sec.259Compressed air equipment

### sec.259 Compressed air equipment An underground mine’s safety and health management system must provide for managing risk from using compressed air underground. by locating compressors on the surface The system must provide for the electrical bonding to earth of compressed air equipment, hoses and pipes that are likely, during operation, to develop static electrical charges capable of causing an electric shock to a person or a spark. ventilation ducting a hose that is not antistatic This section does not apply to hoses used in the control system of a diesel engine using filtered air. (sec.259-ssec.1) An underground mine’s safety and health management system must provide for managing risk from using compressed air underground. by locating compressors on the surface (sec.259-ssec.2) The system must provide for the electrical bonding to earth of compressed air equipment, hoses and pipes that are likely, during operation, to develop static electrical charges capable of causing an electric shock to a person or a spark. ventilation ducting a hose that is not antistatic (sec.259-ssec.3) This section does not apply to hoses used in the control system of a diesel engine using filtered air. - 1 ventilation ducting - 2 a hose that is not antistatic