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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.361Prohibition on working in poor quality air
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### sec.361 Prohibition on working in poor quality air
A person must not knowingly work or travel in a place at an underground mine where the general body concentration of an atmospheric contaminant exceeds—
for an atmospheric contaminant mentioned in schedule 6 , column 1—the concentration stated in schedule 6 , column 2 or 3, opposite the name of the contaminant; or
for carbon dioxide—12,500ppm.
Subsection (1) (a) does not apply if the person is working or travelling in the place—
in an emergency; or
in the circumstances mentioned in section 359 (2) or (3) .
Subsection (1) (b) does not apply if the person is working or travelling in the place—
in an emergency; or
in the circumstances mentioned in section 360 (2) or (3) .
(sec.361-ssec.1) A person must not knowingly work or travel in a place at an underground mine where the general body concentration of an atmospheric contaminant exceeds— for an atmospheric contaminant mentioned in schedule 6 , column 1—the concentration stated in schedule 6 , column 2 or 3, opposite the name of the contaminant; or for carbon dioxide—12,500ppm.
(sec.361-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply if the person is working or travelling in the place— in an emergency; or in the circumstances mentioned in section 359 (2) or (3) .
(sec.361-ssec.3) Subsection (1) (b) does not apply if the person is working or travelling in the place— in an emergency; or in the circumstances mentioned in section 360 (2) or (3) .
- (a) for an atmospheric contaminant mentioned in schedule 6 , column 1—the concentration stated in schedule 6 , column 2 or 3, opposite the name of the contaminant; or
- (b) for carbon dioxide—12,500ppm.
- (a) in an emergency; or
- (b) in the circumstances mentioned in section 359 (2) or (3) .
- (a) in an emergency; or
- (b) in the circumstances mentioned in section 360 (2) or (3) .