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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.228Providing portable gas detectors
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### sec.228 Providing portable gas detectors
The underground mine manager for an underground mine must ensure each person appointed under section 60 (8) or (9) of the Act for the mine is provided with a portable gas detector.
The underground mine manager may provide a portable gas detector to a person, other than a person appointed under section 60 (8) or (9) of the Act , only if the person is—
appointed by the underground mine manager to use the detector; and
competent in its use.
A person provided with a portable gas detector for an underground mine must keep the detector in the person’s possession or under the person’s direct control while the detector is in use underground.
(sec.228-ssec.1) The underground mine manager for an underground mine must ensure each person appointed under section 60 (8) or (9) of the Act for the mine is provided with a portable gas detector.
(sec.228-ssec.2) The underground mine manager may provide a portable gas detector to a person, other than a person appointed under section 60 (8) or (9) of the Act , only if the person is— appointed by the underground mine manager to use the detector; and competent in its use.
(sec.228-ssec.3) A person provided with a portable gas detector for an underground mine must keep the detector in the person’s possession or under the person’s direct control while the detector is in use underground.
- (a) appointed by the underground mine manager to use the detector; and
- (b) competent in its use.