Queensland Consolidated Regulations

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATION 2017 - REG 209

209 Issuing, and dealing with, explosives

(1) A person must not issue explosives to a person at an underground mine unless the person to whom the explosives are issued—

(a) has the underground mine manager’s authority to be issued with the explosives; and

(b) either—

(i) has the recognised competencies of an underground shotfirer; or

(ii) is working under the direction of an underground shotfirer and—

(A) has the recognised competencies of an assistant underground shotfirer; or

(B) is undergoing training as an underground shotfirer or assistant underground shotfirer.

(2) A person must not deal with explosives at an underground mine unless the person—

(a) has the underground mine manager’s authority to be issued with the explosives; and

(b) either—

(i) has the recognised competencies of an underground shotfirer; or

(ii) is working under the direction of an underground shotfirer and—

(A) has the recognised competencies of an assistant underground shotfirer; or

(B) is undergoing training as an underground shotfirer or assistant underground shotfirer.

(3) An assistant underground shotfirer must not connect or fire explosive charges.

(4) In this section—

"deal" , with an explosive, means handle, prepare, charge or fire the explosive.