sec.173Mines rescue team

### sec.173 Mines rescue team The site senior executive for an underground mine must ensure— the mine has at least the required number of persons certified by an accredited corporation as competent in using self-contained breathing apparatus and emergency rescue procedures; and the persons are— coal mine workers at the mine; or other persons whose availability to assist in mines rescue at the mine is secured by an arrangement agreed to in writing by an inspector. In this section— required number , of persons for an underground mine, means the number that is the greater of the following— 5; 5% of the mine’s coal mine workers. (sec.173-ssec.1) The site senior executive for an underground mine must ensure— the mine has at least the required number of persons certified by an accredited corporation as competent in using self-contained breathing apparatus and emergency rescue procedures; and the persons are— coal mine workers at the mine; or other persons whose availability to assist in mines rescue at the mine is secured by an arrangement agreed to in writing by an inspector. (sec.173-ssec.2) In this section— required number , of persons for an underground mine, means the number that is the greater of the following— 5; 5% of the mine’s coal mine workers. - (a) the mine has at least the required number of persons certified by an accredited corporation as competent in using self-contained breathing apparatus and emergency rescue procedures; and - (b) the persons are— (i) coal mine workers at the mine; or (ii) other persons whose availability to assist in mines rescue at the mine is secured by an arrangement agreed to in writing by an inspector. - (i) coal mine workers at the mine; or - (ii) other persons whose availability to assist in mines rescue at the mine is secured by an arrangement agreed to in writing by an inspector. - (i) coal mine workers at the mine; or - (ii) other persons whose availability to assist in mines rescue at the mine is secured by an arrangement agreed to in writing by an inspector. - (a) 5; - (b) 5% of the mine’s coal mine workers.