400What is a mining hazard?

400 What is a mining hazard?

(1) For the purposes of this Part, a mining hazard is—

(a) any activity, procedure, plant, process, substance, situation or other circumstance relating to work performed at a mine that could pose a risk to health or safety in relation to any of the following—

(i) ground or strata failure, including ground control, slope stability, rock falls, rock bursts and susceptibility to seismic activity;

(ii) inundation or inrush of any substance;

(iii) mine shafts and winding operations;

(iv) mining plant, including mobile plant and remote control equipment;

(v) heavy transport equipment;

(vi) mine fire or explosion;

(vii) gas outbursts;

(viii) loss of ventilation;

(ix) air quality including dust or other airborne contaminants;

(x) radiation from rock strata or other sources;

(xi) proximity to dangerous openings;

(xii) tailings dams;

(xiii) exposure to sodium cyanide and its reaction products; and

(b) any other activity, procedure, plant, process, substance, situation or other circumstance determined by the Authority to be a mining hazard under regulation 6.

Reg. 400(2) revoked by S.R. No. 176/2018 reg. 5.

Reg. 401 amended by S.R. No. 176/2018 reg. 6.