| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Tailings Pond Fencing Requirement | wastewater, other | Where the chief inspector is of the opinion that a fence should be erected around all or part of a mine or around tailings or arsenic sludge, the chief inspector shall, whether the mine is in operation or not, order the owner to erect a suitable fence or other means of protection for the purpose within such time as the chief inspector fixes. | Where the chief inspector is of the opinion that a fence should be erected around all or part of a mine or around tailings or arsenic sludge | high |
| #Q002 | design | operational | mandatory | Underground Workplace Drainage System | wastewater, other | A workplace in an underground mine shall (a) be kept free from accumulation or flow of water which might endanger a person in the area; and (b) have a drainage system to conduct excess water to a pumping system capable of pumping the water to surface for disposal. | Applies to all workplaces in an underground mine. | high |
| #Q003 | operational | operational | mandatory | Precautionary Drilling for Water Accumulation | other | Where there is or may be an accumulation of water or any material that may flow when wet, any working approaching such an accumulation must have bore holes drilled in advance and such additional precautionary measures must be taken as will obviate the danger of a sudden breaking through of water or material that may flow when wet. | Where working is approaching an accumulation of water or material that may flow when wet. | high |
| #Q004 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Approval for Work Near Bodies of Water | other | No underground work shall be done within 100 m of the vertical plane expressing the margin of a body of water or water-saturated surface feature until plans and vertical mine sections as described in section 1.119, together with a proposed work procedure, have been approved by the chief inspector. | Excludes workings below approved crown pillars or where the vertical distance from the bottom of a body of water exceeds 100 m. | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Underground Dam Construction Approval | other | No dam higher than 600 mm or behind which more than 50 cubic metres of water may be impounded shall be constructed underground without the written approval of the chief inspector and then only when constructed in accordance with designs and specifications of a professional engineer. | Applies to dams higher than 600 mm or impounding more than 50 cubic metres of water underground. | high |
| #Q006 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Procedure for Work Over Water | other | Where persons are required to work over water which presents a risk of drowning, the manager shall, in consultation with the Committee, develop a procedure for the safety and rescue of persons from the water that is acceptable to the chief inspector. | Where persons are required to work over water which presents a risk of drowning. | high |
| #Q007 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of Unauthorized Water Introduction | wastewater, other | (1) No person shall introduce water into an ore or waste pass, a loading pocket, hopper, storage bin or a completed large diameter bore hole for any purpose unless the introduction is in accordance with procedures prepared by the manager and discussed with the Committee. | high | |
| #Q008 | operational | operational | mandatory | Prevention of Water Accumulation in Passes | wastewater, other | The manager shall establish procedures to prevent accumulations of water in raises, ore and waste passes, chutes and other mine workings used for the storage or transfer of ore, waste or fill. | high | |
| #Q009 | design | health | mandatory | Potable Drinking Water Source | drinking water | The manager shall provide a source of potable drinking water complying with the drinking water standards of the Department of Health and Social Services in locations that (a) are reasonably accessible to employees; (b) are kept clean and in a sanitary condition; and (c) are designed to permit the water to be dispensed and drunk in a sanitary manner. | high | |
| #Q010 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prohibition of Lead Solder in Drinking Water Pipes | drinking water | After these regulations come into force, installations of pipes and vessels and changes to existing pipes and vessels that carry water to be used by persons for drinking purposes shall not be constructed using solder containing more than 1% lead. | Applies to new installations and changes to existing pipes and vessels carrying drinking water. | high |
| #Q011 | design | health | mandatory | Lunchroom Washing Facilities | other | Where five or more persons regularly congregate to eat food, other than in a place where the mining activity of an open pit mine is performed, a lunchroom shall be provided and the lunchroom shall... (b) have or be located near, (i) for persons working on the surface, facilities to wash with cold and hot water and to dry their hands, and (ii) for persons working underground, facilities to wash and dry their hands | Where five or more persons regularly congregate to eat food (except in open pit mine mining activity places). | high |
| #Q012 | operational | health | mandatory | Requirements for Personal Washing Water | other | Water that is to be used for personal washing shall not exceed 60 C at any outlet, shall not be mixed directly with steam and there shall be sufficient capacity for all persons on shift. | high | |
| #Q013 | design | health | mandatory | Sanitary Toilet Facilities | other | (4) A fixed toilet at the surface of a mine shall be (a) of the water flushing type or other sanitary design located in an individual compartment with a door that locks and with walls and floor of a finish or material that can be easily cleaned; (b) fitted with an open-front seat, if the seat is installed after these regulations come into force; (c) provided with a reasonable supply of toilet paper; (d) provided with a clothes hook and lighting where electricity is available; and (e) kept clean and sanitary and any waste products shall be disposed of regularly. | Applies to fixed toilets at the surface of a mine. | high |
