New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

COAL MINES (UNDERGROUND) REGULATION 1999 - REG 115

115 Establishment of fire depots at a mine

(1) Fire depots must be established:

(a) at intervals of not more than 500 metres on roadways where belt conveyors are installed, and

(b) at locations which are approximately 25 metres on the intake side of:

(i) engine rooms or motor rooms, and

(ii) places in which flammable material is stored, and

(iii) belt conveyor drivehead loading points and transfer points, and

(iv) switchrooms and electric substations, and

(v) underground workshops and charging stations, and

(vi) filling stations, and

(c) at the seam entrance to each shaft or other means of access to the mine that is in use, and

(d) at the end of each water supply main.

(2) If any two or more of the locations referred to in subclause (1) are in close proximity to one another, the establishment of one fire depot will suffice.

(3) Each fire depot must be equipped with the following minimum firefighting equipment:

(a) at least 90 metres of fire hose and appropriate fittings or, if the depot is at or the nearest depot to a working face, sufficient hose and fittings to allow a fire at the face to be effectively fought,

(b) one 1 into 2 breeching piece fitted with a manually operated cut off valve,

(c) 2 branch pipes with jet nozzles,

(d) 1 diffuser,

(e) one 65 millimetre to 38 millimetre adaptor,

(f) 2 fire extinguishers having a minimum rating of 80 B:E under any relevant Australian Standard,

(g) 1 hydrant spanner,

(h) 2 combination 65 millimetre-38 millimetre hose coupling spanners.