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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.94Checking and examining work areas
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### sec.94 Checking and examining work areas
A coal mine must have a standard operating procedure for—
checking the condition of a work area before coal mine workers proceed to the work area; and
examining the area, before workers start work in the work area, to check for hazards.
The procedure must provide for a check and examination of each coal mine worker’s specific work area to be carried out by the coal mine worker.
(sec.94-ssec.1) A coal mine must have a standard operating procedure for— checking the condition of a work area before coal mine workers proceed to the work area; and examining the area, before workers start work in the work area, to check for hazards.
(sec.94-ssec.2) The procedure must provide for a check and examination of each coal mine worker’s specific work area to be carried out by the coal mine worker.
- (a) checking the condition of a work area before coal mine workers proceed to the work area; and
- (b) examining the area, before workers start work in the work area, to check for hazards.