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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.157ATesting inertisation facilities
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### sec.157A Testing inertisation facilities
The underground mine manager for an underground mine must ensure the following facilities at the mine are tested at appropriate intervals to ensure the facilities are capable of being used in an emergency—
the connection point for using the inertisation equipment mentioned in section 156 (3) (a) ;
each airlock and seal required to be used with the inertisation equipment.
The site senior executive for the mine must ensure the necessary facilities, including, for example, water and cleared areas, are available for use with the inertisation equipment.
(sec.157A-ssec.1) The underground mine manager for an underground mine must ensure the following facilities at the mine are tested at appropriate intervals to ensure the facilities are capable of being used in an emergency— the connection point for using the inertisation equipment mentioned in section 156 (3) (a) ; each airlock and seal required to be used with the inertisation equipment.
(sec.157A-ssec.2) The site senior executive for the mine must ensure the necessary facilities, including, for example, water and cleared areas, are available for use with the inertisation equipment.
- (a) the connection point for using the inertisation equipment mentioned in section 156 (3) (a) ;
- (b) each airlock and seal required to be used with the inertisation equipment.