sec.326Notice of intention to seal mine

### sec.326 Notice of intention to seal mine At least 30 days before an underground mine, or part of an underground mine, is sealed, the underground mine manager for the mine must give notice of the proposed sealing to— an inspector; and an industry, or site, safety and health representative for the mine. The notice must state the following, based on a risk assessment process— the proposed sealing procedure; the proposed location of the seals in the mine; the area of the mine proposed to be sealed; any evidence of ignition sources being present in the area to be sealed; predictions of the rates at which methane and other gases will accumulate in the sealed area; the gas monitoring procedures to be carried out during and after the sealing. Despite subsection (1) , the underground mine manager may, with the inspector’s written agreement, give the notice to the inspector less than 30 days before the proposed sealing. This section does not apply to sealing the mine in an emergency. (sec.326-ssec.1) At least 30 days before an underground mine, or part of an underground mine, is sealed, the underground mine manager for the mine must give notice of the proposed sealing to— an inspector; and an industry, or site, safety and health representative for the mine. (sec.326-ssec.2) The notice must state the following, based on a risk assessment process— the proposed sealing procedure; the proposed location of the seals in the mine; the area of the mine proposed to be sealed; any evidence of ignition sources being present in the area to be sealed; predictions of the rates at which methane and other gases will accumulate in the sealed area; the gas monitoring procedures to be carried out during and after the sealing. (sec.326-ssec.3) Despite subsection (1) , the underground mine manager may, with the inspector’s written agreement, give the notice to the inspector less than 30 days before the proposed sealing. (sec.326-ssec.4) This section does not apply to sealing the mine in an emergency. - (a) an inspector; and - (b) an industry, or site, safety and health representative for the mine. - (a) the proposed sealing procedure; - (b) the proposed location of the seals in the mine; - (c) the area of the mine proposed to be sealed; - (d) any evidence of ignition sources being present in the area to be sealed; - (e) predictions of the rates at which methane and other gases will accumulate in the sealed area; - (f) the gas monitoring procedures to be carried out during and after the sealing.