| #Q014 | design | operational | mandatory | Protection from Water in Shaft Bottom | other | (2) Except when a shaft is being sunk or during sump cleaning operations, a barrier or obstruction shall be installed in the shaft to prevent a conveyance from being lowered into water in the shaft bottom. (3) A water level sensing device that is activated by a rising water level in the shaft shall be installed below the barrier or obstruction. | Except when a shaft is being sunk or during sump cleaning operations. | high |
| #Q015 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Dangerous Water Occurrence Reporting | other | (2) Within 24 hours after a dangerous occurrence, the manager shall give an oral report to an inspector and to the Committee co-chairpersons. (3) Within 72 hours after a dangerous occurrence or a reportable incident, the manager shall send a written report to the chief inspector and to the Committee co-chairpersons. | Applies to dangerous occurrences, which includes an inrush of water, or a cracking, seeping or failure of a dam or bulkhead (as defined in 16.01). | high |
| #Q016 | design | operational | mandatory | Mine Design Hydrological Description | other | The mine design shall... (d) describe the hydrological features that may affect the working of the mine; | Requirement for the surface or underground mine design maintained by the owner. | high |
| #Q017 | design | operational | mandatory | Mine Design Inrush Precautions | other | The mine design shall... (j) include specific precautions to be taken concerning parts of the mine where bodies of water, overburden, tailings, gas, low oxygen or water soaked material may inrush or flood the workings; | Requirement for the surface or underground mine design maintained by the owner. | high |
| #Q018 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Bulkhead Construction Approval | other | No bulkhead that may retain water or unconsolidated materials shall be constructed underground without the written approval of the chief inspector and then only when constructed in accordance with designs and specifications of a professional engineer except for standard backfill bulkheads conforming to a design previously approved in writing by the chief inspector. | Applies to bulkheads retaining water or unconsolidated materials. | high |
| #Q019 | operational | health | mandatory | Hygienic Washing Facilities | other | The manager shall provide and maintain hygienic facilities appropriate to the hazardous substance present in the worksite, including clean hot and cold water, soap and individual towels and, where necessary, shall provide on-site facilities to launder contaminated clothing. | high | |
| #Q020 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Shaft Sump Water pH Testing | other | At least once in each 12 month period an inspection shall be made of (e) the water in the shaft sump to determine the pH value; | Manager must ensure inspection is performed annually. | high |
| #Q021 | operational | health | mandatory | Potable Water Supply in Refuge Stations | drinking water | The manager shall ensure (a) that a refuge station is equipped with (i) a supply of potable water, | Applies to refuge stations in underground mines. | high |
| #Q022 | design | health | mandatory | Emergency Eye Wash Facilities | other | Where there is potential for injury by eye contact, a manager shall... (b) provide, at or near the exposure site, the appropriate hygiene facilities including portable eye wash stations or eye wash fountains and maintained in a hygienic and working condition. | Where there is potential for injury by eye contact. | high |
| #Q023 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Tailings Pond Examination Procedures | wastewater, other | The manager shall prepare procedures for the examination of tailings ponds including (a) the condition of the face of the embankment; (b) signs of seepage; (c) sloughing; (d) the condition of beach; (e) the width of top of embankment; and (f) the depth of water. | Applies to the examination of tailings ponds at a mine site. | high |
| #Q024 | design | operational | mandatory | Plastic Pipe Restrictions in Mine Shafts | other | Plastic pipe and fittings shall... (c) not be used for the main supply or discharge of compressed air or water in mine shafts; | Applies to piping systems in mine shafts. | high |
| #Q025 | design | health | mandatory | Water Supply at Battery Charging Stations | other | The manager shall ensure that a room or area referred to in subsection (1) [battery charging stations]... (f) has a sufficient supply of fresh water for flushing and neutralizing spilled or splashed electrolyte; | Required for storage battery rooms or areas. | high |
| #Q026 | design | health | mandatory | Emergency Deluge Showers | other | Where there is potential for injury by skin contact with toxic substances or by absorption through the skin, a manager shall... (b) provide employees with the appropriate hygiene facilities including wash basins, showers, change rooms, quick-acting deluge showers and first aid supplies for burns, allergies and rashes. | Where potential for injury by skin contact or absorption exists. | high |
| #Q027 | reporting | operational | mandatory | Boundary Pillar Water Hazard Assessment | other | The report referred to in section 1.09 shall contain... (b) an assessment of... (ii) any hazard associated with water or material that, when wet, may flow across the party boundary; | Before any work may take place in a boundary pillar. | high |
| #Q028 | operational | health | mandatory | Development Heading Water Spray Requirement | other | The manager shall... (c) provide every development heading, drift and raise with a water spray that must discharge within an effective distance of the face being advanced; | During development and advancing operations. | high |
| #Q029 | design | reporting | mandatory | Surface Plan Water Feature Identification | other | The plans required to be kept by section 1.116 shall include (a) a surface plan showing the claims, licences or leases on which mining is being conducted, and lakes, watercourses, naturally unstable ground such as peat bogs or sloughs... | high | |
| #Q030 | design | reporting | mandatory | Vertical Section Water Body Mapping | other | The plans required to be kept by section 1.116 shall include... (c) vertical mine sections at suitable intervals and azimuths showing... the bottom and surface of any known body of water or watercourse; | high | |
