Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.109Service and maintenance
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sec.109 Service and maintenance
The operator or site senior executive for a mine must ensure plant in use at the mine is serviced and maintained so the plant— is capable of performing its intended functions; and is within the condition and performance limits of its specifications. If a breakdown of the plant is likely to cause an unacceptable level of risk, the operator or site senior executive must ensure the servicing and maintenance is based on a preventive strategy. If the plant can not be serviced and maintained under subsection (1) , the operator or site senior executive must ensure the plant is taken out of service. s 109 amd 2019 SL No. 140 s 21 sch 1 (sec.109-ssec.1) The operator or site senior executive for a mine must ensure plant in use at the mine is serviced and maintained so the plant— is capable of performing its intended functions; and is within the condition and performance limits of its specifications. (sec.109-ssec.2) If a breakdown of the plant is likely to cause an unacceptable level of risk, the operator or site senior executive must ensure the servicing and maintenance is based on a preventive strategy. (sec.109-ssec.3) If the plant can not be serviced and maintained under subsection (1) , the operator or site senior executive must ensure the plant is taken out of service.
- (a) is capable of performing its intended functions; and
- (b) is within the condition and performance limits of its specifications.