Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.73Disposing of explosives
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sec.73 Disposing of explosives
The site senior executive for a mine must ensure the disposal of explosives on the surface of the mine complies with AS 2187. The site senior executive for a mine must also ensure explosives disposed of underground at the mine are disposed of other than by burning or burying. Before operations cease at the mine, the site senior executive must ensure all explosives at the mine are— located and accounted for; and either removed from site or disposed of under subsection (1) or (2) . For subsection (3) (a) , accounting for all explosives at the mine includes detailing, through appropriate record keeping, what has happened to all explosives that have been transported to the mine or manufactured at the mine. s 73 amd 2019 SL No. 140 s 21 sch 1 (sec.73-ssec.1) The site senior executive for a mine must ensure the disposal of explosives on the surface of the mine complies with AS 2187. (sec.73-ssec.2) The site senior executive for a mine must also ensure explosives disposed of underground at the mine are disposed of other than by burning or burying. (sec.73-ssec.3) Before operations cease at the mine, the site senior executive must ensure all explosives at the mine are— located and accounted for; and either removed from site or disposed of under subsection (1) or (2) . (sec.73-ssec.4) For subsection (3) (a) , accounting for all explosives at the mine includes detailing, through appropriate record keeping, what has happened to all explosives that have been transported to the mine or manufactured at the mine.
- (a) located and accounted for; and
- (b) either removed from site or disposed of under subsection (1) or (2) .