PART XXXII OPEN CUT WORKINGS IN MINING OPERATIONS — Stockpiles
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(1) An employer shall ensure that stockpiles of unconsolidated material are
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inspected for hazardous conditions regularly by a competent person;
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made safe before a worker is allowed to work close to or on top of the stockpile; and
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sloped to the angle of repose.
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An employer shall ensure that the vertical height of the working face of stockpiled material is no more than 2 metres above the maximum reach of equipment being used.
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Notwithstanding subsection (2), where the vertical height of the working face of stockpiled material is greater than 2 metres above the maximum reach of equipment being used, the work shall be performed in accordance with written safe work procedures certified by a professional engineer.
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When a tunnel is used under a stockpile for the purpose of reclaiming material from the stockpile, at least 2 exits shall be provided from the tunnel.
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