sec.143Heat

sec.143 Heat

The site senior executive for a mine must ensure the mine has a system for managing the risk to persons from heat in places at the mine where the wet bulb temperature exceeds 27ºC. The system must provide for setting maximum wet and dry bulb temperature limits for the persons’ exposure having regard to subsection (3) and any criteria stated in a guideline for managing heat. The site senior executive for a mine must also ensure a person is not exposed to a wet bulb temperature exceeding 34ºC at the mine unless the person is— engaged in work to reduce the temperature and authorised by the person’s employer or supervisor to carry out the work; or a mines rescue member carrying out training or emergency response under procedures documented in the system; or being evacuated in an emergency. s 143 amd 2019 SL No. 140 s 21 sch 1 (sec.143-ssec.1) The site senior executive for a mine must ensure the mine has a system for managing the risk to persons from heat in places at the mine where the wet bulb temperature exceeds 27ºC. (sec.143-ssec.2) The system must provide for setting maximum wet and dry bulb temperature limits for the persons’ exposure having regard to subsection (3) and any criteria stated in a guideline for managing heat. (sec.143-ssec.3) The site senior executive for a mine must also ensure a person is not exposed to a wet bulb temperature exceeding 34ºC at the mine unless the person is— engaged in work to reduce the temperature and authorised by the person’s employer or supervisor to carry out the work; or a mines rescue member carrying out training or emergency response under procedures documented in the system; or being evacuated in an emergency.

• (a) engaged in work to reduce the temperature and authorised by the person’s employer or supervisor to carry out the work; or
• (b) a mines rescue member carrying out training or emergency response under procedures documented in the system; or
• (c) being evacuated in an emergency.