Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.105Commissioning
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sec.105 Commissioning
The operator or site senior executive for a mine must ensure plant is commissioned in its operating environment at the mine before the plant is used to ensure the following matters— its integration into the operating environment and associated systems; the plant performs within its specifications, if any, held at the mine under section 112 ; hazard controls for the plant are adequate and operating within the specifications mentioned in paragraph (b) ; mine workers who are required to operate the plant are competent to operate the plant safely. The operator or site senior executive must ensure— the commissioning is carried out in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions; and adequate precautions are taken to protect the safety and health of persons if— the plant fails during commissioning; or it is necessary to commission the plant without all hazard controls for the plant operating effectively. s 105 amd 2019 SL No. 140 s 21 sch 1 (sec.105-ssec.1) The operator or site senior executive for a mine must ensure plant is commissioned in its operating environment at the mine before the plant is used to ensure the following matters— its integration into the operating environment and associated systems; the plant performs within its specifications, if any, held at the mine under section 112 ; hazard controls for the plant are adequate and operating within the specifications mentioned in paragraph (b) ; mine workers who are required to operate the plant are competent to operate the plant safely. (sec.105-ssec.2) The operator or site senior executive must ensure— the commissioning is carried out in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions; and adequate precautions are taken to protect the safety and health of persons if— the plant fails during commissioning; or it is necessary to commission the plant without all hazard controls for the plant operating effectively.
- (a) its integration into the operating environment and associated systems;
- (b) the plant performs within its specifications, if any, held at the mine under section 112 ;
- (c) hazard controls for the plant are adequate and operating within the specifications mentioned in paragraph (b) ;
- (d) mine workers who are required to operate the plant are competent to operate the plant safely.
- (a) the commissioning is carried out in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions; and
- (b) adequate precautions are taken to protect the safety and health of persons if— (i) the plant fails during commissioning; or (ii) it is necessary to commission the plant without all hazard controls for the plant operating effectively.
- (i) the plant fails during commissioning; or
- (ii) it is necessary to commission the plant without all hazard controls for the plant operating effectively.