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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.158Self-rescuers and other breathing apparatus
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### sec.158 Self-rescuers and other breathing apparatus
An underground mine’s safety and health management system must provide for the following for persons other than mines rescue persons—
supplying self-rescuers, and other breathing apparatus, of a certified type for use at the mine;
maintaining and testing self-rescuers and other breathing apparatus used at the mine;
for self-rescuers—
issuing each person with a self-rescuer that is physically suitable for the person before the person enters the mine; and
training persons in donning, changing over and using self-rescuers, including self-rescuers stored in caches in the mine, before the persons enter the mine;
for other breathing apparatus—
issuing the breathing apparatus to each person who is required to use the apparatus; and
training persons who are required to use the breathing apparatus in using the apparatus.
The system must also provide for the following—
the use of a self-rescuer at the mine by the following—
a person who is using the self-rescuer other than the self-rescuer that was issued permanently to the person;
a temporary coal mine worker;
a visitor;
recording the following details about each temporary use of a self-rescuer at the mine—
the name of the person using the self-rescuer;
the date and time the self-rescuer was taken or issued for use by the person;
the unique identification of the self-rescuer;
removing a record mentioned in paragraph (b) when the person to whom the record applies returns the self-rescuer.
(sec.158-ssec.1) An underground mine’s safety and health management system must provide for the following for persons other than mines rescue persons— supplying self-rescuers, and other breathing apparatus, of a certified type for use at the mine; maintaining and testing self-rescuers and other breathing apparatus used at the mine; for self-rescuers— issuing each person with a self-rescuer that is physically suitable for the person before the person enters the mine; and training persons in donning, changing over and using self-rescuers, including self-rescuers stored in caches in the mine, before the persons enter the mine; for other breathing apparatus— issuing the breathing apparatus to each person who is required to use the apparatus; and training persons who are required to use the breathing apparatus in using the apparatus.
(sec.158-ssec.2) The system must also provide for the following— the use of a self-rescuer at the mine by the following— a person who is using the self-rescuer other than the self-rescuer that was issued permanently to the person; a temporary coal mine worker; a visitor; recording the following details about each temporary use of a self-rescuer at the mine— the name of the person using the self-rescuer; the date and time the self-rescuer was taken or issued for use by the person; the unique identification of the self-rescuer; removing a record mentioned in paragraph (b) when the person to whom the record applies returns the self-rescuer.
- (a) supplying self-rescuers, and other breathing apparatus, of a certified type for use at the mine;
- (b) maintaining and testing self-rescuers and other breathing apparatus used at the mine;
- (c) for self-rescuers— (i) issuing each person with a self-rescuer that is physically suitable for the person before the person enters the mine; and (ii) training persons in donning, changing over and using self-rescuers, including self-rescuers stored in caches in the mine, before the persons enter the mine;
- (i) issuing each person with a self-rescuer that is physically suitable for the person before the person enters the mine; and
- (ii) training persons in donning, changing over and using self-rescuers, including self-rescuers stored in caches in the mine, before the persons enter the mine;
- (d) for other breathing apparatus— (i) issuing the breathing apparatus to each person who is required to use the apparatus; and (ii) training persons who are required to use the breathing apparatus in using the apparatus.
- (i) issuing the breathing apparatus to each person who is required to use the apparatus; and
- (ii) training persons who are required to use the breathing apparatus in using the apparatus.
- (i) issuing each person with a self-rescuer that is physically suitable for the person before the person enters the mine; and
- (ii) training persons in donning, changing over and using self-rescuers, including self-rescuers stored in caches in the mine, before the persons enter the mine;
- (i) issuing the breathing apparatus to each person who is required to use the apparatus; and
- (ii) training persons who are required to use the breathing apparatus in using the apparatus.
- (a) the use of a self-rescuer at the mine by the following— (i) a person who is using the self-rescuer other than the self-rescuer that was issued permanently to the person; (ii) a temporary coal mine worker; (iii) a visitor;
- (i) a person who is using the self-rescuer other than the self-rescuer that was issued permanently to the person;
- (ii) a temporary coal mine worker;
- (iii) a visitor;
- (b) recording the following details about each temporary use of a self-rescuer at the mine— (i) the name of the person using the self-rescuer; (ii) the date and time the self-rescuer was taken or issued for use by the person; (iii) the unique identification of the self-rescuer;
- (i) the name of the person using the self-rescuer;
- (ii) the date and time the self-rescuer was taken or issued for use by the person;
- (iii) the unique identification of the self-rescuer;
- (c) removing a record mentioned in paragraph (b) when the person to whom the record applies returns the self-rescuer.
- (i) a person who is using the self-rescuer other than the self-rescuer that was issued permanently to the person;
- (ii) a temporary coal mine worker;
- (iii) a visitor;
- (i) the name of the person using the self-rescuer;
- (ii) the date and time the self-rescuer was taken or issued for use by the person;
- (iii) the unique identification of the self-rescuer;