# The Mines Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions Regulations 1995, Paragraph 2: Control of explosive atmospheres above ground


Where there is a risk of an unintended explosion at any place above ground at a mine, all necessary measures shall be taken with a view to—
(a) preventing the occurrence and accumulation of explosive atmospheres; and
(b) preventing the ignition of explosive atmospheres.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2005/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mines-miscellaneous-health-and-safety-provisions-regulations-1995/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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