PART XXIX UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS — Hot work in mines
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(1) Where gas or electric welding or cutting equipment, blow torches or other heat-producing devices or materials for doing hot work are used underground, or in a headframe, shaft house or portal house or building in which the outbreak of fire might endanger an entrance to the underground workings, the employer shall establish and implement a written safe work procedure for the prevention of fires.
581(2)
Combustible material within a radius of 3 metres, or upon which sparks or hot metal could fall, shall be made wet with water before hot work is begun, and again after hot work is finished.
581(3)
The area where hot work is done shall be inspected for smoldering fires at regular intervals after hot work is finished.
581(4)
Fire-fighting equipment shall be on hand at all times during the operation and until completion of the inspection referred to in subsection (3).
581(5)
Hot work shall not be done within 10 metres of the place where an explosive is stored or being transported.
581(6)
Except when used for burning or cutting, propane or other similar fuel that is heavier than air when in a gaseous state shall not be permitted or kept underground.
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