South Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 654

654—Duty to prepare ventilation control plan

        (1)         The mine operator of an underground mine must ensure that a ventilation control plan is prepared to provide for the management of all aspects of ventilation at the mine.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         in the case of an individual—$6 000;

            (b)         in the case of a body corporate—$30 000.

        (2)         The ventilation control plan must describe all control measures implemented in relation to ventilation at the mine.

        (3)         Without limiting subregulation (2), the ventilation control plan must include a description of the following, if applicable to the mine:

            (a)         the design and operation of the ventilation system, including the standards applying to the placement, operation, maintenance and monitoring of ventilation plant;

            (b)         arrangements for inspecting, monitoring, maintaining and testing the ventilation system;

            (c)         arrangements for managing risks to health and safety associated with potential inrush hazards and leakage into intake airways of atmospheric contaminants from goaf areas and abandoned sealed workings;

            (d)         arrangements for managing risks to health and safety associated with intake air travelling across the face of a permanent seal at the mine;

            (e)         arrangements for an alternate and independent way of operating the main ventilation fan system in the event of a loss of power supply to the main ventilation system;

            (f)         arrangements for managing risks to health and safety associated with ignition sources, in the event that the ventilation system fails to adequately ventilate the mine;

            (g)         procedures to ensure the health and safety of persons at the mine in the event of a total or partial ventilation failure for more than 30 consecutive minutes.