Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.36AEscapeways from underground
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sec.36A Escapeways from underground
The underground mine manager or, if there is no underground mine manager, the site senior executive for a mine, must ensure that, before stoping operations start at the mine, the mine has at least 2 trafficable egresses (the escapeways ), complying with subsection (2) , accessible from all stoping operations to the surface. The escapeways must— be located strategically to manage risk; and allow for the passage of rescue persons and rescue equipment, including stretchers; and be separated in a way that an event happening in 1 of the escapeways would not prevent persons escaping through the other escapeway. The underground mine manager or, if there is no underground mine manager, the site senior executive for the mine, must ensure each of the escapeways is— maintained in a safe, accessible and usable condition; and adequately marked or signposted, having regard to the potential for reduced visibility in an emergency. s 36A amd 2019 SL No. 140 s 21 sch 1 (sec.36A-ssec.1) The underground mine manager or, if there is no underground mine manager, the site senior executive for a mine, must ensure that, before stoping operations start at the mine, the mine has at least 2 trafficable egresses (the escapeways ), complying with subsection (2) , accessible from all stoping operations to the surface. (sec.36A-ssec.2) The escapeways must— be located strategically to manage risk; and allow for the passage of rescue persons and rescue equipment, including stretchers; and be separated in a way that an event happening in 1 of the escapeways would not prevent persons escaping through the other escapeway. (sec.36A-ssec.5) The underground mine manager or, if there is no underground mine manager, the site senior executive for the mine, must ensure each of the escapeways is— maintained in a safe, accessible and usable condition; and adequately marked or signposted, having regard to the potential for reduced visibility in an emergency.
- (a) be located strategically to manage risk; and
- (b) allow for the passage of rescue persons and rescue equipment, including stretchers; and
- (c) be separated in a way that an event happening in 1 of the escapeways would not prevent persons escaping through the other escapeway.
- (a) maintained in a safe, accessible and usable condition; and
- (b) adequately marked or signposted, having regard to the potential for reduced visibility in an emergency.