| #Q031 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Approval Prerequisite for Impoundment Work | wastewater, other | The manager shall ensure that no work is commenced on a waste dump, dam or impoundment until the manager has received the written approval of the design by the chief inspector and possesses the applicable permits and licences. | high | |
| #Q032 | design | operational | mandatory | Professional Engineer Design for Water Course Dumps | other | A dump shall be designed by a professional engineer where required by the chief inspector or where it has one or more of the following characteristics:... (e) where waste material is dumped or placed in a water course having a potential peak flow greater than 1 cubic m per second, once in every 200 years, | Where waste material is placed in a water course with peak flow > 1 cubic m/s. | high |
| #Q033 | operational | health | mandatory | Potable Water Provision for Heat Stress | drinking water | When persons are exposed to conditions of heat stress... potable water to drink shall be made available, kept cool and kept at or near the worksite. | When persons are exposed to conditions of heat stress as defined by ACGIH. | high |
| #Q034 | design | health | mandatory | Minimum Wash Basin Ratio | other | The toilet facilities shall... be equipped with... (b) one wash basin, or equivalent facility, provided with hot and cold running water for every 15 employees or additional fraction thereof; | Required for surface toilet facilities. | high |
| #Q035 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Monthly Shaft Sump Water Clearance Inspection | other | At least once in each month an inspection shall be made of... (e) the shaft sump to ensure that the tail rope loop, guide and rubbing rope connections and weights are clear of water and spillage. | Recurring monthly requirement. | high |
| #Q036 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Old Workings Approach Approval | other | No work shall be done within 100 m of the old or abandoned workings until the chief inspector has approved the procedure prepared under section 1.119. | Where workings approach or are conducted within 100 m of old or abandoned workings. | high |
| #Q037 | design | operational | mandatory | Haulage Road Drainage Breaks | other | The manager shall ensure that surface haulage roads are designed, constructed and maintained to provide... a shoulder barrier... incorporating breaks that do not exceed the width of the blade of the equipment constructing and maintaining the breaks, to allow for drainage and snow clearance. | Applies to shoulder barriers on surface haulage roads. | high |
| #Q038 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Impoundment and Dam Design Application | wastewater, other | The manager shall make an application to the chief inspector, complete with the supporting documents required by the chief inspector, for the written approval of the design of a proposed waste dump, dam or impoundment, and copies of the complete application shall be sent to regulatory agencies specified by the chief inspector. | For a proposed waste dump, dam or impoundment. | high |
| #Q039 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Waste Dump Surveillance Program | other | The manager shall implement and maintain a surveillance and instrumentation program recommended in a waste dump design approved by the chief inspector. | As recommended in an approved waste dump design. | high |
| #Q040 | operational | operational | mandatory | Exposed Slope Stability on Abandonment | other | Prior to the abandonment of any waste dump or impoundment, the owner shall assure the stability of the exposed slopes to the satisfaction of the chief inspector. | Prior to the abandonment of any waste dump or impoundment. | high |
| #Q041 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Restricted Material Pulling Near Water | other | Where for any reason a raise, ore or waste pass, chute or other mine working containing ore, waste or fill may also contain an accumulation of water, no employee shall pull or be permitted by the manager to pull material from that place until such time as the manager has established a safe procedure for doing that work. | Where working containing material may also contain an accumulation of water. | high |
| #Q042 | design | operational | mandatory | Shaft Water Level Alarm Audibility | other | The water level sensing device installed pursuant to subsection (3) shall be equipped with an alarm that gives an audible warning signal in the hoist room, on the lowest active working level, and at the loading pocket if it is below the lowest active working level. | Where a water level sensing device is installed below the shaft barrier. | high |
| #Q043 | operational | operational | mandatory | Saturated Material Removal Procedures | wastewater, other | Where any ore or waste pass is found to contain water or saturated material that will flow, the manager shall develop procedures for the safe removal of such water or saturated material and shall give a copy of the procedures to the Committee. | Where an ore or waste pass is found to contain water or saturated material that will flow | high |
| #Q044 | operational | operational | mandatory | Piping System Lockout and Testing Procedure | wastewater, other | The manager shall ensure that (a) a procedure is established for locking out and testing a piping system before the system is worked on; | Applies to piping systems with internal lining or containing corrosive, flammable, toxic, or hazardous pressure/temperature substances | high |
| #Q045 | design | operational | mandatory | Surface Mine Climate and Precipitation Description | other | The mine design shall... (f) describe, for surface mines, expected climate conditions, the presence of permafrost, if any, and average monthly precipitation; | Requirement for surface mine design documentation | high |
| #Q046 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Liquid Transfer Air Pressure Prohibition | other | No person shall transfer liquids or solids from one location or container to another location or container by the application of air under pressure except where equipment specifically designed for that purpose is used. | except where equipment specifically designed for that purpose is used | high |
| #Q047 | operational | operational | mandatory | Propane Tank Leak Prevention | other | A propane storage tank shall be so located that a leak of its contents does not enter any mine openings to underground. | high | |
