishing emergency procedures for flammable or toxic gas in the work environment.