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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.226Acknowledging alarms
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### sec.226 Acknowledging alarms
An underground mine must have a standard operating procedure for acknowledging alarms that are activated when gas alarm levels are exceeded.
The procedure must provide for at least 1 person to be—
on the surface when a person is underground; and
authorised by the underground mine manager for the mine to acknowledge the alarms.
(sec.226-ssec.1) An underground mine must have a standard operating procedure for acknowledging alarms that are activated when gas alarm levels are exceeded.
(sec.226-ssec.2) The procedure must provide for at least 1 person to be— on the surface when a person is underground; and authorised by the underground mine manager for the mine to acknowledge the alarms.
- (a) on the surface when a person is underground; and
- (b) authorised by the underground mine manager for the mine to acknowledge the alarms.