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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 589 · clause 589 · NLR 5/12

PART XXIX UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS — Stopping fan

589(a)

the fan is in operation and ventilation is restored;

589(b)

the work areas are examined by a competent person;

589(c)

a report that the workings are safe is made by a supervisor in a book that is kept at the mine for that purpose; and

589(d)

a copy of the report is posted in a conspicuous location.

589

(1) A worker shall not stop a fan that provides ventilation for a mine without the consent of the mine manager.

589(2)

Where workers withdraw because a fan stops or there is a decrease in ventilation, an employer shall ensure that a worker is not readmitted to the mine, to part of the mine or to a split until

589(3)

The prohibition on readmission under subsection (2) does not apply to a competent person who is examining the work area.

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