| #Q048 | design | operational | mandatory | Fuel Storage Tank Diking | other | Every fuel storage tank shall be... (c) be surrounded by a dike or curb capable of containing 110% of its storage capacity. | high | |
| #Q049 | design | operational | mandatory | Underground Garage Spill Containment | wastewater, other | Underground garages... are equipped with means for containing spills of petroleum products that include suitable use of fireproof receptacles into which the spilled petroleum products shall be deposited for removal from the mine without delay; | high | |
| #Q050 | operational | operational | mandatory | Drilling Site Face Washing | other | No person shall commence drilling at a site unless the exposed face is (a) subject to section 14.51, washed with water; | subject to section 14.51 | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | chemical | health | mandatory | Oxygen in general body of air | other | requirement | >= 19 % by volume | mechanical ventilation system shall be provided and the system shall be maintained and used to provide oxygen in the general body of air of not less than 19% by volume | In an underground mine | high |
| #P002 | chemical | health | mandatory | Lead in solder | drinking water | MAC | <= 1 % | installations of pipes and vessels and changes to existing pipes and vessels that carry water to be used by persons for drinking purposes shall not be constructed using solder containing more than 1% lead | after these regulations come into force | high |
| #P003 | design | operational | mandatory | Underground dam height | other | requirement | <= 600 mm | No dam higher than 600 mm or behind which more than 50 cubic metres of water may be impounded shall be constructed underground without the written approval of the chief inspector | high | |
| #P004 | design | operational | mandatory | Impounded water volume | other | requirement | <= 50 cubic metres | No dam higher than 600 mm or behind which more than 50 cubic metres of water may be impounded shall be constructed underground without the written approval of the chief inspector | high | |
| #P005 | design | operational | mandatory | Distance from body of water | other | requirement | >= 100 m | No underground work shall be done within 100 m of the vertical plane expressing the margin of a body of water or water-saturated surface feature | until plans and vertical mine sections... have been approved by the chief inspector | high |
| #P006 | chemical | health | mandatory | Flammable gas limit | other | requirement | <= 1.25 % by volume | no air containing more than 1.25% by volume of any flammable gas passes through or over the fan | auxiliary fan in an underground mine | high |
| #P007 | physical | health | mandatory | Personal washing water temperature | other | requirement | <= 60 C | Water that is to be used for personal washing shall not exceed 60 C at any outlet | shall not be mixed directly with steam | high |
| #P008 | design | operational | mandatory | Water course peak flow for waste placement | other | requirement | > 1 cubic m per second | waste material is dumped or placed in a water course having a potential peak flow greater than 1 cubic m per second, once in every 200 years | requires design by professional engineer | high |
| #P009 | design | health | mandatory | Minimum distance from old or abandoned workings | other | requirement | >= 100 m | No workings in a mine shall approach or be conducted within 100 m of old workings or abandoned workings | until manager has caused an examination to determine condition | high |
| #P010 | chemical | health | mandatory | Free silica or lead in abrasive blasting material | other | requirement | < 1 % | No person shall use abrasive blasting material containing 1% or more free silica or lead | high | |
| #P011 | design | operational | mandatory | Boundary pillar width | other | requirement | >= 30 m | A pillar of not less than 30 m shall be maintained on both sides of a party boundary between adjoining underground mining properties. | high | |
| #P012 | design | health | mandatory | Fire resistance rating for egress structure | other | requirement | >= 2 hours | A surface structure covering a means of egress shall be constructed so as to reduce the danger from fire to a minimum and any material used shall have a minimum of two hours' fire resistance rating. | high | |
| #P013 | chemical | health | mandatory | Oxygen in surface buildings | other | requirement | >= 19 % by volume | In surface buildings at a mine, the owner shall equip the buildings with a ventilation system that shall be maintained and used to provide oxygen in the atmosphere of not less than 19% by volume. | high | |
| #P014 | design | health | mandatory | Handrail height | other | requirement | 910 to 1070 mm | Every walkway and every working platform more than 1.5 m above the ground with a handrail not less than 910 mm nor more than 1.07 m above the floor. | high | |
| #P015 | design | health | mandatory | Handrail load capacity | other | requirement | >= 0.9 kN | The handrail shall be capable of withstanding a load applied in any direction to the top rail of at least 0.9 kN. | high | |
| #P016 | design | health | mandatory | Ladder platform interval | other | requirement | <= 7 m | Ladderway inclined at more than 70 degrees from the horizontal shall be provided with solid platforms at intervals not greater than 7 m. | high | |
| #P017 | design | operational | mandatory | Hoisting rope safety factor (drum) | other | requirement | >= 8.5 dimensionless | The factor of safety of a hoist rope installed on a drum hoist shall not be less than 8.5 at the point where the rope is attached to the conveyance. | high | |
| #P018 | operational | health | mandatory | Minimum age for underground work | other | requirement | >= 18 years | No person under the age of 18 years shall be employed underground or at the working face of any open cut workings, pit or quarry. | high | |
| #P019 | chemical | health | mandatory | Carbon monoxide in diesel exhaust | other | requirement | < 1500 ppm | the undiluted and unscrubbed exhaust gases from diesel powered equipment is less than 1,500 ppm by volume of carbon monoxide. | high | |
| #P020 | physical | health | mandatory | Noise level requiring action | other | requirement | > 85 dBA | In any area where the noise level may exceed 85 dBA, the manager shall ensure that effective procedures are provided to protect employees. | high | |
