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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.178Communication by notices and plans
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### sec.178 Communication by notices and plans
The underground mine manager for an underground mine must ensure the mine has noticeboards for displaying safety and health notices and plans—
at the surface of the mine where coal mine workers assemble before going underground; and
in each underground crib room.
The underground mine manager must ensure the safety and health notices mentioned in subsection (3) are displayed at—
each place mentioned in subsection (1) ; and
each place containing fixed electrical equipment other than the following—
cables;
switchgear associated with portable equipment;
isolated remote control switches;
lighting;
communications and signalling equipment.
For subsection (2) , the safety and health notices are notices about the following—
directions for resuscitating persons suffering from electric shock;
directions for the procedure in case of fire;
a direction prohibiting a person from handling, operating or interfering with electrical equipment at the place unless the person—
is authorised to take the action; or
is taking action to cut off the electricity supply in an emergency.
(sec.178-ssec.1) The underground mine manager for an underground mine must ensure the mine has noticeboards for displaying safety and health notices and plans— at the surface of the mine where coal mine workers assemble before going underground; and in each underground crib room.
(sec.178-ssec.2) The underground mine manager must ensure the safety and health notices mentioned in subsection (3) are displayed at— each place mentioned in subsection (1) ; and each place containing fixed electrical equipment other than the following— cables; switchgear associated with portable equipment; isolated remote control switches; lighting; communications and signalling equipment.
(sec.178-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , the safety and health notices are notices about the following— directions for resuscitating persons suffering from electric shock; directions for the procedure in case of fire; a direction prohibiting a person from handling, operating or interfering with electrical equipment at the place unless the person— is authorised to take the action; or is taking action to cut off the electricity supply in an emergency.
- (a) at the surface of the mine where coal mine workers assemble before going underground; and
- (b) in each underground crib room.
- (a) each place mentioned in subsection (1) ; and
- (b) each place containing fixed electrical equipment other than the following— (i) cables; (ii) switchgear associated with portable equipment; (iii) isolated remote control switches; (iv) lighting; (v) communications and signalling equipment.
- (i) cables;
- (ii) switchgear associated with portable equipment;
- (iii) isolated remote control switches;
- (iv) lighting;
- (v) communications and signalling equipment.
- (i) cables;
- (ii) switchgear associated with portable equipment;
- (iii) isolated remote control switches;
- (iv) lighting;
- (v) communications and signalling equipment.
- (a) directions for resuscitating persons suffering from electric shock;
- (b) directions for the procedure in case of fire;
- (c) a direction prohibiting a person from handling, operating or interfering with electrical equipment at the place unless the person— (i) is authorised to take the action; or (ii) is taking action to cut off the electricity supply in an emergency.
- (i) is authorised to take the action; or
- (ii) is taking action to cut off the electricity supply in an emergency.
- (i) is authorised to take the action; or
- (ii) is taking action to cut off the electricity supply in an emergency.