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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.221Standard operating procedures
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### sec.221 Standard operating procedures
An underground mine must have a standard operating procedure for using explosives and explosive-powered tools based on the risk assessment carried out under section 203 .
The procedure must provide for the following—
transporting explosives underground;
storing explosives underground;
selecting, handling, preparing, charging and firing explosives;
using explosive-powered tools;
inspecting for flammable gas and combustible dust before a shot or explosive-powered tool is fired;
inspecting for flammable gas, airborne contaminants, blast damage and misfires after a shot is fired;
establishing the location of—
other workplaces likely to be affected by the shotfiring; and
persons likely to be affected by a shot or explosive-powered tool;
warning persons mentioned in paragraph (g) (ii) and, if necessary, evacuating them or preventing them from entering a dangerous place;
preventing persons being affected by fumes from used explosives;
protecting strata supports, ventilation control devices, equipment and other structures from blast damage;
dealing with misfired explosives or things likely to contain a misfired explosive;
testing equipment used for shotfiring;
conditions under which, and locations where, only explosives declared under the Explosives Act 1999 , section 8 to be authorised explosives may be used for shotfiring purposes;
recording blasting details;
disposing of explosives safely.
(sec.221-ssec.1) An underground mine must have a standard operating procedure for using explosives and explosive-powered tools based on the risk assessment carried out under section 203 .
(sec.221-ssec.2) The procedure must provide for the following— transporting explosives underground; storing explosives underground; selecting, handling, preparing, charging and firing explosives; using explosive-powered tools; inspecting for flammable gas and combustible dust before a shot or explosive-powered tool is fired; inspecting for flammable gas, airborne contaminants, blast damage and misfires after a shot is fired; establishing the location of— other workplaces likely to be affected by the shotfiring; and persons likely to be affected by a shot or explosive-powered tool; warning persons mentioned in paragraph (g) (ii) and, if necessary, evacuating them or preventing them from entering a dangerous place; preventing persons being affected by fumes from used explosives; protecting strata supports, ventilation control devices, equipment and other structures from blast damage; dealing with misfired explosives or things likely to contain a misfired explosive; testing equipment used for shotfiring; conditions under which, and locations where, only explosives declared under the Explosives Act 1999 , section 8 to be authorised explosives may be used for shotfiring purposes; recording blasting details; disposing of explosives safely.
- (a) transporting explosives underground;
- (b) storing explosives underground;
- (c) selecting, handling, preparing, charging and firing explosives;
- (d) using explosive-powered tools;
- (e) inspecting for flammable gas and combustible dust before a shot or explosive-powered tool is fired;
- (f) inspecting for flammable gas, airborne contaminants, blast damage and misfires after a shot is fired;
- (g) establishing the location of— (i) other workplaces likely to be affected by the shotfiring; and (ii) persons likely to be affected by a shot or explosive-powered tool;
- (i) other workplaces likely to be affected by the shotfiring; and
- (ii) persons likely to be affected by a shot or explosive-powered tool;
- (h) warning persons mentioned in paragraph (g) (ii) and, if necessary, evacuating them or preventing them from entering a dangerous place;
- (i) preventing persons being affected by fumes from used explosives;
- (j) protecting strata supports, ventilation control devices, equipment and other structures from blast damage;
- (k) dealing with misfired explosives or things likely to contain a misfired explosive;
- (l) testing equipment used for shotfiring;
- (m) conditions under which, and locations where, only explosives declared under the Explosives Act 1999 , section 8 to be authorised explosives may be used for shotfiring purposes;
- (n) recording blasting details;
- (o) disposing of explosives safely.
- (i) other workplaces likely to be affected by the shotfiring; and
- (ii) persons likely to be affected by a shot or explosive-powered tool;