Queensland Consolidated Regulations

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATION 2017 - REG 66

66 Braking systems

(1) A coal mine’s safety and health management system must provide for the continued effectiveness of braking systems on fixed and mobile plant used at the mine.

Examples of braking systems for subsection (1)—

1 hoist brakes on shovels or draglines

2 braking systems on winders

(2) The system must provide for the following—

(a) the dynamic testing of service brakes;

(b) appropriate testing of parking brakes, emergency brakes and other braking systems the failure of which may create a risk to a person;

(c) keeping a record of the brake test results in a location that is easily accessible by each coal mine worker at the mine.