Machinery and plant

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CHAPTER XVIII

MACHINERY AND PLANT

REGULATION 71. GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.

All machinery and plant used in or in connection with

underground work, shall as far as is practicable in mining conditions,

and in so far as no special requirements on the subject are laid down

in the present Code, comply with the provisions of national laws

or regulations relating to the design, construction, installation,

maintenance, inspection, testing and operation of machinery in

industrial undertakings.

2.

In particular, all flywheels, gears, belts and other moving

parts that are liable to cause injury shall be efficiently fenced.

3.

The fencing of machinery at the face, and in gateways and

main mechanical haulage roads, shall be inspected daily by a

supervisory official.

4.

In so far as no special requirements on the subject are laid

down in the present Code, all machinery, gear and other appliances

of the mine which are actually in use, shall be thoroughly examined

at least once in every week by a supervisory official.

5.

Clearances between machines, and between machinery and

walls—

(a) shall be as ample and safe as the conditions permit; and

(b) should be specified in national laws or regulations or by the

competent authority.

6. If persons passing machinery, or handling machinery, at

points distant from the driving engine or motor, can be endangered

thereby, there shall be installed effective signals or other means

that enable such persons to stop the engine or motor.

REGULATION 72. INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES

1.

(1) Internal-combustion engines shall not be used under-

ground without the authorisation of the competent authority.

(2) If internal-combustion engines are used underground, they

shall be of a type approved by the same authority.