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Regulation 10 Arrangements for escape

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(1)

The owner of every mine shall provide–

(a)

where necessary suitable self-rescuers for all persons going below ground at the mine; and

(b)

where necessary safe havens or facilities for the exchange and recharge of self-rescuers.

(2)

The manager shall ensure that–

(a)

every person issued with a self-rescuer under paragraph (1) has been instructed how to use it and does not go below ground without it; and

(b)

the self-rescuers are checked regularly, are maintained in good condition and are stored in a suitable place at the mine.

(3)

Every person at a mine who is provided with a self-rescuer shall keep the self-rescuer with him and available for use at all times when he is below ground at the mine.