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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.88BAsbestos, other than asbestos material installed in buildings and plant
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### sec.88B Asbestos, other than asbestos material installed in buildings and plant
This section applies to asbestos occurring naturally at a mine.
The site senior executive for a coal mine must ensure—
action is taken to prevent the exposure of persons to the asbestos; or
if the exposure can not be prevented, action is taken to protect the health of persons at the mine from the effect of the asbestos.
The site senior executive must ensure monitoring or assessment of airborne asbestos is carried out under the NOHSC document entitled ‘Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Dust [NOHSC:3003]’.
(sec.88B-ssec.1) This section applies to asbestos occurring naturally at a mine.
(sec.88B-ssec.2) The site senior executive for a coal mine must ensure— action is taken to prevent the exposure of persons to the asbestos; or if the exposure can not be prevented, action is taken to protect the health of persons at the mine from the effect of the asbestos.
(sec.88B-ssec.3) The site senior executive must ensure monitoring or assessment of airborne asbestos is carried out under the NOHSC document entitled ‘Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Dust [NOHSC:3003]’.
- (a) action is taken to prevent the exposure of persons to the asbestos; or
- (b) if the exposure can not be prevented, action is taken to protect the health of persons at the mine from the effect of the asbestos.