104Personal protective equipment in emergencies

104 Personal protective equipment in emergencies

104 Personal protective equipment in emergencies

(1) This section applies in relation to a worker who is to enter an underground mine in an emergency to carry out first aid or rescue procedures.

(2) The mine operator of the underground mine must ensure oxygen or air supplied respiratory equipment is available for use by, and is provided to, the worker in an emergency in which—

(a) the concentration of oxygen falls below a safe oxygen level, or

(b) the atmosphere at the underground mine has a harmful concentration of an airborne contaminant, or

(c) there is a serious risk of the atmosphere at the underground mine becoming affected in the way referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) while the worker is at the underground mine.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.

(3) The mine operator must ensure suitable personal protective equipment is available for use by, and is provided to, the worker in an emergency.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.

(4) The mine operator must, as far as reasonably practicable, ensure a worker uses the personal protective equipment provided under subsection (2) or (3).

Maximum penalty (subsection (4))—

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.