| #P021 | operational | health | mandatory | Auxiliary ventilation advance limit | other | requirement | <= 10 m | worksite shall be ventilated by an auxiliary ventilation system for any advance in excess of 10 m from the main ventilation airflow | In an underground mine for development, exploration or production worksite | high |
| #P022 | design | health | mandatory | Toeboard height | other | requirement | >= 100 mm | toeboards that extend from the floor to a height of not less than 100 mm | For walkways and working platforms more than 1.5 m above the ground | high |
| #P023 | design | health | mandatory | Haulage safety station spacing | other | requirement | <= 30 m | safety stations shall be provided at intervals not exceeding 30 m | Where pedestrian traffic is permitted in a haulageway and the walkway is less than 2 m in width | high |
| #P024 | operational | health | mandatory | Surface work shift limit | other | requirement | <= 12 hours | The manager shall not permit the employment of a person on surface of a mine for a period longer than 12 hours in a day | Minimum of 12 hours of rest between shifts required | high |
| #P025 | operational | health | mandatory | Underground work shift limit | other | requirement | <= 8 hours | The manager shall not permit the employment of a person underground at a mine for a period longer than eight hours in a day | Minimum of 12 hours rest between shifts required | high |
| #P026 | operational | health | mandatory | Diesel ventilation air quantity | other | requirement | >= 0.06 cubic m per second per kilowatt | The ventilation quantity shall be at least 0.06 cubic m per second for each kilowatt of the diesel powered equipment operating at the work site | In underground workings where diesel powered equipment is operating | high |
| #P027 | chemical | health | mandatory | Carbon monoxide atmospheric limit (diesel equipment) | other | requirement | <= 25 ppm | the concentration of carbon monoxide exceeds 25ppm... the manager shall ensure that immediate action is taken to reduce those concentrations | At the operator's position and where persons work or pass in the vicinity of diesel equipment | high |
| #P028 | chemical | health | mandatory | Nitrogen dioxide atmospheric limit (diesel equipment) | other | requirement | <= 3 ppm | the concentration of... nitrogen dioxides exceed 3ppm... the manager shall ensure that immediate action is taken to reduce those concentrations | At the operator's position and where persons work or pass in the vicinity of diesel equipment | high |
| #P029 | chemical | health | mandatory | Respirable combustible dust limit (diesel equipment) | other | requirement | <= 1.5 mg per m3 | the concentration of... respirable combustible dust exceeds 1.5 mg per m3... the manager shall ensure that immediate action is taken to reduce those concentrations | At the operator's position and where persons work or pass in the vicinity of diesel equipment | high |
| #P030 | design | operational | mandatory | Maximum distance to refuge station | other | requirement | <= 1 km | The manager shall ensure that a refuge station is located within a 1 km. Distance from an active workplace in an underground mine. | Except during shaft sinking operations for initial development | high |
| #P031 | operational | health | mandatory | Fall arrest system threshold | other | requirement | > 3 m | Subject to subsection (5), where a person is exposed to the hazard of falling more than 3 m, a fall arresting device shall be provided to the person and he or she shall use the device. | Excludes shaft sinking with equivalent protection | high |
| #P032 | operational | health | mandatory | Blasting re-entry wait time | other | requirement | >= 10 minutes | No person shall return to a work place affected by a blasting operation where delay action detonators are used and a shot is heard, until 10 minutes have elapsed from the time the blast is initiated | Where delay action detonators are used and a shot is heard | high |
| #P033 | operational | operational | mandatory | Parking brake system test grade | other | requirement | 15 % | The parking brake system test shall consist of loading the equipment to the manufacturer's specified maximum gross weight and parking the equipment on a 15% down grade | Forward and reverse direction with power train disengaged | high |
| #P034 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Ventilation measurement interval | other | requirement | <= 3 months | ensure that measurements are made of ventilation quantities... at intervals not exceeding three months and when there is any major change to the ventilation layout. | Main intakes, returns, fan drifts, haulageways and major splits | high |
| #P035 | operational | operational | mandatory | Hazard correction period | other | requirement | <= 30 days | correcting the health and safety hazards noted in the inspection report, within 30 days after the day on which the inspection was carried out | Or by such later date as may be agreed to by the Committee | high |
| #P036 | design | health | mandatory | Minimum lunchroom size | other | requirement | >= 6 square m | No lunchroom referred to in subsection (1) shall have a minimum size of less than 6 square m. | Where five or more persons regularly congregate to eat | high |
| #P037 | operational | health | mandatory | Minimum air flow for tight-fitting face-pieces | other | requirement | >= 105 l per minute | volume of air supplied shall be sufficient for respiration... and shall not be less than 105 l per minute of air to tight fitting face-pieces | During abrasive blasting operations | high |
| #P038 | design | health | mandatory | Breakthrough notification distance | other | requirement | <= 8 m | the plans shall clearly indicate places where openings are or will be within 8 m of a breakthrough | Shift boss must ensure mining crews are informed | high |
| #P039 | operational | health | mandatory | Alternate hoisting means test interval | other | requirement | 6 months | The manager shall ensure that the alternate means for hoisting persons to the surface are thoroughly tested every six months. | Where egress is solely by means of shafts not equipped with ladders | high |
| #P040 | design | health | mandatory | Maximum stairway rise | other | requirement | <= 3.6 m | A stairway shall not have the rise or vertical distance between landings of a flight exceed 3.6 m | Per flight of stairs | high |
