Queensland Consolidated Regulations

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATION 2017 - REG 155

155 Fire officers

(1) The underground mine manager for an underground mine must appoint, in writing, at least 1 person as a fire officer for the mine.

(2) The fire officer is responsible for the following—

(a) inspecting, testing and maintaining all fire fighting equipment;

(b) keeping records of the inspection, testing and maintenance of fire fighting equipment;

(c) establishing fire prevention and control training needs and ensuring the training is carried out;

(d) ensuring the currency of all fire fighting plans and procedures;

(e) testing, and reporting on, the condition of the mine’s communication system.