Queensland Consolidated Regulations

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATION 2017 - REG 247

247 Other explosion-protected electrical plant

(1) This section applies to explosion-protected electrical plant supplied with electricity by a trailing cable, other than plant—

(a) mentioned in sections 245 and 246 ; or

(b) fitted with an automatic methane detector; or

(c) having explosion protection category Ex ia.

(2) If a general body concentration of methane of at least 1.25% is detected around the plant, the person detecting the methane must immediately switch off the electricity supply to the equipment’s trailing cable.