South Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 646

646—Dust explosion

        (1)         In complying with regulation 617, the mine operator of an underground mine must manage risks to health and safety associated with an explosion associated with dust at the mine.

        (2)         In managing risks to health and safety associated with dust at the mine, the mine operator must implement control measures that, so far as is reasonably practicable—

            (a)         minimise the generation of potentially explosive dusts; and

            (b)         suppress, collect and remove potentially explosive airborne dusts; and

            (c)         suppress any dust explosion; and

            (d)         restrict the propagation of any dust explosion so that other areas are not affected.

Note—

General requirements for managing risks from airborne contaminants and hazardous atmospheres are set out in Division 3 Subdivision 2 of this Part (all mines, including underground mines) and in Divisions 7 and 8 of Chapter 3 Part 2 (all workplaces, including mines).