| #P041 | design | health | mandatory | Minimum platform width | other | requirement | >= 600 mm | the platform shall be not less than 600 mm in width by 1.2 m in length | Where platforms are used in conjunction with a ladderway | high |
| #P042 | design | health | mandatory | Minimum platform length | other | requirement | >= 1.2 m | the platform shall be not less than 600 mm in width by 1.2 m in length | Where platforms are used in conjunction with a ladderway | high |
| #P043 | design | health | mandatory | Catch platform projection | other | requirement | >= 2.4 m | extend outward from the structure for at least 2.4 m | Construction in parts of the mine with falling material hazards | high |
| #P044 | operational | health | mandatory | Air flow for loose-fitting helmets | other | requirement | >= 170 l per minute | not less than 170 l per minute of air to loose-fitting helmets, hoods and suits | Abrasive blasting operations | high |
| #P045 | operational | health | mandatory | Alone worker visit interval | other | requirement | <= 2 hours | visited or contacted at the work location by a person appointed for that purpose, at intervals of two hours or more frequently | Person working in a mine not in frequent communication with others | high |
| #P046 | physical | health | mandatory | Male toilet ratio | other | requirement | 1 per 20 male employees | one toilet and one urinal for every 20 male employees or additional fraction thereof on shift | high | |
| #P047 | physical | health | mandatory | Female toilet ratio | other | requirement | 1 per 9 female employees | one toilet for every nine female employees or additional fraction thereof on shift | high | |
| #P048 | physical | health | mandatory | Wash basin ratio | other | requirement | 1 per 15 employees | one wash basin, or equivalent facility... for every 15 employees or additional fraction thereof | high | |
| #P049 | design | operational | mandatory | Sinking bucket minimum height | other | requirement | >= 1.07 m | The bucket shall not be less than 1.07 m in height | During shaft sinking operations | high |
| #P050 | operational | operational | mandatory | Lowering bucket stop distance | other | requirement | 5 to 10 m | be stopped at a distance of not less than 5 m and not more than 10 m above the bottom of the shaft | Bucket being lowered to shaft bottom | high |
| #P051 | operational | health | mandatory | Blasting re-entry stop distance | other | requirement | >= 15 m | be stopped not less than 15 m above the blasting set or bulkhead | First lowering of bucket to shaft bottom after blast | high |
| #P052 | design | health | mandatory | Hoist safety circuit maximum voltage | other | requirement | <= 250 volts | The safety circuit operating voltage shall not exceed 250 volts. | high | |
| #P053 | operational | health | mandatory | Skip speed limit for persons | other | requirement | <= 5 m/s | prevent the skip or bucket from travelling at a speed in excess of 5 m/s | When skip or bucket is carrying persons | high |
| #P054 | design | reporting | mandatory | Magazine sign height | other | requirement | >= 150 mm | marked 'EXPLOSIVES' in letters at least 150 mm in height | Magazines, day benches, shift boxes | high |
| #P055 | operational | health | mandatory | Underground bootleg drill distance | other | requirement | >= 150 mm | within 150 mm of any part of a bootleg | Underground mine drilling | high |
| #P056 | operational | health | mandatory | Surface bootleg drill distance | other | requirement | >= 1 m | within 1m of any part of a bootleg | Surface mine drilling | high |
| #P057 | operational | health | mandatory | Underground misfire drill distance | other | requirement | >= 2 m | within 2m of a misfired hole, a cutoff hole or a hole containing explosives | Underground mine drilling | high |
| #P058 | operational | health | mandatory | Surface misfire drill distance | other | requirement | >= 5 m | within 5m of a misfired hole, a cutoff hole, or a hole containing explosives | Surface mine drilling | high |
| #P059 | physical | health | mandatory | Emergency illumination level | other | requirement | >= 50 lux | provide illumination of at least 50 lux to allow employees to initiate emergency shutdown | Emergency lighting system on surface | high |
| #P060 | physical | health | mandatory | Cap lamp peak illuminance | other | requirement | >= 1500 lux | at least 1500 lux at 1.2 m from the light source | For the duration of the shift | high |
| #P061 | physical | health | mandatory | Uncontrolled fall of ground reportable displacement | other | requirement | > 50 t | displacement of more than 50 t of material | uncontrolled fall of ground causing physical damage | high |
| #P062 | design | health | mandatory | Maximum fall arrest free fall distance | other | requirement | <= 1.22 m | lifeline shall be anchored so that a person cannot fall, free of arrest, for more than 1.22 m | high | |
| #P063 | design | health | mandatory | Minimum floor load for cage | other | requirement | >= 2000 kg/m2 | minimum design floor load for a conveyance carrying persons shall not be less than 2,000 kg/m2 | high | |
| #P064 | design | operational | mandatory | Minimum rope safety factor at head sheave | other | requirement | >= 5.0 dimensionless | shall not be less than 5.0 at the point where the rope leaves the head sheave | conveyance carrying maximum permissible load and at its lowest point of normal travel | high |
| #P065 | operational | health | mandatory | Shift box explosives capacity | other | requirement | <= 300 kg | shift box... may at any time contain more than 300kg of explosives | high | |
| #P066 | operational | health | mandatory | Shift box detonator capacity | other | requirement | <= 50 count | shift container box may at any time contain more than... 50 detonators | high | |
| #P067 | design | operational | mandatory | Free fall test deceleration range | other | requirement | 10 to 30 m/s/s | the cage or skip is decelerated within 10 m/s/s and 30 m/s/s | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | Act | means the Mine Health and Safety Act; | high | |
| #D002 | authorized person | means a qualified person appointed or designated, in writing, by the manager to perform specified duties; | high | |
| #D003 | bail | means the supporting structure for a shaft conveyance whereby the conveyance is connected, through suspension gear, to the hoisting rope; | high | |
| #D004 | conveyance | means any structure raised or lowered by a mine hoist in a shaft and includes a bucket, a counterweight, a piece of equipment, a single or multi-deck cage, a skip, a skip and cage combination and a single or multi-deck work platform; | high | |
