Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.69Identifying interaction hazards before explosives are used
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sec.69 Identifying interaction hazards before explosives are used
The site senior executive for a mine must ensure that, before explosives are used at the mine, a risk management process is carried out to identify the hazards that may arise or interact from the use. Without limiting subsection (1) , the process must consider the following matters— ground at elevated temperature; radiation; reactive ground; lightning; extraneous electricity; sympathetic detonation; the triggering of secondary dust or gas explosions; unstable ground; energy originating from friction, impact, static and heat; unusual applications. clearing an accretion in a smelter Section 10 applies to the risk management process if the mine is required to have a safety and health management system under the Act . s 69 amd 2019 SL No. 140 s 21 sch 1 (sec.69-ssec.1) The site senior executive for a mine must ensure that, before explosives are used at the mine, a risk management process is carried out to identify the hazards that may arise or interact from the use. (sec.69-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the process must consider the following matters— ground at elevated temperature; radiation; reactive ground; lightning; extraneous electricity; sympathetic detonation; the triggering of secondary dust or gas explosions; unstable ground; energy originating from friction, impact, static and heat; unusual applications. clearing an accretion in a smelter (sec.69-ssec.3) Section 10 applies to the risk management process if the mine is required to have a safety and health management system under the Act .
- (a) ground at elevated temperature;
- (b) radiation;
- (c) reactive ground;
- (d) lightning;
- (e) extraneous electricity;
- (f) sympathetic detonation;
- (g) the triggering of secondary dust or gas explosions;
- (h) unstable ground;
- (i) energy originating from friction, impact, static and heat;
- (j) unusual applications. Example of an unusual application— clearing an accretion in a smelter