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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
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### sec.318 Standard operating procedure
An underground mine must have a standard operating procedure for carrying out second workings.
The procedure must be based on the results of the risk assessment mentioned in section 317 .
The mine must have a separate procedure for each panel in the mine.
However, if the hazards in each panel in a group of panels are the same, the mine may have a standard operating procedure for the group.
The procedure must provide for establishing—
methods for the following—
coal extraction;
strata control and support;
ventilation;
controlling spontaneous combustion;
monitoring and recording extraction progress; and
the coal extraction sequence.
(sec.318-ssec.1) An underground mine must have a standard operating procedure for carrying out second workings.
(sec.318-ssec.2) The procedure must be based on the results of the risk assessment mentioned in section 317 .
(sec.318-ssec.3) The mine must have a separate procedure for each panel in the mine.
(sec.318-ssec.4) However, if the hazards in each panel in a group of panels are the same, the mine may have a standard operating procedure for the group.
(sec.318-ssec.5) The procedure must provide for establishing— methods for the following— coal extraction; strata control and support; ventilation; controlling spontaneous combustion; monitoring and recording extraction progress; and the coal extraction sequence.
- (a) methods for the following— (i) coal extraction; (ii) strata control and support; (iii) ventilation; (iv) controlling spontaneous combustion; (v) monitoring and recording extraction progress; and
- (i) coal extraction;
- (ii) strata control and support;
- (iii) ventilation;
- (iv) controlling spontaneous combustion;
- (v) monitoring and recording extraction progress; and
- (b) the coal extraction sequence.
- (i) coal extraction;
- (ii) strata control and support;
- (iii) ventilation;
- (iv) controlling spontaneous combustion;
- (v) monitoring and recording extraction progress; and