78Portable gas detectors

78 Portable gas detectors

78 Portable gas detectors

(1) The mine operator of an underground coal mine must ensure a portable gas detector that meets the requirements of this section is provided to—

(a) each mining supervisor, and

(b) each person identified in the safety management system for the mine as being a person who requires a detector.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(2) A portable gas detector must be—

(a) fit for use at an underground coal mine, and

(b) capable of detecting—

(i) methane, carbon monoxide and oxygen, and

(ii) if the safety management system specifies additional gases, or additional gases in different circumstances—the specified gases.

(3) The safety management system for a mine must specify the type of portable gas detector a person must have if the person is required to be provided with a portable gas detector.