| #D005 | headframe | means a structure at the top of a mine shaft which carries the sheaves for the hoisting ropes; | high | |
| #D006 | mine hoisting plant | means a mine hoist for an underground mine and includes the prime mover, transmission equipment, headframe, rock dump system, sheave wheel assembly, shaft ropes, shaft, conveyances, shaft sinking equipment, shaft furnishings, rock loading system, hoist controls, counterweight, signalling and communications equipment and any other equipment used in connection with a hoist; | high | |
| #D007 | professional engineer | means a member or licensee qualified to practise professional engineering in accordance with the Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions Act | high | |
| #D008 | qualified person | means a person who is (a) qualified because of his or her knowledge, training and experience to design, organize, supervise and perform the duties for which he or she is appointed, (b) familiar with the provisions of this Act, the regulations, and the code that apply to the duties for which he or she is appointed, and (c) capable of identifying any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the workplace. | high | |
| #D009 | safety catch | means a safety appliance or fitting which transfers the weight of the cage onto the shaft guides if the hoisting rope breaks; | high | |
| #D010 | send | includes deliver; | high | |
| #D011 | shaft | (a) means an excavation of limited perimeter compared with its depth in which persons and material, or both, are transported by means of a mine hoisting plant, and (b) includes a winze; | high | |
| #D012 | shaft furnishing | means any installation within the shaft, other than casing and lining, which is required to support the shaft or services within the shaft; | high | |
| #D013 | shaft lining | means the continuous or non-continuous timber, concrete, brick or steel structure, or weld mesh, fixed around the shaft to support the walls; | high | |
| #D014 | shaft obstruction | means any protrusion into a shaft compartment in which hoisting may be conducted; | high | |
| #D015 | shaft rope | means any rope used with a shaft hoist installation including a hoisting rope, a balance rope, a guide rope and a rub rope; | high | |
| #D016 | suitable | means suitable in the opinion of the chief inspector; | high | |
| #D017 | suspension gear | means all components necessary to effect a secure attachment between the hoisting rope and the conveyance; | high | |
| #D018 | work platform | means a platform attached through suspension gear to the hoisting rope and used by persons performing work in a mine shaft. | high | |
| #D019 | rock mass characteristics | means a numerical index or rating that is derived from a semi-quantitative evaluation of rock discontinuities and other inherent qualities used to determine the ground stability in a specific area of an excavation and that classifies the ground based on this evaluation; | high | |
| #D020 | rockburst | means a mining-induced seismic event that causes injury to persons or damage to underground workings or equipment; | high | |
| #D021 | seismic event | means a transient earth motion that is caused by a sudden release of potential or stored strain energy in the rock; | high | |
| #D022 | tendon support | means rockbolts, rebars, friction anchors, cable bolts or similar equipment used to support ground; | high | |
| #D023 | tension crack | means a crack created by tension forces or the opening of joints by such forces; | high | |
| #D024 | uncontrolled fall of ground | (a) includes a fall of ground made up of rock, fill or other material, and (b) does not include (i) a fall occurring as a result of (A) scaling operations, or (B) blasting operations, where the fall occurred within the blasting heading, stope or at the face of a surface mine before re-entry after the blast, or (ii) a predicted fall documented in writing to an inspector before the occurrence; | high | |
| #D025 | working ground | is a condition where material such as rock, when under stress, may crack, creep or shift depending on the stiffness characteristics of the rock mass and the magnitude of the resulting strain, given by symptoms such as cracking, popping and grinding noises. | high | |
| #D026 | management co-chairperson | means the co-chairperson chosen for the Committee by the manager; | high | |
| #D027 | worker co-chairperson | means the co-chairperson chosen by the worker members of the Committee from among the worker members elected to the Committee. | high | |
| #D028 | Panel | means the Panel of Examiners established under section 7.02. | high | |
| #D029 | confined space | means a tank, process vessel, underground vault, tunnel or other enclosure that is not designed or intended for human occupancy and that a person would only enter if there were work to be done. | high | |
| #D030 | key process person | means a person who is in control of a continuous operating process such as a mill or concentrator; | high | |
| #D031 | procedure | means the procedure the manager prepares pursuant to subsection 8.32(1). | high | |
| #D032 | hazard analysis | means the process of identifying, documenting and eliminating or minimizing potential hazards involved in performing the steps of an operation; | high | |
| #D033 | immediately dangerous to life or health | means a situation where the release or accumulation of toxic, flammable or inert air contaminants or a change in the normal air concentration of oxygen may result in (a) a fatal injury to a person who does not have respiratory protection, (b) irreversible or serious harm to the health of a person, or (c) the incapacitation of a person; | high | |
| #D034 | special task | means a task that is not routinely performed and that may involve an unusual health or safety hazard. | high | |
| #D035 | ionizing radiation | means any atomic or sub-atomic particle or electro-magnetic wave having sufficient energy to produce ionization; | high | |
| #D036 | National Dose Registry | means the National Dose Registry maintained by the Occupational Radiation Hazards Division of the Department of Health and Welfare Canada; | high | |
| #D037 | permissible dose | means the (a) maximum permissible dose of ionizing radiation as determined in accordance with Schedule 6 (Maximum Permissible Doses of Ionizing Radiation), or (b) maximum permissible exposure to radon daughters as determined in accordance with Schedule 7 (Maximum Permissible Exposures to Radon Daughters); | high | |
