Queensland Consolidated Regulations

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATION 2017 - REG 337

337 Evacuation and escape from drifts and shafts

(1) The site senior executive for an underground mine must ensure suitable equipment is provided in each drift and shaft, including a staple shaft, being sunk at the mine to enable each person working in the drift or shaft excavation to be evacuated to a place of safety if the person is injured or an emergency happens.

(2) The site senior executive must also ensure each shaft being sunk has a way for persons to escape from the floor to the sinking stage.