sec.189Repairing and testing reeling, trailing and feeder cables

### sec.189 Repairing and testing reeling, trailing and feeder cables An underground mine’s safety and health management system must provide for repairing and testing reeling, trailing and feeder cables. A person must not use a reeling, trailing or feeder cable at an underground mine if the cable— has been found to be defective; and has not been effectively repaired and tested under the system. Subsection (2) does not apply if— only the outer sheath of the cable is damaged; and before the cable is used, the sheath is repaired in a way that satisfies a competent person that the cable can be used without creating an unacceptable level of risk. In this section— competent person means a person who is competent in assessing the level of risk from a damaged cable. (sec.189-ssec.1) An underground mine’s safety and health management system must provide for repairing and testing reeling, trailing and feeder cables. (sec.189-ssec.2) A person must not use a reeling, trailing or feeder cable at an underground mine if the cable— has been found to be defective; and has not been effectively repaired and tested under the system. (sec.189-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply if— only the outer sheath of the cable is damaged; and before the cable is used, the sheath is repaired in a way that satisfies a competent person that the cable can be used without creating an unacceptable level of risk. (sec.189-ssec.4) In this section— competent person means a person who is competent in assessing the level of risk from a damaged cable. - (a) has been found to be defective; and - (b) has not been effectively repaired and tested under the system. - (a) only the outer sheath of the cable is damaged; and - (b) before the cable is used, the sheath is repaired in a way that satisfies a competent person that the cable can be used without creating an unacceptable level of risk.