sec.329Emergency sealing

### sec.329 Emergency sealing This section applies if an underground mine, or part of an underground mine, needs to be sealed in an emergency. The underground mine manager for the mine must— immediately notify an inspector and an industry, or site, safety and health representative of the proposed sealing; and ensure the sealing is carried out in a way that achieves an acceptable level of risk; and as soon as practicable after the sealing, give an inspector notice about the sealing. If the notification mentioned in subsection (2) (a) is given orally, the underground mine manager must confirm the notification in writing as soon as practicable. The notice mentioned in subsection (2) (c) must state the following details about the sealing— the sealing procedure; the location of the seals in the mine; the area of the mine sealed; any evidence of ignition sources being present in the area sealed; predictions of the rates at which methane and other gases will accumulate in the sealed area; the gas monitoring procedures carried out during and after the sealing. (sec.329-ssec.1) This section applies if an underground mine, or part of an underground mine, needs to be sealed in an emergency. (sec.329-ssec.2) The underground mine manager for the mine must— immediately notify an inspector and an industry, or site, safety and health representative of the proposed sealing; and ensure the sealing is carried out in a way that achieves an acceptable level of risk; and as soon as practicable after the sealing, give an inspector notice about the sealing. (sec.329-ssec.3) If the notification mentioned in subsection (2) (a) is given orally, the underground mine manager must confirm the notification in writing as soon as practicable. (sec.329-ssec.4) The notice mentioned in subsection (2) (c) must state the following details about the sealing— the sealing procedure; the location of the seals in the mine; the area of the mine sealed; any evidence of ignition sources being present in the area sealed; predictions of the rates at which methane and other gases will accumulate in the sealed area; the gas monitoring procedures carried out during and after the sealing. - (a) immediately notify an inspector and an industry, or site, safety and health representative of the proposed sealing; and - (b) ensure the sealing is carried out in a way that achieves an acceptable level of risk; and - (c) as soon as practicable after the sealing, give an inspector notice about the sealing. - (a) the sealing procedure; - (b) the location of the seals in the mine; - (c) the area of the mine sealed; - (d) any evidence of ignition sources being present in the area sealed; - (e) predictions of the rates at which methane and other gases will accumulate in the sealed area; - (f) the gas monitoring procedures carried out during and after the sealing.