| #D038 | Radiation Exposure Control Code of Practice | means a procedure to ensure that the concentration of radon daughters in a mine is kept as low as reasonably achievable; | high | |
| #D039 | radon daughters | means the short-lived radioactive decay products of radon-222 and includes thoron daughters; | high | |
| #D040 | rem | means a dose of ionizing radiation equal to 0.01 of a Sievert; | high | |
| #D041 | Sievert | means a unit of measurement equal to 1 J/kg; | high | |
| #D042 | working level | means a concentration of any combination of radon daughters in one litre of air that will release 1.3 x 10 5 mega-electron volts of alpha particle energy during their radioactive decay to lead-210; | high | |
| #D043 | working level month | means the exposure resulting from inhalation of air containing one working level of radon daughters for 170 hours. | high | |
| #D044 | blaster | means a person who is certified and authorized under these regulations to conduct blasting operations at a mine; | high | |
| #D045 | blasthole | means a hole drilled for the purpose of loading and blasting explosives; | high | |
| #D046 | blasting agent | includes any ammonia nitrate-fuel oil mixture, emulsion, slurry or water-gel or other relatively insensitive, ammonium nitrate explosive; | high | |
| #D047 | blasting certificate | means a blasting certificate issued under section 7.31; | high | |
| #D048 | blasting machine | means a portable device used to initiate a blast by electricity; | high | |
| #D049 | bootleg | means the remnant bottom or socket of a blasthole that did not properly break when the blast was initiated; | high | |
| #D050 | day bench | means an underground storage location used to store an amount of explosives that does not exceed the lesser of 300 kg or the amount required for operations in a 24 hour period; | high | |
| #D051 | detonator | means a device used to detonate an explosive; | high | |
| #D052 | explosive | includes gunpowder, propellant powder, dynamite, detonating cord, blasting agents and detonators or any other material that is made, manufactured or used to produce an explosion or detonation; | high | |
| #D053 | leg wires | means the wires permanently attached to an electric detonator; | high | |
| #D054 | magazine | means a building, place or structure on the surface or underground in respect of which a permit to store explosives of detonators has been issued. | high | |
| #D055 | misfire | means any portion of a blasthole that contains explosives after blasting initiation; | high | |
| #D056 | primer | means an explosive containing a detonator; | high | |
| #D057 | shift box | means a box sufficient in size to hold enough explosive or detonators for the blasting operations conducted during a shift except that no shift box or shift container box may at any time contain more than 300kg of explosives or 50 detonators. | high | |
| #D058 | exploration activity | means any underground exploration work, any disturbance of the surface by mechanical means or any diamond drilling for the purpose of finding a mineral, but does not include work at a producing mine or exploration work involving the exclusive use of hand tools; | high | |
| #D059 | isolated camp | means a camp that is normally reached by air. | high | |
| #D060 | dangerous occurrence | means (a) an incident involving the hoist, sheaves, hoisting rope, conveyance or shaft timbering or structure, (b) an inrush of water, (c) a cracking, seeping or failure of a dam or bulkhead, (d) an outbreak of fire, (e) a premature or unexpected explosion or ignition, (f) the occurrence of flammable, noxious or toxic gas in mine workings or at an exploration site, (g) unexpected and non-controlled extensive subsidence or caving of mine workings, (h) an explosion or outbreak of fire in any way related to the operation of an air compressor, air receiver, compressed air line or steam boiler, (i) a breakdown in the main ventilation system, (j) loss of control or major damage to any mobile equipment, (k) an uncontrolled fall of ground causing physical damage or the displacement of more than 50 t of material, and (l) any unusual occurrence not listed in paragraphs (a) to (k); | high | |
| #D061 | reportable incident | is an incident involving serious injury or death; | high | |
| #D062 | serious injury | includes (a) a fracture of the skull, spine, pelvis, femur, humerus, fibula, tibia, radius or ulna, (b) an amputation of a major part of a hand or foot, (c) the permanent loss of the sight of an eye, (d) any serious internal haemorrhage, (e) any burn that is caused by electricity and requires medical attention, (f) any third degree burn, (g) any injury caused directly or indirectly by explosives, (h) any asphyxiation or poisoning that causes a partial or total loss of physical control, and (i) any other injury likely to endanger life or cause permanent impairment. | high | |
| #D063 | steady state noise | means noise in which variations of peak pressure levels occur in one second or less; | high | |
| #D064 | impact noise | means noise in which variations of peak pressure levels occur at intervals greater than one second apart. | high | |
| #D065 | IDLH | means a situation where the release or accumulation of toxic, flammable or inert air contaminants or a change in the normal air concentration of oxygen may result in (a) a fatal injury to a person who does not have respiratory protection, (b) irreversible or serious harm to the health of a person, or (c) the incapacitation of a person; | high | |
| #D066 | WL | means a concentration of any combination of radon daughters in one litre of air that will release 1.3 x 10 5 mega-electron volts of alpha particle energy during their radioactive decay to lead-210; | high | |
| #D067 | WLM | means the exposure resulting from inhalation of air containing one working level of radon daughters for 170 hours. | high | |
| #D068 | TLV | means threshold limit value; | high | |
| #D069 | primed explosive | means an explosive containing a detonator; | high | |
| #D070 | shift container | means a box sufficient in size to hold enough explosive or detonators for the blasting operations conducted during a shift except that no shift box or shift container box may at any time contain more than 300kg of explosives or 50 detonators. | high |