Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.37Refuges
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sec.37 Refuges
This section applies to a mine if refuges for emergencies are decided as necessary for the mine under section 32 . The site senior executive for the mine must ensure the mine has the following things as are appropriate, having regard to the nature and complexity of the mine’s operations— fresh air bases; self-contained refuge chambers; secure areas where persons can be protected against the hazard causing the incident. A person must seek refuge until rescued if— an emergency happens at a mine and creates, or is likely to create, an unacceptable level of risk for the person; and the person can not be evacuated promptly from the area of unacceptable risk. s 37 amd 2019 SL No. 140 s 21 sch 1 (sec.37-ssec.1) This section applies to a mine if refuges for emergencies are decided as necessary for the mine under section 32 . (sec.37-ssec.2) The site senior executive for the mine must ensure the mine has the following things as are appropriate, having regard to the nature and complexity of the mine’s operations— fresh air bases; self-contained refuge chambers; secure areas where persons can be protected against the hazard causing the incident. (sec.37-ssec.3) A person must seek refuge until rescued if— an emergency happens at a mine and creates, or is likely to create, an unacceptable level of risk for the person; and the person can not be evacuated promptly from the area of unacceptable risk.
- (a) fresh air bases;
- (b) self-contained refuge chambers;
- (c) secure areas where persons can be protected against the hazard causing the incident.
- (a) an emergency happens at a mine and creates, or is likely to create, an unacceptable level of risk for the person; and
- (b) the person can not be evacuated promptly from the area of unacceptable risk.