Sch 20Prohibited uses in mines

Schedule 20 — Prohibited uses in mines

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| Column 1<br>Item and substance | Column 2<br>Prohibited Use | | Internal combustion engine (other than a compression ignition engine) | All uses underground | | Polyurethane products used for strata injection, void filling and ventilation sealants that undergo the polymeric process underground | All uses underground | | Compressed natural gas | In an underground mine in an internal or external combustion engine | | Hydrogen | In an underground mine in an internal or external combustion engine | | Liquid petroleum gas | In an underground mine in an internal or external combustion engine | | Petrol | In an underground mine in an internal or external combustion engine | | Ignition sources<br>Examples:<br>Cigarettes, matches, lighters, naked flame, naked light, firearms | All uses in an underground coal mine<br>While carrying, handling or using any explosive or initiating system or within 8 metres of any explosive or initiating system at a mine<br>All uses at a work area at a mine where solvents are used<br>All uses at a work area at a mine where flammable vapours are present<br>All uses in a shaft conveyance at a mine<br>All uses in a refuge at a mine during an emergency | | Explosive power tools | All uses in an underground coal mine | | Explosives, detonators and exploders (excluding explosive power tools) | All uses at a mine, unless for the purpose of shotfiring | | Non‑fire resistant and non‑antistatic (non‑FRAS) products | In an underground coal mine in ventilation plant and conveyor belts and accessories |