Queensland Consolidated Regulations

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATION 2017 - REG 206

206 Temporarily storing explosives underground

(1) The underground mine manager for an underground mine must ensure explosives in a quantity appropriate for a particular job at the mine are stored in an underground explosive storage under this section only while the job is in progress.

(2) The underground explosive storage must—

(a) be—

(i) in a NERZ; and

(ii) in a location that minimises the risk of the explosives suffering an impact or being buried or burnt; and

(iii) free of rubbish, particularly rubbish of a flammable nature; and

(iv) clearly marked by a flashing red light, or other warning device, as an underground explosive storage; and

(b) have fire fighting facilities situated on the intake air side close to the storage.

(3) Material other than explosives and explosive containers must not be stored in the storage.

(4) A container of detonators must be stored separately, by at least 10m, from a container of other explosive in the storage.

(5) The underground mine manager must keep a record of the number and location of underground explosive storages at the mine.

(6) The underground mine manager must ensure that when the job is finished, or if the job is delayed for more than 48 hours, all unused explosives for the job are returned immediately and stored in surface magazines.