90Ventilation and belt conveyor components to be FRAS

90 Ventilation and belt conveyor components to be FRAS

90 Ventilation and belt conveyor components to be FRAS

(1) This section applies to the following items of plant—

(a) a component of the ventilation system of an underground coal mine,

(b) conveyor belting and conveyor accessories used at an underground coal mine or in a reclaim tunnel at a coal mine.

(2) The regulator may, by notice published in the Gazette, identify an item of plant to which this section applies and specify the testing and certification process for determining whether the item of plant is fire resistant anti-static (FRAS).

(3) The mine operator of a coal mine must ensure an item of plant specified in a notice under this section is not used at the mine unless it has been tested and certified in accordance with the notice.

Maximum penalty (subsection (3))—

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

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