Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)

Notices

Guideline for the Compilation of a Mandatory Code of Practice for the Prevention of Flammable Gas and Coal Dust Explosions in Collieries

Annexures

Annexure 1 : Guidance Note for Lamproom Practice

8. Equipment Control
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8.1. Checking/testing

 

(i) The appointed competent persons shall test and check equipment in accordance with a procedure drawn up by the manager in consultation with the OEM to verify that the equipment is in proper working order prior to each shift.
(ii) With regard to SCSRs a special monitoring test programme by an approved testing authority should be implemented in accordance with Regulation16.4 (1) of the Mine Health and Safety Act (Act 26 of 1996)

 

8.2. Calibration of portable gas detection instruments

 

Calibration of portable instruments should be done in accordance with a procedure drawn up by the employer in consultation with the OEM.

 

8.3. General maintenance

 

8.3.1. Gas detection instrumentation and portable lamps
(i) Separate rooms for gas detection instrumentation and portable lamps should be dedicated for maintenance purposes.
(ii) Portable lamp repairs may be effected by the appointed competent person but in the case of gas detection instrumentation only the OEM or their accredited authorities may carry out any repair.
8.3.2. Self-contained self-rescuers

Repairs and/or refurbishment shall be effected only by the OEM or by their accredited authorities.

 

8.4. Battery charging programme (gas detection instrumentation and portable lamps)

 

Batteries are to be charged in accordance with a procedure drawn up by the manager in consultation with the OEM.

 

8.5. Records

 

(i) A record shall be kept for a period of 12 months in the lamproom of specific persons to whom equipment are issued in order that the user can at any time be identified from the records.
(ii) With regard to SCSRs a comprehensive record system should be implemented in accordance with Regulation 16.4(2) of the Mine Health and Safety Act (Act 26 of 1996).
(iii) In the case of gas detection instrumentation records of individual instruments and devices showing a history of testing, calibration and maintenance, shall be kept.