Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) The manager of an
underground mine must ensure that each diesel unit at the mine that is
turbocharged or rated at 125 kW or more, and each loader or grader at the
mine, is equipped with an effective and properly maintained AFFF or FFFP fire
suppression system with a minimum of 2 activators.
Penalty: See regulation 17.1.
(2) If a diesel unit
in an underground mine is controlled by remote control, the manager of the
mine must ensure that the unit is equipped with an automatically operated AFFF
or FFFP fire suppression system that has the facility to be activated from the
operator’s remote control unit.
Penalty: See regulation 17.1.
(3) The manager of an
underground mine must ensure that, so far as is practicable, automatic fixed
fire suppression systems are installed and properly maintained at all
underground locations in the mine where oils, fuels or lubricants are stored
or dispensed.
Penalty: See regulation 17.1.
(4)
Subregulation (3) does not apply to an underground coal mine.
(5) If in the
manager’s opinion it is not practicable in a particular case to install
a fire suppression unit in an underground mine as required under
subregulation (3), the manager must —
(a)
notify an inspector accordingly and advise the inspector of the reasons why it
is not practicable to do so;
(b)
ensure that alternative precautions are taken to minimize the hazards to any
person in the event of a fire; and
(c)
notify the inspector of the alternative precautions that have been taken as
required under paragraph (b).
Penalty: See regulation 17.1.