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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.237Explosion-protected load-haul dump vehicle powered by a battery or internal combustion engine
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### sec.237 Explosion-protected load-haul dump vehicle powered by a battery or internal combustion engine
This section applies to an explosion-protected load-haul dump vehicle powered by a battery or an internal combustion engine.
The vehicle must be fitted with at least 1 automatic methane detector to detect the general body concentration of methane around the vehicle.
The detector must automatically—
activate a visible alarm to warn the operator when the concentration exceeds 1%; and
either—
trip the electricity supply to the vehicle’s electrical motors when the concentration exceeds 2%; or
stop the vehicle’s internal combustion engine when the concentration exceeds 1.25%.
(sec.237-ssec.1) This section applies to an explosion-protected load-haul dump vehicle powered by a battery or an internal combustion engine.
(sec.237-ssec.2) The vehicle must be fitted with at least 1 automatic methane detector to detect the general body concentration of methane around the vehicle.
(sec.237-ssec.3) The detector must automatically— activate a visible alarm to warn the operator when the concentration exceeds 1%; and either— trip the electricity supply to the vehicle’s electrical motors when the concentration exceeds 2%; or stop the vehicle’s internal combustion engine when the concentration exceeds 1.25%.
- (a) activate a visible alarm to warn the operator when the concentration exceeds 1%; and
- (b) either— (i) trip the electricity supply to the vehicle’s electrical motors when the concentration exceeds 2%; or (ii) stop the vehicle’s internal combustion engine when the concentration exceeds 1.25%.
- (i) trip the electricity supply to the vehicle’s electrical motors when the concentration exceeds 2%; or
- (ii) stop the vehicle’s internal combustion engine when the concentration exceeds 1.25%.
- (i) trip the electricity supply to the vehicle’s electrical motors when the concentration exceeds 2%; or
- (ii) stop the vehicle’s internal combustion engine when the concentration exceeds 1.25%.