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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.56GMonitoring, and taking action about, hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods
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### sec.56G Monitoring, and taking action about, hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods
The site senior executive for a coal mine must ensure appropriate monitoring in relation to a hazardous chemical, or dangerous goods, at the mine is carried out to—
check the location and amount of the chemical or goods on-site; and
check for deterioration of the chemical or goods, or any packaging of the chemical or goods; and
ensure the chemical or goods are fit for intended use; and
detect leaks, spills and unintended emissions of the chemical or goods; and
detect misuse, theft or other loss of the chemical or goods.
The monitoring must be carried out under any standard operating procedure or other procedure that applies to the monitoring.
The site senior executive for the coal mine must ensure a hazardous chemical is, or dangerous goods are, disposed of under section 56I if the monitoring shows—
deterioration of the chemical or goods; or
unfitness for use of the chemical or goods.
s 56G ins 2019 SL No. 140 s 5
(sec.56G-ssec.1) The site senior executive for a coal mine must ensure appropriate monitoring in relation to a hazardous chemical, or dangerous goods, at the mine is carried out to— check the location and amount of the chemical or goods on-site; and check for deterioration of the chemical or goods, or any packaging of the chemical or goods; and ensure the chemical or goods are fit for intended use; and detect leaks, spills and unintended emissions of the chemical or goods; and detect misuse, theft or other loss of the chemical or goods.
(sec.56G-ssec.2) The monitoring must be carried out under any standard operating procedure or other procedure that applies to the monitoring.
(sec.56G-ssec.3) The site senior executive for the coal mine must ensure a hazardous chemical is, or dangerous goods are, disposed of under section 56I if the monitoring shows— deterioration of the chemical or goods; or unfitness for use of the chemical or goods.
- (a) check the location and amount of the chemical or goods on-site; and
- (b) check for deterioration of the chemical or goods, or any packaging of the chemical or goods; and
- (c) ensure the chemical or goods are fit for intended use; and
- (d) detect leaks, spills and unintended emissions of the chemical or goods; and
- (e) detect misuse, theft or other loss of the chemical or goods.
- (a) deterioration of the chemical or goods; or
- (b) unfitness for use of the chemical or goods.