sec.142Flammable or toxic gas

### 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.