Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)RegulationsGuideline for a Mandatory Code of PracticeSafe Use of Conveyor Belt Installations for the Transportation of Mineral, Material or PersonnelAnnexuresAnnexure B: Minimum Performance StandardsConveyor System Protection DevicesFire detection |
Some belts carrying combustible materials are fitted with fire detection protection systems. The belt material of construction can, however, also burn and give off noxious gasses and is protected in the same way.
These systems include point or distributed thermal trip switches located above the belt fabric, smoke sensors, carbon monoxide sensors, or fibre-optic temperature sensors.
The fire detection systems may be incorporated in the pull-wire switch systems, or may be installed as standalone systems.